Neville Nicholls

Research output

Research output per year 1977 1996 1997 2001 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2020

• 148 Article
• 16 Chapter (Book)
• 6 Letter
• 3 Commissioned Report
• 14 More
  • 3 Edited Book
  • 2 Conference Paper
  • 2 Abstract
  • 2 Review Article
  • 1 Encyclopaedia / Dictionary Entry
  • 1 Comment / Debate
  • 1 Editorial
  • 1 Short Survey
  • 1 Other contribution

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2020

  The sensitivity of fire activity to inter annual climate variability in Victoria, Australia

  Harris, S., Nicholls, N., Tapper, N. & Mills, G., 11 Jun 2020, In: Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science. 69, 1, p. 146-160 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

• Weather

  Nicholls, N., Apr 2020, Earth 2020: An insider's guide to a rapidly changing planet. Tortell, P. (ed.). Cambridge UK: Open Book Publishers, p. 161-167 7 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other

  Open Access

  File
• 2019

  Geographic, Demographic, and Temporal Variations in the Association between Heat Exposure and Hospitalization in Brazil: A Nationwide Study between 2000 and 2015

  Zhao, Q., Li, S., Coelho, M. S. Z. S., Saldiva, P. H. N., Hu, K., Arblaster, J. M., Nicholls, N., Huxley, R. R., Abramson, M. J. & Guo, Y., 1 Jan 2019, In: Environmental Health Perspectives. 127, 1, 9 p., 017001.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  46 Citations (Scopus)

• Mechanisms causing east Australian spring rainfall differences between three strong El Niño events

  van Rensch, P., Arblaster, J., Gallant, A. J. E., Cai, W., Nicholls, N. & Durack, P. J., Sept 2019, In: Climate Dynamics. 53, 5-6, p. 3641–3659 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Prospects for drought prediction in Australia and Indonesia

  Nicholls, N., 1 Jan 2019, Planning for Drought: Toward A Reduction of Societal Vulnerability. Wilhite, D. A., Easterling, W. E. & Wood, D. A. (eds.). New York NY USA: Taylor & Francis, p. 61-72 12 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research
• 2018

  Do heat alerts save lives?

  Nicholls, N., 1 Jan 2018, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 131, 1, p. 60-62 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Possible future changes in South East Australian frost frequency: an inter-comparison of statistical downscaling approaches

  Crimp, S., Jin, H., Kokic, P., Bakar, S. & Nicholls, N., 4 Apr 2018, In: Climate Dynamics. 52, p. 1247-1262 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Synoptic to large-scale drivers of minimum temperature variability in Australia – long-term changes

  Crimp, S., Nicholls, N., Kokic, P., Risbey, J. S., Gobbett, D. & Howden, M., 1 Apr 2018, In: International Journal of Climatology. 38, Suppl.1, p. e237-e254 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  6 Citations (Scopus)
• 2016

  Building evidence that effective heat alert systems save lives in southeast Australia

  Nicholls, N., Loughnan, M. E. & Tapper, N. J., 2016, 2 p. Geneva Switzerland : World Meteorological Organization.

  Research output: Other contribution › Other

  Open Access

  File

• Exploring the influence of short-term temperature patterns on temperature-related mortality: a case-study of Melbourne, Australia

  Pearce, J., Hyer, M., Hyndman, R., Loughnan, M., Dennekamp, M. & Nicholls, N., 10 Nov 2016, In: Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source. 15, 1, p. 1-10 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Recent changes in southern Australian frost occurrence: implications for wheat production risk

  Crimp, S., Zheng, B., Khimashia, N., Gobbett, D. L., Chapman, S., Howden, S. M. & Nicholls, N., 2016, In: Crop & Pasture Science. 67, 8, p. 801-811 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  83 Citations (Scopus)

• Recent seasonal and long-term changes in southern Australian frost occurrence

  Crimp, S., Gobbett, D., Kokic, P., Nidumolu, U., Howden, M. & Nicholls, N., 2016, In: Climatic Change. 139, 1, p. 115-128 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  33 Citations (Scopus)
• 2015

  Bayesian space-time model to analyse frost risk for agriculture in Southeast Australia

  Crimp, S., Bakar, K. S., Kokic, P., Jin, H., Nicholls, N. & Howden, M., 2015, In: International Journal of Climatology. 35, 8, p. 2092-2108 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  58 Citations (Scopus)

• Can the CMIP5 models represent winter frontal precipitation?

