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We are now recruiting for 3 PhD positions based at the Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, as part of the Dust-DN Network, also offering 17 PhD positions on Atmospheric Dust at…Read More >

Newly published work by Nicolas Bellouin, Xinyue Wang and colleagues used satellite retrievals of cloud properties and a radiative transfer code to calculate the radiative forcing of two contrail-cirrus outbreaks…Read More >

The role of anthropogenic aerosol in near-future sub-Saharan precipitation change Supervisors: Laura Wilcox (University of Reading), Bjørn Samset (CICERO Center for International Climate Research, Oslo, Norway), Andrew Turner (University of…Read More >

The impact of high resolution modelling on mineral dust forecasts over West Africa using the ECMWF integrated forecast system Supervisors: Dr Claire Ryder (University of Reading) , Dr Angela Benedetti…Read More >

We are very pleased to welcome some new additions to our group: Natalie Ratcliffe joined the Aerosol group in October to start her PhD on improving our understanding of transport…Read More >

Dramatic cuts to air pollution in Europe and Asia could cause a short-term spike in temperatures and rainfall, but doing nothing would be worse in the long run, scientists say….Read More >

Aerosol group members are taking a keen interest in observed changes in particulate matter and air pollution resulting from disruptions due to coronavirus. Bill Collins comments on the air pollution…Read More >

Claire Ryder writes in the Department of Meteorology’s Blog about the importance of giant dust particles in the Earth’s climate system

Read a Department of Meteorology blog article by Nicolas Bellouin to find out all the latest on aerosol radiative forcing. Nicolas and co-authors take a fresh and comprehensive look at our…Read More >