TERN webinar: Ecosystem Processes and Atmospheric Chemistry

You are invited to TERN’s upcoming webinar: 

Ecosystem Processes & Atmospheric Chemistry

Wednesday, 1 October 2025, 15:00 – 16:00 AEST

Atmospheric chemistry serves as a fundamental bridge linking air quality, climate dynamics, and ecosystem health across Australia’s diverse landscapes. Australia’s unique position as a continental landmass surrounded by oceans creates distinct atmospheric chemistry patterns that influence bushfire behaviour, dust transport, and marine-terrestrial ecosystem interactions. The seasonal movement of air masses brings nutrients from distant sources, connecting remote ecosystems through atmospheric pathways that span thousands of kilometres.

Understanding these atmospheric-ecosystem connections is essential for effective environmental management and climate adaptation strategies. As Australia faces increasing pressures from urbanisation, agricultural intensification, and climate change, atmospheric chemistry monitoring provides critical insights for protecting biodiversity hotspots, managing air quality, and predicting ecosystem responses to environmental stressors.

Join us to learn more. For example, isotopes, the special “fingerprints” of water molecules can be used to better understand how forests and other ecosystems use water. And tiny aerosol particles can change local atmospheric chemistry and impact regional air quality and climate.