Professor Janet Barlow
Professor of Environmental Physics
PhD OPPORTUNITY: Developing an urban canopy model for improved weather forecasts in cities. Apply by 12 January 2024. Please email me for more information.
Responsibilities:
- Member of Urban Fluid Mechanics Special Interest Group Steering Committee (website)
- Please see CV for complete list
Research Interests:
- Urban meteorology
- Boundary layer meteorology
- Application of meteorology to engineering (e.g. natural ventilation, wind engineering, renewable energy)
- Experimental methods (micrometeorology, ground-based remote sensing, windtunnel modelling)
- 2019 Recipient of Luke Howard Award for outstanding contributions to urban climatology
Please see profiles on ORCID, Google Scholar, and Twitter
Research Projects - current and recent:
- FUTURE: Fluid dynamics of urban tall-building clusters for resilient built environments
- ASSURE:Across-Scale processeS in URban Environments
- Breathing City: Future Urban Ventilation Network
- Refresh: Remodelling building design sustainability from a human-centred approach. Refresh Project Key Findings
- MAGIC - envisaging a world with greener cities. Overview paper
- AIRPRO - an integrated study of air pollution processes in Beijing
- Solar PV forecasting phase 2 (with National Grid, Network Innovation Allowance funding)
Research group members - current and recent since 2015
- Dr Hannah Gough worked on observing flows around buildings and natural ventilation (Refresh, AIRPRO, MAGIC)
- Dr Natalie Theeuwes was a Research Fellow looking into urban impacts on clouds (RUBICON). Now works at KNMI
- Lewis Blunn was a PhD student with UK Met Office CASE award, working on modelling pollutant transport in the urban boundary layer. Now at the Met Office
- Emanuele Gentile was a PhD student with UK Met Office CASE award, working on the impact of atmosphere wave ocean coupling on extreme surface wind forecasts. Now at Princeton University.
- Dr Dan Drew worked on energy meteorology, won a NERC Industrial Mobility Fellowship with National Grid, where he now works
- Dr Christos Halios was working on observing the urban boundary layer and natural ventilation. Now working as a Lecturer in Sustainable Technologies
- Jessica Brown was a part-time research technician
- Dr Christoph Kent was a co-supervised PhD student with CASE Award from RMS working on urban windspeed estimation
- For full list of these amazing people and their papers, see CV
Other interests
- Knowledge exchange with the public, government, industry
- Past Steering Committee member for the UK Wind Engineering Society
- Member and past Board Member of the International Association for Urban Climate
Centaur Publications
2024
Fenner, D., Christen, A., Grimmond, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415, Meier, F., Morrison, W., Zeeman, M., Barlow, J., Birkmann, J., Blunn, L., Chrysoulakis, N., Clements, M., Glazer, R., Hertwig, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2483-2675, Kotthaus, S., König, K., Looschelders, D., Mitraka, Z., Poursanidis, D., Tsirantonakis, D., Bechtel, B., Benjamin, K., Beyrich, F., Briegel, F., Feigel, G., Gertsen, C., Iqbal, N., Kittner, J., Lean, H., Liu, Y., Luo, Z., McGrory, M., Metzger, S., Paskin, M., Ravan, M., Ruhtz, T., Saunders, B., Scherer, D., Smith, S. T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5053-4639, Stretton, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1444-5735, Trachte, K. and Van Hove, M. (2024) urbisphere-Berlin campaign: investigating multi-scale urban impacts on the atmospheric boundary layer. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. ISSN 1520-0477 doi: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0030.1 (In Press)
Blunn, L. P., Plant, R. S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8808-0022, Coceal, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0705-6755, Bohnenstengel, S. I., Lean, H. W. and Barlow, J. F. (2024) The influence of resolved convective motions on scalar dispersion in hectometric scale numerical weather prediction models. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. ISSN 1477-870X doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.4632
2022
Drysdale, W. S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7114-7144, Vaughan, A. R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7878-0719, Squires, F. A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3364-4617, Cliff, S. J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1078-3972, Metzger, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4201-852X, Durden, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9572-8325, Pingintha-Durden, N., Helfter, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5773-4652, Nemitz, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1765-6298, Grimmond, C. S. B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415, Barlow, J., Beevers, S., Stewart, G., Dajnak, D., Purvis, R. M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3375-3765 and Lee, J. D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5397-2872 (2022) Eddy covariance measurements highlight sources of nitrogen oxide emissions missing from inventories for central London. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 22 (14). pp. 9413-9433. ISSN 1680-7316 doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-9413-2022
