Projects for 2020 Entry

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ID	Title	Lead supervisor		Lead Institution	CASE / Co-sponsor	SCENARIO Themes
SC2020_01	Forecast improvements from solar wind data assimilation Matt Owens talks about the project on YouTube	Mathew	Owens	University of Reading	This project has CASE support from the Met Office	EO, NH
SC2020_02	The domestication of Amazon rainforests by pre-Columbian societies Frank Mayle talks about the project on YouTube	Frank	Mayle	University of Reading		AE
SC2020_03	Exploiting the benefits of convective-scale ensemble forecasts Sue Gray talks about the project on YouTube	Sue	Gray	University of Reading	This project has CASE support from the Met Office	NH, HC
SC2020_04	Predicting the ecological and societal impacts of species on the move with climate change in the UK Nathalie Pettorelli talks about the project on YouTube	Nathalie	Pettorelli	Institute of Zoology	This project has CASE support from The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)	AE, EO, CC
SC2020_05	Using satellite Earth Observation to assess the impact of migratory herdsmen on forest reserves in Nigeria (SAMFOR)	Stephen	Morse	University of Surrey	This project has CASE support from Earth-i	AE, EO
SC2020_06	Detecting severe weather with radars for observations-based nowcasting	Thorwald	Stein	University of Reading	This project has CASE support from the Met Office	NH, EO, HC
SC2020_07	Occurrence and fate of microplastics in freshwater systems	Dan	Lapworth	British Geological Survey, Wallingford		BC
SC2020_08	Trapped lee waves as a source of low-level drag on the atmosphere	Miguel	Teixeira	University of Reading	This project has CASE support from the Met Office	CC, NH
SC2020_09	Using Aircraft Observations and Modelling to Improve Understanding of Mineral Dust Transport and Deposition Processes Claire Ryder Talks about the project on YouTube	Claire	Ryder	University of Reading	This project has CASE support from the Met Office	NH, CC, BC, HC, IS
SC2020_10	Soil microbial carbon metabolism for climate positive soils Liz Shaw and Marc Redmile-Gordon talk about the project on YouTube.	Liz	Shaw	University of Reading	This project has CASE support from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)	AE, BC, CC, HC
SC2020_11	Understanding risks and optimising anaerobic digestion to minimise pathogen and antimicrobial resistance genes entering the environment.	Devendra	Saroj	University of Surrey		BC, IS
SC2020_12	Atmosphere blocking dynamics: Persistence, re-intensification and interaction with other weather systems Oscar Martínez-Alvarado talks about the project on YouTube.	Oscar	Martínez-Alvarado	University of Reading	This project has CASE support from the Met Office	NH
SC2020_13	Investigating the climate feedbacks that will determine the fate of the Greenland ice sheet	Robin	Smith	University of Reading		CC
SC2020_14	Next-generation representation of plant water stress in land-surface models	Pier Luigi	Vidale	University of Reading	This project has CASE support from the Met Office	CC, HC,AE,EO
SC2020_15	Fundamental Mechanisms of Arctic Summer-time Cyclone Growth and Sea-Ice Interaction John Methven talks about the project on YouTube	John	Methven	University of Reading	This project partners with the University of Oklahoma and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)	NH, CC
SC2020_16	A multi-scale modelling approach to bring urban climate and weather into built environment	Zhiwen	Luo	University of Reading		IS, CC
SC2020_17	Determining carbon pool turnover rates in semi-arid biomes of Australia as drivers of global carbon cycle inter-annual variability Kevin White and Adrian Parker talk about the project on YouTube	Kevin	White	University of Reading		HC, BC, EO, CC, NH
SC2020_18	Enhancing forecasting flood inundation mapping through data assimilation Sarah Dance talks about the project on YouTube	Sarah	Dance	University of Reading	This project has CASE support from JBA Trust	NH, HC, EO
SC2020_19	Coupled carbon, water and heat fluxes over the global land surface Keith Haines talks about the project on YouTube.	Keith	Haines	University of Reading	This project has CASE support from the Met Office	EO, CC
SC2020_20	Robustness of bridge structures under extreme hydraulic actions	Boulent	Imam	University of Surrey	This project partners with Highways England	CC, NH, IS
SC2020_21	Developing an urban canopy model for improved weather forecasts in cities	Janet	Barlow	University of Reading	This project has CASE support from the Met Office	NH, IS, CC
SC2020_22	Maximising the environmental benefits of gardens through optimal planting choices and understanding of occupants’ engagement Jake Bishop and Tijana Blanuša talk about the project on YouTube	Jake	Bishop	University of Reading	This project has CASE support from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)	BC, HC, AE
SC2020_23	Coatings for Agriculture: Food Security without a Microplastics Problem	Peter	Roth	University of Surrey	This project has CASE support from Syngenta	CC, BC
SC2020_24	Capturing extremes in physics-based modelling of near-Earth Space Weather Clare Watt talks about the project on YouTube	Clare	Watt	University of Reading		EO
SC2020_25	Causal discovery algorithms for the study of climate change impacts on the global water cycle	Michaela	Hegglin	University of Reading	This project has a placement opportunity with STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab	CC, HC, EO
SC2020_26	Love isn’t in the air: Assessing how air pollution interrupts insect sex pheromone signalling	Robbie	Girling	University of Reading		AE, BC
SC2020_27	Sub-seasonal “flash” droughts in Europe: dynamics, predictability and teleconnections Nicholas Klingaman talks about the project on YouTube	Nicholas	Klingaman	University of Reading		CC, NH, HC
SC2020_28	Climate change and harmful algal growth using laboratory experiments, satellite remote sensing and biogeochemical modelling	Shovonlal	Roy	University of Reading	This project has CASE support from Cefas	CC, AE, EO
SC2020_29	Using high-resolution climate models to predict increases in atmospheric turbulence	Paul	Williams	University of Reading		NH, CC
SC2020_30	Understanding Acute Oak Decline using X-ray micro-tomography and leaf reflectance: linking reduced tree water transport capacity to changes in xylem and leaf cellular structure.	France	Gerard	Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford	This project has CASE support from Bartletts Tree Experts	AE
SC2020_31	Improving convective storm simulations through scale-adaptive and flow-adaptive sub-grid methods Bob Plant talks about the project on YouTube	Bob	Plant	University of Reading		NH, HC, EO
SC2020_32	Sensors for real-time monitoring of drinking water quality and treatment processes	Dan	Lapworth	British Geological Survey, Wallingford	This project has collaborative funding from the British Geological Survey	HC, NH
SC2020_33	Generating and evaluating atmospheric dispersion volcanic ash forecast ensembles	Tom	Frame	University of Reading	This project has CASE support from the Met Office	NH
SC2020_34	Pollutant transport, air quality and the urban environment	David	Birch	University of Surrey	This project has in-kind support from Surrey Sensors Ltd	CC, NH, BC
SC2020_35	Turbulence and Clouds	Hilary	Weller	University of Reading	This project has support from The Met Office	CC, NH