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Academic Staff<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\nProf.\u00a0Peter Clark<\/a><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Urban surface exchange<\/li>\n
  • Mesoscale structure of extratropical cyclones<\/li>\n
  • Convective-scale NWP<\/li>\n
  • Convection in the ‘Grey-Zone’.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nProf. Suzanne Gray<\/a><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Predictability of weather forecasts<\/li>\n
  • Climatology of various weather phenomena<\/li>\n
  • Pollutant transport by weather systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nProf. Robert Plant<\/a><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Convective parametrisations<\/li>\n
  • Modelling in ‘Grey-Zones’<\/li>\n
  • Explicit simulation of convection<\/li>\n
  • Effects of frictional and moist processes on mid-latitude cyclones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nProf. Helen Dacre<\/a><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Development mechanisms of extratropical cyclones<\/li>\n
  • Pollution transport<\/li>\n
  • Volcanic ash dispersion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nProf. Christopher Holloway<\/a><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Atmospheric convection and its organisation<\/li>\n
  • Tropical weather and climate<\/li>\n
  • Interaction between convection and larger scales<\/li>\n
  • Representation of convection in NWP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nDr. Miguel Teixeira<\/a><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Orographic gravity wave drag and its parametrisation<\/li>\n
  • Oceanic turbulence (e.g. Langmuir circulations)<\/li>\n
  • Interfaces between turbulent and non-turbulent flow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Research staff<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nDr. Torsten Auerswald<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"\"<\/td>\nDr. Alex Baker<\/a><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Precipitation extremes and climate change (e.g. Monsoons)<\/li>\n
  • Resolution sensitivity and model evaluation<\/li>\n
  • Climate variability (European, East Asian)<\/li>\n
  • Palaeoclimate and water isotopes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nDr. Jake Bland<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nDr. Yuqi Bai<\/a><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Parametrization of Grey Zone Turbulence<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\nDr. Andressa Andrade Cardoso<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nDr. Chimene Daleu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nDr. Russell Glazer<\/a><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Extreme Weather<\/li>\n
  • Severe Convection<\/li>\n
  • Boundary Layer Meteorology<\/li>\n
  • Urban Meteorology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"\"<\/td>\nDr. Ben Harvey<\/a><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Extratropical storm tracks and blocking<\/li>\n
  • Climate variability and change<\/li>\n
  • Rossby wave dynamics<\/li>\n
  • Atmospheric predictability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nDr. Natalie Harvey<\/a><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Convection and boundary layer turbulence<\/li>\n
  • Long-range dispersion of volcanic ash<\/li>\n
  • Forecast verification<\/li>\n
  • Quantification and communication of uncertainty<\/li>\n
  • Remote sensing of the boundary layer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nBrian Lo<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"\"<\/td>\nDr. Oscar Mart\u00ednez-Alvarado<\/a><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Mid-latitude dynamics and mesoscale processes<\/li>\n
  • Dynamics and thermodynamics of extratropical cyclones<\/li>\n
  • Data assimilation of moisture for convective-scale NWP<\/li>\n
  • Planetary atmospheres<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nDr. Mark Muetzelfeldt<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nDr. Leo Saffin<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nDr. Dan Shipley<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nDr. Marcelo Souza\u00a0<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nDr. Ambrogio Volont\u00e9<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDr. Adam Gainford<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDr. Nischal Sharma<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDr. Cristian Vraciu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

Research Support Staff<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\nWilliam McGinty<\/p>\n
    \n
  • Computational Scientist\u00a0(NCAS-CMS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

MetOffice@Reading<\/a> Staff<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\nDr. Lewis Blunn<\/a><\/p>\n
    \n
  • NWP at km to sub-km scales<\/li>\n
  • Urban surface exhanges and boundary layer modelling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nDr. C<\/a>arol Halliwell<\/a><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Improvements of convection and turbulence in high resolution models<\/li>\n
  • Fog forecasting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nDr. Kirsty Hanley<\/a><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Predictability of convective storms<\/li>\n
  • Microphysics of convective storms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nDr. Humphrey Lean<\/a><\/p>\n
    \n
  • NWP at km to sub-km scales<\/li>\n
  • Explicit representation of convction<\/li>\n
  • Understanding predictability<\/li>\n
  • Evaluation and improvement\u00a0of NWP at these scales<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nDr. Aurore Porson<\/a><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Evaluation of operational models<\/li>\n
  • Coordination of UK\u00a0testbeds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nDr. Jon Shonk<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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