Nicolini, G., Antoniella, G., Carotenuto, F., Christen, A., Ciais, P., Feigenwinter, C., Gioli, B., Stagakis, S., Velasco, E., Vogt, R., Ward, H. C., Barlow, J., Chrysoulakis, N., Duce, P., Graus, M., Helfter, C., Heusinkveld, B., Järvi, L., Karl, T., Marras, S., Masson, V., Matthews, B., Meier, F., Nemitz, E., Sabbatini, S., Scherer, D., Schume, H., Sirca, C., Steeneveld, G.-J., Vagnoli, C., Wang, Y., Zaldei, A., Zheng, B. and Papale, D. (2022) Direct observations of CO2 emission reductions due to COVID-19 lockdown across European urban districts. Science of the Total Environment, 830. 154662. ISSN 0048-9697 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154662
Lean, H. W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1274-4619, Barlow, J. F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9022-6833 and Clark, P. A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1001-9226 (2022) The use of 100 m scale NWP models to understand differences between different measures of mixing height in a morning growing clear convective boundary layer over London. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 148 (745). pp. 1983-1995. ISSN 1477-870X doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.4291
Blunn, L., Coceal, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0705-6755, Nazarian, N., Barlow, J., Plant, B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8808-0022, Bohnenstengel, S. and Lean, H. (2022) Turbulence characteristics across a range of idealized urban canopy geometries. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 182. pp. 275-307. ISSN 0006-8314 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-021-00658-6
Tsiringakis, A., Theeuwes, N. E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9277-8551, Barlow, J. F. and Steeneveld, G.-J. (2022) Interactions between the nocturnal low-level jets and the urban boundary layer: a case study over London. Boundary-Layer Meteorology. ISSN 0006-8314 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-021-00681-7
2021
Gentile, E. S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6878-5145, Gray, S. L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8658-362X, Barlow, J. F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9022-6833, Lewis, H. W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3581-6459 and Edwards, J. M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5784-3218 (2021) The impact of atmosphere–ocean–wave coupling on the near-surface wind speed in forecasts of extratropical cyclones. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 180. pp. 105-129. ISSN 0006-8314 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-021-00614-4
2020
Gough, H.L., Barlow, J. F., Luo, Z., King, M.-F., Halios, C.H. and Grimmond, C.S.B. (2020) Evaluating single-sided natural ventilation models against full-scale idealised measurements: impact of wind direction and turbulence. Building and Environment, 170. 106556. ISSN 0360-1323 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106556
Gough, H. L., Barlow, J. F., Luo, Z. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2082-3958, King, M.-F., Halios, C. H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8301-8449 and Grimmond, C. S. B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415 (2020) Evaluating single-sided natural ventilation models against full-scale idealised measurements: impact of wind direction and turbulence. Building and Environment, 170. 106556. ISSN 0360-1323 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106556
2019
Drew, D. R., Coker, P. J., Bloomfield, H. C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5616-1503, Brayshaw, D. J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3927-4362, Barlow, J. F. and Richards, A. (2019) Sunny windy Sundays. Renewable Energy, 138. pp. 870-875. ISSN 0960-1481 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.02.029
Snow, S., Boyson, A., Paas, K. H. W., Gough, H., King, M. F., Barlow, J., Noakes, C. J. and Schraefel, M. C. (2019) Exploring the physiological, neurophysiological and cognitive performance effects of elevated carbon dioxide concentrations indoors. Building and Environment, 156. pp. 243-252. ISSN 0360-1323 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.04.010
Gough, H., King, M.-F., Nathan, P., Grimmond, C. S. B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415, Robins, A., Noakes, C. J., Luo, Z. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2082-3958 and Barlow, J. F. (2019) Influence of neighbouring structures on building façade pressures: comparison between full-scale, wind-tunnel, CFD and practitioner guidelines. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 189. pp. 22-33. ISSN 0167‐6105 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2019.03.011
Lean, H. W., Barlow, J. F. and Halios, C. H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8301-8449 (2019) The impact of spin up and resolution on the representation of a clear convective boundary layer over London in order 100m grid-length versions of the Met Office Unified Model. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 145 (721). pp. 1674-1689. ISSN 1477-870X doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.3519