  Catto, J. L., Jakob, C. & Nicholls, N., 2015, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 42, 20, p. 8596-8604 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  29 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparing IPCC assessments: how do the AR4 and SREX assessments of changes in extremes differ?

  Nicholls, N. & Seneviratne, S. I., 2015, In: Climatic Change. 133, 1, p. 7 - 21 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Evidence of local sea surface temperatures overriding the southeast Australian rainfall response to the 1997-1998 El Nino

  van Rensch, P., Gallant, A. J. E., Cai, W. & Nicholls, N., 2015, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 42, 21, p. 9449-9456 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  16 Citations (Scopus)
• 2014

  Atmospheric fronts in current and future climates

  Catto, J. L., Nicholls, N., Jakob, C. & Shelton, K. L., 2014, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 41, 21, p. 7642 - 7650 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  47 Citations (Scopus)

• Corrigendum: forecasting fire activity in Victoria, Australia, using antecedent climate variables and ENSO indices

  Harris, S. L., Nicholls, N. & Tapper, N. J., 2014, In: International Journal of Wildland Fire. 23, 2, p. 290 - 293 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other

• El Niño and the Southern Oscillation: Observation

  Nicholls, N., 1 Jan 2014, Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences: Second Edition. North, G. R., Pyle, J. & Zhang, F. (eds.). Amsterdam Netherlands: Academic Press, p. 91-96 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Encyclopaedia / Dictionary Entry › Other › peer-review

• Flood risk and climate change: Global and regional perspectives

  Kundzewicz, Z. W., Kanae, S., Seneviratne, S. I., Handmer, J. W., Nicholls, N., Peduzzi, P., Mechler, R., Bouwer, L. M., Arnell, N., Mach, K. J., Muir-Wood, R., Brakenridge, R., Kron, W., Benito, G., Honda, Y., Takahashi, K. & Sherstyukov, B., 2014, In: Hydrological Sciences Journal/Journal des Sciences, Hydrologiques. 59, 1, p. 1 - 28 28 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  968 Citations (Scopus)

• Forecasting fire activity in Victoria, Australia, using antecedent climate variables and ENSO indices

  Harris, S. L., Nicholls, N. & Tapper, N. J., 2014, In: International Journal of Wildland Fire. 23, 2, p. 173 - 184 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Modes of climate variability and heat waves in Victoria, southeastern Australia

  Parker, T. J., Berry, G. J., Reeder, M. J. & Nicholls, N., 16 Oct 2014, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 41, 19, p. 6926-6934 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  46 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  A global evaluation of fronts and precipitation in the ACCESS model

  Catto, J. L., Jakob, C. & Nicholls, N., 2013, In: Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal. 63, 1, p. 191 - 203 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  37 Citations (Scopus)

• Climate extremes: Challenges in estimating and understanding recent changes in the frequency and intensity of extreme climate and weather events

  Zwiers, F. W., Alexander, L., Hegerl, G. C., Knutson, T. R., Kossin, J., Naveau, P., Nicholls, N., Schar, C., Senerviratne, S. I. & Zhang, X., 2013, Climate Science for Serving Society: Research, Modeling and Prediction Priorities. Asrar, G. R. & Hurrell, J. W. (eds.). Dordrecht Nethderlands: Springer, p. 339 - 389 51 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review

• Commentary

  Nicholls, N., 2013, The Future of Nature: Documents of Global Change. Robin, L., Sorlin, S. & Warde, P. (eds.). Yale University Press, p. 324-326 3 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
• 2012

  Addendum to Larsen and Nicholls 2012. Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal 62, 11-24

  Larsen, S. H. & Nicholls, N., 2012, In: Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal. 62, p. 115 - 115 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other

