A Symposium for Adrian Simmons, ECMWF, Shinfield Road, Reading Former University of Reading meteorologist and Visiting Professor, Adrian Simmons, is being honoured with a research symposium as he retires from his...Read More >
Join us at in the ExplorerZone Digital of the Oxford Science and Ideas Festival on Saturday 17 October - from 8am to 8pm from the comfort of your own home. ...Read More >
Wednesday 10 March 2021: Representing convection in Numerical Weather Prediction models and its implications Professor Bob Plant, University of Reading The forecasting of convective precipitation remains among the most challenging...Read More >
Speaker: Dr Marlene Kretschmer, University of Reading There are large uncertainties when it comes to predicting extreme regional weather and climate events. A limited causal understanding of the physical drivers...Read More >
Speaker: Professor Peter Clark, University of Reading We have been forecasting using computer models for well over 50 years. However, while we soon became used to the idea that so-called...Read More >
Speaker: Professor Sarah Dance, University of Reading Weather forecasts are obtained by combining weather observations with computational predictions using a data assimilation process. Forecast accuracy relies on accurate estimates of...Read More >