Shi, Z., Vu, T., Kotthaus, S., Harrison, R. M., Grimmond, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415, Yue, S., Zhu, T., Lee, J., Han, Y., Demuzere, M., Dunmore, R. E., Ren, L., Liu, D., Wang, Y., Wild, O., Allan, J., Acton, W. J., Barlow, J., Barratt, B., Beddows, D., Bloss, W. J., Calzolai, G., Carruthers, D., Carslaw, D. C., Chan, Q., Chatzidiakou, L., Chen, Y., Crilley, L., Coe, H., Dai, T., Doherty, R., Duan, F., Fu, P., Ge, B., Ge, M., Guan, D., Hamilton, J. F., He, K., Heal, M., Heard, D., Hewitt, C. N., Hollaway, M., Hu, M., Ji, D., Jiang, X., Jones, R., Kalberer, M., Kelly, F. J., Kramer, L., Langford, B., Lin, C., Lewis, A. C., Li, J., Li, W., Liu, H., Liu, J., Loh, M., Lu, K., Lucarelli, F., Mann, G., McFiggans, G., Miller, M. R., Mills, G., Monk, P., Nemitz, E., O'Connor, F., Ouyang, B., Palmer, P. I., Percival, C., Popoola, O., Reeves, C., Rickard, A. R., Shao, L., Shi, G., Spracklen, D., Stevenson, D., Sun, Y., Sun, Z., Tao, S., Tong, S., Wang, Q., Wang, W., Wang, X., Wang, X., Wang, Z., Wei, L., Whalley, L., Wu, X., Wu, Z., Xie, P., Yang, F., Zhang, Q., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Y. and Zheng, M. (2019) In-depth study of air pollution sources and processes within Beijing and its surrounding region (APHH-Beijing). Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (11). pp. 7519-7546. ISSN 1680-7316 doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-7519-2019
Theeuwes, N. E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9277-8551, Barlow, J. F., Teuling, A. J., Grimmond, C. S. B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415 and Kotthaus, S. (2019) Persistent cloud cover over mega-cities linked to surface heat release. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 2. 15. ISSN 2397-3722 doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-019-0072-x
Hertwig, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2483-2675, Gough, H. L., Grimmond, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415, Barlow, J. F., Kent, C. W., Lin, W. E., Robins, A. G. and Hayden, P. (2019) Wake characteristics of tall buildings in a realistic urban Canopy. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 172 (2). pp. 239-270. ISSN 1573-1472 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-019-00450-7
Liu, Z., Barlow, J. F., Chan, P.-W., Fung, J. C. H., Li, Y., Ren, C., Mak, H. W. L. and Ng, E. (2019) A review of progress and applications of pulsed doppler wind LiDARs. Remote Sensing, 11 (21). 2522. ISSN 2072-4292 doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11212522
2018
Drew, D. R., Barlow, J. F. and Coker, P. J. (2018) Identifying and characterising large ramps in power output of offshore wind farms. Renewable Energy, 127. pp. 195-203. ISSN 0960-1481 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.04.064
Kotthaus, S., Halios, C. H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8301-8449, Barlow, J. F. and Grimmond, C. S. B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415 (2018) Volume for pollution dispersion: London’s atmospheric boundary layer during ClearfLo observed with two ground-based lidar types. Atmospheric Environment, 190. pp. 401-414. ISSN 1352-2310 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.06.042
Gough, H. L., Luo, Z. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2082-3958, Halios, C. H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8301-8449, King, M.-F., Noakes, C. J., Grimmond, C. S. B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415, Barlow, J. F., Hoxey, R. and Quinn, A. D. (2018) Field measurement of natural ventilation rate in an idealised full-scale building located in a staggered urban array: comparison between tracer gas and pressure-based methods. Building and Environment, 137. pp. 246-256. ISSN 0360-1323 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.03.055
Gough, H., Sato, T., Halios, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8301-8449, Grimmond, C. S. B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415, Luo, Z. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2082-3958, Barlow, J. F., Robertson, A., Hoxey, R. and Quinn, A. (2018) Effects of variability of local winds on cross ventilation for a simplified building within a full-scale asymmetric array: overview of the Silsoe field campaign. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 175. pp. 408-418. ISSN 0167-6105 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2018.02.010
Halios, C. H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8301-8449 and Barlow, J. F. (2018) Observations of the morning development of the urban boundary layer over London, UK, taken during the ACTUAL project. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 166 (3). pp. 395-422. ISSN 0006-8314 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-017-0300-z