• Case studies

  Murray, V., McBean, G., Bhatt, M., Borsch, S., Cheong, T. S., Erian, W. F., Llosa, S., Nadim, F., Nunez, M., Oyun, R., Suarez, A. G., Hay, J. (ed.), Nhuan, M. T. (ed.), Moreno, J. (ed.), Berry, P., Caldin, H., Campbell-Lendrum, D., Carmichael, C., Cooper, A., Diop, C., & 30 othersGinnetti, J., Grynzspan, D., Heaviside, C., Hess, J., Kossin, J., Kovacs, P., Kovats, S., Kreis, I., Lahidji, R., Linnerooth-Bayer, J., Lucio, F., Mason, S., McCormick, S., Mechler, R., Menne, B., Myeong, S., Ngari, A., Nicholls, N., Spring, U. O., Peduzzi, P., Perez, R., Rodgers, C., Rowlatt, H., Saikat, S., Seneviratne, S., Taye, A., Thornton, R., Vardoulakis, S., Warner, K. & Zodrow, I., 5 Aug 2012, Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation: Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Field, C. B., Barros, V., Stocker, T. F., Dahe, Q., Dokken, D. J., Ebi, K. L., Mastrandrea, M. D., Mach, K. J., Plattner, G-K., Allen, S. K., Tignor, M. & Midgley, P. M. (eds.). New York NY USA: Cambridge University Press, p. 487-542 56 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Changes in climate extremes and their impacts on the natural physical environment

  Seveviratne, S., Nicholls, N., Easterling, D., Goodess, C. M., Kanae, S., Kossin, J., Luo, Y., Marengo, J., McInnes, K., Rahlmi, M., Reichstein, M., Sorteberg, A., Vera, C. & Zhang, X., 5 Aug 2012, Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation: Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Field, C. B., Barros, V., Stocker, T. F., Dahe, Q., Dokken, D. J., Ebi, K. L., Mastrandrea, M. D., Mach, K. J., Plattner, G-K., Allen, S. K., Tignor, M. & Midgley, P. M. (eds.). New York NY USA: Cambridge University Press, p. 109-230 122 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
  1836 Citations (Scopus)

• Is Australia's continued warming caused by drought?

  Nicholls, N., 2012, In: Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal. 62, 2, p. 93 - 96 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Long-term changes in the usage of climate and weather words

  Nicholls, N., 2012, In: Weather. 67, 7, p. 171 - 174 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Mapping heat health risks in urban areas

  Loughnan, M. E., Nicholls, N. & Tapper, N. J., 2012, In: International Journal of Population Research. 2012, p. 1 - 12 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

• North Australian sea surface temperatures and the El Nino-Southern oscillation in observations and models

  Catto, J. L., Nicholls, N. & Jakob, C., 2012, In: Journal of Climate. 25, 14, p. 5011 - 5029 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  21 Citations (Scopus)

• North Australian sea surface temperatures and the El Nino-Southern oscillation in the CMIP5 models

  Catto, J. L., Nicholls, N. & Jakob, C., 2012, In: Journal of Climate. 25, 18, p. 6375 - 6382 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Relating global precipitation to atmospheric fronts

  Catto, J., Jakob, C., Berry, G. & Nicholls, N., 2012, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 39, 10, p. 1 - 6 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  198 Citations (Scopus)

• Summary for policymakers

  Allen, S. K., Barros, V., Burton, I., Campbell-Lendrum, D., Cardona, O-D., Cutter, S. L., Dube, O. P., Ebi, K. L., Field, C., Handmer, J. W., Lal, P. N., Lavell, A., Mach, K. J., Mastrandrea, M. D., Mcbean, G. A., Mechler, R., Mitchell, T., Nicholls, N., O'Brien, K. L., Oki, T., & 9 othersOppenheimer, M., Pelling, M., Plattner, G-K., Pulwarty, R. S., Seneviratne, S. I., Stocker, T., van Aalst, M. K., Vera, C. & Wilbanks, T. J., 5 Aug 2012, Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation: Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Field, C. B., Barros, V., Stocker, T. F., Dahe, Q., Dokken, D. J., Ebi, K. L., Mastrandrea, M. D., Mach, K. J., Plattner, G-K., Allen, S. K., Tignor, M. & Midgley, P. M. (eds.). New York NY USA: Cambridge University Press, p. 3-21 19 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
  506 Citations (Scopus)

