Sally Lavender

Dr. Sally Lavender is Senior Research Fellow in Atmospheric Science at the University of Southern Queensland's Centre for Applied Climate Sciences. Her research evaluates convection schemes in climate models, focusing on rainfall processes in tropical and Australian regions.

Key contributions include assessing the CoMorph-A convection parameterization's performance in Unified Model simulations and co-leading the Northern Australia Climate Program, which develops climate services for agriculture and disaster management.

Publications analyze tropical cyclone rainfall characteristics, ensemble prediction benefits for extreme events, and intra-seasonal variability in storm tracks. Methodological strengths include idealised model experiments and regional climate diagnostics.

Collaborations involve the UK Met Office and Australian research agencies to improve model representations of convection and extreme precipitation.