Kent, C. W., Grimmond, C. S. B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415, Gatey, D. and Barlow, J. F. (2018) Assessing methods to extrapolate the vertical wind-speed profile from surface observations in a city centre during strong winds. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 173. pp. 100-111. ISSN 0167-6105 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2017.09.007
2017
Drew, D. R., Cannon, D. J., Barlow, J. F., Coker, P. J. and Frame, T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6542-2173 (2017) The importance of forecasting regional wind power ramping: a case study for the UK. Renewable Energy, 114. pp. 1201-1208. ISSN 0960-1481 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2017.07.069
King, M.-F., Khan, A., Delbosc, N., Gough, H. L., Halios, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8301-8449, Barlow, J. F. and Noakes, C. J. (2017) Modelling urban airflow and natural ventilation using a GPU-based lattice-Boltzmann method. Building and Environment, 125. pp. 273-284. ISSN 0360-1323 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.08.048
Barlow, J., Best, M., Bohnenstengel, S. I., Clark, P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1001-9226, Grimmond, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415, Lean, H., Christen, A., Emeis, S., Haeffelin, M., Harman, I. N., Lemonsu, A., Martilli, A., Pardyjak, E., Rotach, M. W., Ballard, S., Boutle, I., Brown, A., Cai, X., Carpentieri, M., Coceal, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0705-6755, Crawford, B., Di Sabatino, S., Dou, J., Drew, D. R., Edwards, J. M., Fallmann, J., Fortuniak, K., Gornall, J., Gronemeier, T., Halios, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8301-8449, Hertwig, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2483-2675, Hirano, K., Holtslag, A. A.M., Luo, Z. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2082-3958, Mills, G., Nakayoshi, M., Pain, K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1451-9252, Schlünzen, K. H., Smith, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5053-4639, Soulhac, L., Steeneveld, G.-J., Sun, T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2486-6146, Theeuwes, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9277-8551, Thomson, D., Voogt, J. A., Ward, H. C., Xie, Z.-T. and Zhong, J. (2017) Developing a research strategy to better understand, observe, and simulate urban atmospheric processes at kilometer to subkilometer scales. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 98 (10). ES261-ES264. ISSN 1520-0477 doi: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0106.1
King, M.-F., Gough, H., Halios, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8301-8449, Barlow, J. F., Robertson, A., Hoxey, R. and Noakes, C. J. (2017) Investigating the influence of neighbouring structures on natural ventilation potential of a full-scale cubical building using time-dependent CFD. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 169. pp. 265-279. ISSN 0167-6105 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2017.07.020
Kent, C. W., Grimmond, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415, Barlow, J., Gatey, D., Kotthaus, S., Lindberg, F. and Halios, C. H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8301-8449 (2017) Evaluation of urban local-scale aerodynamic parameters: implications for the vertical profile of wind speed and for source areas. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 164 (2). pp. 183-213. ISSN 0006-8314 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-017-0248-z
2016
Helfter, C., Tremper, A. H., Halios, C. H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8301-8449, Kotthaus, S., Bjorkegren, A., Grimmond, C. S. B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415, Barlow, J. F. and Nemitz, E. (2016) Spatial and temporal variability of urban fluxes of methane, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide above London, UK. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16 (16). pp. 10543-10557. ISSN 1680-7316 doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-10543-2016
2015
Kubik, M. L., Coker, P. J. and Barlow, J. F. (2015) Increasing thermal plant flexibility in a high renewables power system. Applied Energy, 154. pp. 102-111. ISSN 0306-2619 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.063
Bohnenstengel, S. I., Belcher, S. E., Aiken, A., Allan, J. D., Allen, G., Bacak, A., Bannan, T. J., Barlow, J. F., Beddows, D. C. S., Bloss, W. J., Booth, A. M., Chemel, C., Coceal, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0705-6755, Di Marco, C. F., Dubey, M. K., Faloon, K. H., Fleming, Z. L., Furger, M., Gietl, J. K., Graves, R. R., Green, D. C., Grimmond, C. S. B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415, Halios, C. H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8301-8449, Hamilton, J. F., Harrison, R. M., Heal, M. R., Heard, D. E., Helfter, C., Herndon, S. C., Holmes, R. E., Hopkins, J. R., Jones, A. M., Kelly, F. J., Kotthaus, S., Langford, B., Lee, J. D., Leigh, R. J., Lewis, A. C., Lidster, R. T., Lopez-Hilfiker, F. D., McQuaid, J. B., Mohr, C., Monks, P. S., Nemitz, E., Ng, N. L., Percival, C. J., Prévôt, A. S. H., Ricketts, H. M. A., Sokhi, R., Stone, D., Thornton, J. A., Tremper, A. H., Valach, A. C., Visser, S., Whalley, L. K., Williams, L. R., Xu, L., Young, D. E. and Zotter, P. (2015) Meteorology, air quality, and health in London: the ClearfLo project. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 96 (5). pp. 779-804. ISSN 1520-0477 doi: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00245.1