• The influence of changes in synoptic regimes on north Australian wet season rainfall trends

  Catto, J., Jakob, C. & Nicholls, N., 2012, In: Journal of Geophysical Research. 117, D10, p. 1 - 9 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  20 Citations (Scopus)

• The nature of the recent rainfall decrease in the vicinity of Melbourne, southeastern Australia, and its impact on soil water balance and groundwater recharge

  Larsen, S. H. & Nicholls, N., 2012, In: Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal. 62, 1, p. 11 - 24 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2011

  Comments on "Have disaster losses increased due to anthropogenic climate change?"

  Nicholls, N., 2011, In: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 92, 6, p. 791 - 791 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other

  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Comments on "Influence of location, population, and climate on building damage and fatalities due to Australian Bushfire: 1925 - 2009"

  Nicholls, N., 2011, In: Weather, Climate, and Society. 3, 1, p. 61 - 62 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other

  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Impact of drought on temperature extremes in Melbourne, Australia

  Nicholls, N. & Larsen, S., 2011, In: Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal. 61, 2, p. 113 - 116 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Investigating the influence of synoptic-scale meteorology on air quality using self-organizing maps and generalized additive modelling

  Pearce, J., Beringer, J., Nicholls, N., Hyndman, R., Uotila, J. & Tapper, N., 2011, In: Atmospheric Environment. 45, 1, p. 128 - 136 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  57 Citations (Scopus)

• Investigating the short-term effects of air pollution on daily mortality among the elderly using generalized additive distributed lag modelling

  Pearce, J., Beringer, J., Nicholls, N. & Tapper, N., 2011, p. 203 - 204. 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

• Quantifying the influence of local meteorology on air quality using generalized additive models

  Pearce, J., Beringer, J., Nicholls, N., Hyndman, R. & Tapper, N., 2011, In: Atmospheric Environment. 45, 6, p. 1328 - 1336 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  249 Citations (Scopus)

• Which postcodes are most vulnerable to hot weather in Melbourne? A spatial analysis of human vulnerability to heat events

  Loughnan, M. E., Nicholls, N., Tapper, N. J. & Chandra, S., 2011, In: Epidemiology. 22, 1, p. S140 - S140 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other
• 2010

  An assessment of climate change impacts and adaptation for the Torres Strait Islands, Australia

  Green, D., Alexander, L., McInnes, K., Church, J., Nicholls, N. & White, N., 2010, In: Climatic Change. 102, 3-4, p. 405 - 433 29 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  60 Citations (Scopus)

• A new daily pressure dataset for Australia and its application to the assessment of changes in synoptic patterns during the last century

  Alexander, L., Uotila, J., Nicholls, N. & Lynch, A., 2010, In: Journal of Climate. 23, 5, p. 1111 - 1126 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  43 Citations (Scopus)

• Local and remote causes of the southern Australian autumn-winter rainfall decline, 1958-2007

  Nicholls, N., 2010, In: Climate Dynamics. 34, 6, p. 835 - 845 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  148 Citations (Scopus)

• Mortality-temperature thresholds for ten major population centres in rural Victoria, Australia

  Loughnan, M., Nicholls, N. & Tapper, N., 2010, In: Health & Place. 16, 6, p. 1287 - 1290 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  41 Citations (Scopus)

• Synoptic influences on seasonal, interannual and decadal temperature variations in Melbourne, Australia

  Nicholls, N., Uotila, J. & Alexander, L., 2010, In: International Journal of Climatology. 30, p. 1372 - 1381 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

  14 Citations (Scopus)

• The effects of summer temperature, age and socioeconomic circumstance on acute myocardial infarction admissions in Melbourne, Australia

  Loughnan, M., Nicholls, N. & Tapper, N., 2010, In: International Journal of Health Geographics. 9, 41, p. 1 - 11 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
  59 Citations (Scopus)