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CSIRO

British

abbreviation

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization

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Published in Environmental Research: Climate, the work draws on climate modelling conducted by scientists at the ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather and CSIRO.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2025

He's now the head of quantum biotechnology at CSIRO, Australia's national science agency.

From BBC • May 6, 2024

CSIRO, an early leader, began to produce “experimental” forecasts for Australian waters in 2020.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 22, 2023

Here are answers to some common questions, drawn from two research papers by Australia’s science bureau, the CSIRO.

From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2019

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, or CSIRO, is a government owned and operated research body with many offices around Australia.

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