Dixon, T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4513-6337, Barlow, J., Grimmond, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415 and Blower, J., (2015) Smart and sustainable: using Big Data to improve peoples' lives in cities. Discussion Paper. University of Reading, Reading. ISSN 2058-9751
Drew, D. R., Barlow, J. F., Cockerill, T. T. and Vahdati, M. M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8604-3004 (2015) The importance of accurate wind resource assessment for evaluating the economic viability of small wind turbines. Renewable Energy, 77. pp. 493-500. ISSN 0960-1481 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2014.12.032
Barlow, J. F., Halios, C. H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8301-8449, Lane, S. E. and Wood, C. R. (2015) Observations of urban boundary layer structure during a strong urban heat island event. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 15 (2). pp. 1567-7419. ISSN 1567-7419 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10652-014-9335-6
Crilley, L. R., Bloss, W. J., Yin, J., Beddows, D. C. S., Harrison, R. M., Allan, J. D., Young, D. E., Flynn, M., Williams, P., Zotter, P., Prevot, A. S. H., Heal, M. R., Barlow, J. F., Halios, C. H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8301-8449, Lee, J. D., Szidat, S. and Mohr, C. (2015) Sources and contributions of wood smoke during winter in London: assessing local and regional influences. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15. pp. 3149-3171. ISSN 1680-7316 doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-3149-2015
Visser, S., Slowik, J. G., Furger, M., Zotter, P., Bukowiecki, N., Dressler, R., Flechsig, U., Appel, K., Green, D. C., Tremper, A. H., Young, D. E., Williams, P. I., Allan, J. D., Herndon, S. C., Williams, L. R., Mohr, C., Xu, L., Ng, N. L., Detournay, A., Barlow, J. F., Halios, C. H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8301-8449, Fleming, Z. L., Baltensperger, U. and Prévôt, A. S. H. (2015) Kerb and urban increment of highly time-resolved trace elements in PM10, PM2.5 and PM1.0 winter aerosol in London during ClearfLo 2012. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15 (5). pp. 2367-2386. ISSN 1680-7316 doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-2367-2015
Visser, S., Slowik, J. G., Furger, M., Zotter, P., Bukowiecki, N., Canonaco, F., Flechsig, U., Appel, K., Green, D. C., Tremper, A. H., Young, D. E., Williams, P. I., Allan, J. D., Coe, H., Williams, L. R., Mohr, C., Xu, L., Ng, N. L., Nemitz, E., Barlow, J. F., Halios, C. H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8301-8449, Fleming, Z. L., Baltensperger, U. and Prévôt, A. S. H. (2015) Advanced source apportionment of size-resolved trace elements at multiple sites in London during winter. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15 (19). pp. 11291-11309. ISSN 1680-7316 doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11291-2015
Drew, D., Cannon, D., Brayshaw, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3927-4362, Barlow, J. and Coker, P. (2015) The impact of future offshore wind farms on wind power generation in Great Britain. Resources, 4 (1). pp. 155-171. ISSN 2079-9276 doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/resources4010155
Bradley, S., Barlow, J., Lalley, J. and Halios, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8301-8449 (2015) A sodar for profiling in a spatially inhomogeneous urban environment. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 24 (6). pp. 615-624. ISSN 0941-2948 doi: https://doi.org/10.1127/metz/2015/0657
2014
Nobile, R., Vahdati, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8604-3004, Barlow, J. F. and Mewburn-Crook, A. (2014) Unsteady flow simulation of a vertical axis augmented wind turbine: a two-dimensional study. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 125. pp. 168-179. ISSN 0167-6105 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2013.12.005
Barlow, J. F. (2014) Progress in observing and modelling the urban boundary layer. Urban Climate, 10 (2). pp. 216-240. ISSN 2212-0955 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2014.03.011
2013
Dunbar, T. M., Barlow, J. F. and Belcher, S. E. (2013) An optimal inverse method using Doppler lidar measurements to estimate the surface sensible heat flux. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 150 (1). pp. 49-67. ISSN 0006-8314 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-013-9858-2
Drew, D. R., Barlow, J. F. and Lane, S. E. (2013) Observations of wind speed profiles over Greater London, UK, using a Doppler lidar. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 121. pp. 98-105. ISSN 0167-6105 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2013.07.019
Drew, D.R., Barlow, J.F. and Cockerill, T.T. (2013) Estimating the potential yield of small wind turbines in urban areas: a case study for Greater London, UK. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 115. pp. 104-111. ISSN 0167-6105 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2013.01.007
