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MR LIONEL SIRIWARDENA



Contact Details

Organization: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Position: RESEARCH ASSISTANT
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Homepage: http://www.civenv.unimelb.edu.au/autohome/webpage.php3?login=siriwardena
Work: 83440226
Fax: 83444616
Room: 310
Level: 03
Building: Engineering Block C
Campus: Parkville

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science (Engineering) University of Sri Lanka 31-Dec-1978
Master of Engineering University of Sri Lanka 31-Dec-1986
Master of Engineering Science Monash University 31-Dec-1994

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2008

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Prediction of Within-day Rainfall Intensity Distributions from Daily Rainfall and Meteorological Data in Australia
    Year: 2008
    Event name: Water Down Under 2008 incorporating 31st Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium & 4th International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of Water Down Under 2008 Water Down Under 2008 incorporating 31st Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium & 4th International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research
    Page numbers: 2241-2252
    Publisher: Institution of Engineers Australia
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  • Sponges or wicks? What is the role of bogs in hydrological response on the Bogong High Plains?
    Year: 2008
    Event name: Water Down Under 2008 incorporating 31st Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium & 4th International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of Water Down Under 2008 incorporating 31st Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium & 4th International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research
    Page numbers: 1060-1071
    Publisher: Institution of Engineers Australia
    Author(s):
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • The impact of land use change on catchment hydrology in large catchments: The Comet River, Central Queensland, Australia
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Hydrology
    Volume: 326
    Page numbers: 199-214
    Author(s):
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Precipitation elasticity of streamflow in catchments across the world
    Year: 2006
    Event name: Fifth FRIEND World Conference
    Conference Publication: Climate Variability and Change – Hydrological Impacts
    Volume: 308
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 256-262
    Publisher: IAHS Press(Wallingford)
    Author(s):
    URL - open access http://www.cig.ensmp.fr/~iahs/redbooks/308.htm
  • Which Theoretical Distribution Function Best Fits Measured Within Day Rainfall Distributions Across Australia?
    Year: 2006
    Event name: 30th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium
    Conference Publication: 30th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium
    Volume: 1
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 1-6
    Publisher: Institution of Engineers Australia(Canberra)
    Author(s):

Publications in 2005

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Calibration of a daily rainfall runoff model to estimate high daily flows
    Year: 2005
    Event name: MODSIM 2005 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation
    Conference Publication: MODSIM 2005 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation
    Page numbers: 2960-2966
    Publisher: The Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand(Canberra)
    Author(s):
  • Estimation of SIMHYD parameter values for application in ungauged catchments
    Year: 2005
    Event name: MODSIM 2005 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation
    Conference Publication: MODSIM 2005 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation
    Page numbers: 2883-2889
    Publisher: The Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand(Canberra)
    Author(s):
  • Probabilistic seasonal streamflow forecasting methods
    Year: 2005
    Event name: 29th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium
    Conference Publication: 29th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium
    Page numbers: 1-8
    Publisher: Institution of Engineers Australia(Barton)
    Author(s):

Publications in 2004

Reports

  • The impact of land use change on catchment hydrology in large catchments: the Comet River, Central Queensland
    Year: 2004
    Publisher: University of Melbourne(Parkville)
    Authors:

Publications in 2003

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Comparison of two daily rainfall data generation models
    Year: 2003
    Event name: 28th International hydrology and water resources symposium
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 28th International hydrology and water resources symposium
    Volume: 2
    Issue: 2003
    Page numbers: 17-24
    Publisher: Institution of Engineers Australia(Canberra)
    Author(s):
  • Simulation of climate change impact on runoff using rainfall scenarios that consider daily patterns of change from GCMs
    Year: 2003
    Event name: Integrative Modelling of biophysical, social, and economic systems for resource management solutions
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of MODSIM 2003
    Page numbers: 154-159
    Publisher: The Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand(Canberra)
    Author(s):

Reports

  • Preparation of a climate data set for the Murrumbidgee River catchment for land surface modelling experiments
    Year: 2003
    Report No:: 03/1
    Publisher: Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology(Monash)
    Authors:
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