Wood, C. R., Pauscher, L., Ward, H. C., Kotthaus, S., Barlow, J., Gouvea, M., Lane, S. E. and Grimmond, C. S. B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415 (2013) Wind observations above an urban river using a new lidar technique, scintillometry and anemometry. Science of the Total Environment, 442. pp. 527-533. ISSN 0048-9697 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.10.061
Kubik, M. L., Brayshaw, D. J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3927-4362, Coker, P. J. and Barlow, J. F. (2013) Exploring the role of reanalysis data in simulating regional wind generation variability over Northern Ireland. Renewable Energy, 57. pp. 558-561. ISSN 0960-1481 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2013.02.012
Coker, P., Barlow, J., Cockerill, T. and Shipworth, D. (2013) Measuring significant variability characteristics: An assessment of three UK renewables. Renewable Energy, 53. pp. 111-120. ISSN 0960-1481 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2012.11.013
Xie, B., Hunt, J. C. R., Carruthers, D. J., Fung, J. C. H. and Barlow, J. F. (2013) Structure of the planetary boundary layer over southeast England: modeling and measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 118 (14). pp. 7799-7818. ISSN 2169-8996 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrd.50621
Lane, S. E., Barlow, J. F. and Wood, C. R. (2013) An assessment of a three-beam Doppler lidar wind profiling method for use in urban areas. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 119. pp. 53-59. ISSN 0167-6105 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2013.05.010
Kubik, M. L., Coker, P. J., Barlow, J. F. and Hunt, C. (2013) A study into the accuracy of using meteorological wind data to estimate turbine generation output. Renewable Energy, 51. pp. 153-158. ISSN 0960-1481 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2012.08.084
Barlow, J. (2013) The wind that shakes the buildings: wind engineering from a boundary layer meteorology perspective. In: Owen, J. S., Sterling, M., Hargreaves, D. M. and Baker, C. J. (eds.) Fifty Years of Wind Engineering: Prestige Lectures from the Sixth European and African Conference on Wind Engineering. Birmingham University Press. ISBN 9780704428348
2012
Harrison, R. M., Dall'Osto, M., Beddows, D. C. S., Thorpe, A. J., Bloss, W. J., Allan, J. D., Coe, H., Dorsey, J. R., Gallagher, M., Martin, C., Whitehead, J., Williams, P. I., Jones, R. L., Langridge, J. M., Benton, A. K., Ball, S. M., Langford, B., Hewitt, C. N., Davison, B., Martin, D., Petersson, K. F., Henshaw, S. J., White, I. R., Shallcross, D. E., Barlow, J. F., Dunbar, T., Davies, F., Nemitz, E., Phillips, G. J., Helfter, C., Di Marco, C. F. and Smith, S. (2012) Atmospheric chemistry and physics in the atmosphere of a developed megacity (London): an overview of the REPARTEE experiment and its conclusions. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 12 (6). pp. 3065-3114. ISSN 1680-7316 doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-3065-2012
2011
Barlow, J. F., Harrison, J., Robins, A. G. and Wood, C. R. (2011) A wind-tunnel study of flow distortion at a meteorological sensor on top of the BT Tower, London, UK. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 99 (9). pp. 899-907. ISSN 0167-6105 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2011.05.001
Barlow, J. F., Dunbar, T. M., Nemitz, E. G., Wood, C. R., Gallagher, M. W., Davies, F., O'Connor, E. and Harrison, R. M. (2011) Boundary layer dynamics over London, UK, as observed using Doppler lidar during REPARTEE-II. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11 (5). pp. 2111-2125. ISSN 1680-7316 doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-2111-2011
Helfter, C., Famulari, D., Phillips, G. J., Barlow, J. F., Wood, C., Grimmond, C. S. B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415 and Nemitz, E. (2011) Controls of carbon dioxide concentrations and fluxes above central London. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11 (5). pp. 1913-1928. ISSN 1680-7316 doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-1913-2011
Martin, D., Petersson, K. F., White, I. R., Henshaw, S. J., Nickless, G., Lovelock, A., Barlow, J. F., Dunbar, T., Wood, C. R. and Shallcross, D. E. (2011) Tracer concentration profiles measured in central London as part of the REPARTEE campaign. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11 (1). pp. 227-239. ISSN 1680-7316 doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-227-2011
Vahdati, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8604-3004, Nobile, R., Barlow, J. and Mewburn-Crook, A. (2011) Dynamic stall for a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine in a two-dimensional study. In: World Renewable Energy Congress, 8-13th May 2011, Linköping University, Sweden. (Volume 15 (Wind Energy Applications))
Takimoto, H., Sato, A., Barlow, J. F., Moriwaki, R., Inagaki, A., Onomura, S. and Kanda, M. (2011) Particle image velocimetry measurements of turbulent flow within outdoor and indoor urban scale models and flushing motions in urban canopy layers. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 140 (2). pp. 295-314. ISSN 1573-1472 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-011-9612-6
Dall'Osto, M., Thorpe, A., Beddows, D. C. S., Harrison, R. M., Barlow, J. F., Dunbar, T., Williams, P. I. and Coe, H. (2011) Remarkable dynamics of nanoparticles in the urban atmosphere. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11 (13). pp. 6623-6637. ISSN 1680-7316 doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-6623-2011
2010
Wood, C. R., Lacser, A., Barlow, J. F., Padhra, A., Belcher, S. E., Nemitz, E., Helfter, C., Famulari, D. and Grimmond, C.S.B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415 (2010) Turbulent flow at 190 m height above London during 2006-2008: A climatology and the applicability of similarity theory. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 137 (1). pp. 77-96. ISSN 0006-8314 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-010-9516-x
Grimmond, C.S.B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415, Blackett, M., Best, M. J., Barlow, J., Baik, J.-J., Belcher, S. E., Bohnenstengel, S. I., Calmet, I., Chen, F., Dandou, A., Fortuniak, K., Gouvea, M. L., Hamdi, R., Hendry, M., Kawai, T., Kawamoto, Y., Kondo, H., Krayenhoff, E. S., Lee, S.-H., Loridan, T., Martilli, A., Masson, V., Miao, S., Oleson, K., Pigeon, G., Porson, A., Ryu, Y.-H., Salamanca, F., Shashua-Bar, L., Steeneveld, G.-J., Tombrou, M., Voogt, J., Young, D. and Zhang, N. (2010) The International Urban Energy Balance Models Comparison Project: First Results from Phase 1. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 49 (6). pp. 1268-1292. ISSN 1558-8432 doi: https://doi.org/10.1175/2010JAMC2354.1
Balogun, A. A., Tomlin, A. S., Wood, C. R., Barlow, J. F., Belcher, S. E., Smalley, R. J., Lingard, J. J. N., Arnold, S. J., Dobre, A., Robins, A. G., Martin, D. and Shallcross, D. E. (2010) In-street wind direction variability in the vicinity of a busy intersection in central London. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 136 (3). pp. 489-513. ISSN 0006-8314 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-010-9515-y
Wood, C. R., Clark, S. J., Barlow, J. F. and Chapman, J. W. (2010) Layers of nocturnal insect migrants at high-altitude: the influence of atmospheric conditions on their formation. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 12 (1). pp. 113-121. ISSN 1461-9555 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-9563.2009.00459.x
Dall'Osto, M., Thorpe, A., Beddows, D. C. S., Harrison, R. M., Barlow, J. F., Dunbar, T. A., Williams, P. I. and Coe, H. (2010) Remarkable dynamics of nanoparticles in the urban atmosphere. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, 10 (12). pp. 30651-30689. ISSN 1680-7375 doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/acpd-10-30651-2010
Martin, D., Nickless, G., Price, C. S., Britter, R. E., Neophytou, M. K., Cheng, H., Robins, A. G., Dobre, A., Belcher, S. E., Barlow, J. F., Tomlin, A.S., Smalley, R. J., Tate, J. E., Colvile, R. N., Arnold, S. J. and Shallcross, D. E. (2010) Urban tracer dispersion experiment in London (DAPPLE) 2003: field study and comparison with empirical prediction. Atmospheric Science Letters, 11 (4). pp. 241-248. ISSN 1530-261X doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.282
Martin, D., Price, C. S., White, I. R., Nickless, G., Petersson, K. F., Britter, R. E., Robins, A. G., Belcher, S. E., Barlow, J. F., Neophytou, M., Arnold, S. J., Tomlin, A. S., Smalley, R. J. and Shallcross, D. E. (2010) Urban tracer dispersion experiments during the second DAPPLE field campaign in London 2004. Atmospheric Environment, 44 (25). pp. 3043-3052. ISSN 1352-2310 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.05.007
2009
Barlow, J. F., Dobre, A., Smalley, R. J., Arnold, S. J., Tomlin, A. S. and Belcher, S. E. (2009) Referencing of street-level flows measured during the DAPPLE 2004 campaign. Atmospheric Environment, 43 (34). pp. 5536-5544. ISSN 1352-2310 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.05.021
Wood, C. R., Reynolds, D.R., Wells, P.M., Barlow, J. F., Woiwod, I.P. and Chapman, J.W. (2009) Flight periodicity and the vertical distribution of high-altitude moth migration over southern Britain. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 99 (05). pp. 525-535. ISSN 0007-4853 doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485308006548
Wood, C. R., Arnold, S. J., Balogun, A. A., Barlow, J. F., Belcher, S. E., Britter, R. E., Cheng, H., Dobre, A., Lingard, J. J. N., Martin, D., Neophytou, M. K., Petersson, F. K., Robins, A. G., Shallcross, D. E., Smalley, R. J., Tate, J. E., Tomlin, A. S. and White, I. R. (2009) Dispersion Experiments in Central London: The 2007 DAPPLE project. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 90 (7). pp. 955-970. ISSN 1520-0477 doi: https://doi.org/10.1175/2009BAMS2638.1
Shallcross, D. E., Martin, D., Price, C. S., Nickless, G., White, I. R., Petersson, F., Britter, R. E., Neophytou, M. K., Tate, J. E., Tomlin, A. S., Belcher, S. E., Barlow, J. F. and Robins, A. (2009) Short-range urban dispersion experiments using fixed and moving sources. Atmospheric Science Letters, 10 (2). pp. 59-65. ISSN 1530-261X doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.211
Grimmond, C. S. B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415, Best, M., Barlow, J., Arnfield, A. J., Baik, J.-J., Baklanov, A., Belcher, S., Bruse, M., Calmet, I., Chen, F., Clark, P., Dandou, A., Erell, E., Fortuniak, K., Hamdi, R., Kanda, M., Kawai, T., Kondo, H., Krayenhoff, S., Lee, S. H., Limor, S.-B., Martilli, A., Masson, V., Miao, S., Mills, G., Moriwaki, R., Oleson, K., Porson, A., Sievers, U., Tombrou, M., Voogt, J. and Williamson, T. (2009) Urban surface energy balance models: model characteristics and methodology for a comparison study. In: Baklanov, A., Grimmond, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-9415, Mahura, A. and Athanassiadou, M. (eds.) Meteorological and Air Quality Models for Urban Areas. Springer, pp. 97-123. ISBN 9783642002977 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00298-4_11
Tomlin, A. S., Smalley , R. J., Tate, J. E., Arnold, S. J., Dobre, A., Barlow, J. F., Belcher, S. E. and Robins, A. (2009) A field study of factors influencing the concentrations of a traffic-related pollutant in the vicinity of a complex urban junction. Atmospheric Environment, 43 (32). pp. 5027-5037. ISSN 1352-2310 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.06.047
2008
Cai, X.-M., Barlow, J.F. and Belcher, S.E. (2008) Dispersion and transfer of passive scalars in and above street canyons - Large-eddy simulations. Atmospheric Environment, 42 (23). pp. 5885-5895. ISSN 1352-2310 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.03.040
Barlow, J. F., Rooney, C. G., von Huenerbein, S. and Bradley, S. G. (2008) Relating urban surface-layer structure to upwind terrain for the Salford experiment (Salfex). Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 127 (2). pp. 173-191. ISSN 0006-8314 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-007-9261-y
Pascheke, F., Barlow, J. F. and Robins, A. (2008) Wind-tunnel modelling of dispersion from a scalar area source in urban-like roughness. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 126 (1). pp. 103-124. ISSN 0006-8314 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-007-9222-5
Barlow, J. and Coceal, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0705-6755, (2008) A review of urban roughness sublayer turbulence. Technical Report. Met Office
2006
Wood, C. R., Chapman, J. W., Reynolds, D. R., Barlow, J. F., Smith, A. D. and Woiwod, I. P. (2006) The influence of the atmospheric boundary layer on nocturnal layers of noctuids and other moths migrating over southern Britain. International Journal of Biometeorology, 50 (4). p. 193. ISSN 1432-1254 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-005-0014-7
2005
Reynolds, D.R., Chapman, J.W., Edwards, A.S., Smith, A.D., Wood, C. R., Barlow, J. F. and Woiwod, I.P. (2005) Radar studies of the vertical distribution of insects migrating over southern Britain: the influence of temperature inversions on nocturnal layer concentrations. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 95 (3). pp. 259-274. ISSN 0007-4853
Dobre, A., Arnold, S. J., Smalley, R. J., Boddy, J. W. D., Barlow, J. F., Tomlin, A. S. and Belcher, S. E. (2005) Flow field measurements in the proximity of an urban intersection in London, UK. Atmospheric Environment, 39 (26). pp. 4647-4657.
Rooney, G. G., Longley, I. D. and Barlow, J. F. (2005) Variation of urban momentum roughness length with land use in the upwind source area, as observed in two UK cities. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 115 (1). pp. 69-84.
2004
Arnold, S. J., ApSimon, H., Barlow, J., Belcher, S., Bell, M., Boddy, J. W., Britter, R., Cheng, H., Clark, R., Colvile, R. N., Dimitroulopoulou, S., Dobre, A., Greally, B., Kaur, S., Knights, A., Lawton, T., Makepace, A., Martin, D., Neophytou, M., Neville, S., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., Nickless, G., Price, C., Robins, A., Shallcross, D., Simmonds, P., Smalley, R. J., Tate, J., Tomlin, A. S., Wang, H. and Walsh, P. (2004) Introduction to the DAPPLE Air Pollution Project. Science of the Total Environment, 332 (1-3). pp. 139-153.
Harman, I.N., Barlow, J.F. and Belcher, S.E. (2004) Scalar Fluxes from Urban Street Canyons Part II: Model. Boundary Layer Meteorology, 113 (3). pp. 387-410. ISSN 1573-1472 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-004-6205-7
Barlow, J. F., Harman, I. N. and Belcher, S. E. (2004) Scalar fluxes from urban street canyons. Part I: Laboratory simulation. Boundary Layer Meteorology, 113 (3). pp. 369-385. ISSN 1573-1472 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-004-6204-8
Longley, I. D., Gallagher, M. W., Dorsey, J. R., Flynn, M. and Barlow, J. F. (2004) Short-term measurements of airflow and turbulence in two street canyons in Manchester. Atmospheric Environment, 38 (1). pp. 69-79.
2002
Barlow, J. F. and Belcher, S. E. (2002) A wind tunnel model for quantifying fluxes in the urban boundary layer. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 104 (1). pp. 131-150. ISSN 0006-8314 doi: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015555613672
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