Lead Supervisor: Richard P. Allan, University of Reading, Department of Meteorology Email: r.p.allan@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Michaela Hegglin, University of Reading, Department of Meteorology; Alejandro Bodas-Salcedo, Met Office; Viju John, EUMETSAT The…Read More >
Climate and Climate Change on global, regional and local scales
Trapped lee waves as a source of low-level drag on the atmosphere
Lead Supervisor: Miguel A. C. Teixeira, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: m.a.teixeira@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Suzanne Gray, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading; Annelize van Niekerk, Met Office, Exeter; Simon…Read More >
Climate Feedbacks through reactive greenhouse gases
Lead Supervisor: Bill Collins, University of Reading, Department of Meteorology Email: w.collins@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Michaela Hegglin, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Fiona O’ Connor, Met Office Hadley Centre, Apostolos Voulgarakis,…Read More >
Microbially induced calcite precipitation in caves: Implications on speleogenesis, climate reconstruction and climate change mitigation
Lead Supervisor: Renee B. Y. Lee, University of Reading, School of Biological Sciences Email: r.b.y.lee@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Christopher Day, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford; Fabio Nudelman, School of Chemistry,…Read More >
Decadal climate forecasting for the energy-sector
Lead Supervisor: David Brayshaw, University of Reading, Department of Meteorology Email: d.j.brayshaw@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Len Shaffrey, National Centre for Atmospheric Science; Hazel Thornton, Met Office Hadley Centre; Doug Smith, Met Office…Read More >
Toward next generation sea ice models: taking the rough with the smooth?
Lead Supervisor: Danny Feltham, University of Reading, Dept. of Meteorology, Email: d.l.feltham@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Ed Blockley, Met Office; David Schroeder, University of Reading Sea ice, formed from the freezing of ocean…Read More >
Using environmental DNA (eDNA) to investigate the role of habitat upon the transmission of pollinator disease
Lead Supervisor: Dr Lindsay Kate Newbold, UK CEH, Molecular Ecology, Wallingford Email: lise@ceh.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Dr Soon Gweon, School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading; Dr Ben Woodcock, UK CEH; Prof Richard…Read More >
Improving European flood forecasts: deriving reservoir management rules with satellite data and machine learning
Lead Supervisor: Hannah Cloke, University of Reading, Department of Geography & environmental Science and Department of Meteorology Email: h.l.cloke@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Liz Stephens, University of Reading/Red Cross Climate Centre; Christel Prudhomme,…Read More >
The impact of high resolution modelling on mineral dust forecasts over West Africa using the ECMWF integrated forecast system
Lead Supervisor: Dr Claire Ryder, University of Reading, Department of Meteorology Email: c.l.ryder@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Dr Angela Benedetti (ECMWF), Professor Helen Dacre (University of Reading), Dr Guigma Kiswendsida (Red Cross Climate…Read More >
Quantifying UK hydroclimatic variability on centennial timescales
Lead Supervisor: Jamie Hannaford, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Email: jaha@ceh.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Ed Hawkins, Len Shaffrey, University of Reading; Stuart Allen, Environment Agency Water resources management systems have evolved to…Read More >
Developing a next-generation global biodiversity indicator to provide improved estimates of trends in wildlife abundance
Lead Supervisor: Robin Freeman, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London Email: robin.freeman@ioz.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Manuela González-Suárez, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences; Louise McRae, Institute of Zoology, Mike…Read More >
Space-based quantification of soil organic carbon: enabling carbon credits and regenerative agriculture
Lead Supervisor: Belen Marti-Cardona, University of Surrey (UoS), Dep. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Email: b.marti-cardona@surrey.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Prof David A. Robinson, Soils and Land Use, UK Centre for Environment and…Read More >
Discovering the Mechanisms Behind “Forecast Busts”
Lead Supervisor: Robert S. Plant, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: r.s.plant@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Suzanne L. Gray, University of Reading; David Parsons, University of Oklahoma; Nigel Roberts, Met Office Numerical…Read More >
Deriving Satellite-Based Soil Moisture Products Over Arid Zones Of The World
Lead Supervisor: Keith Morrison. Department of Meteorology, University of Reading. Email: k.morrison@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Anne Verhoef – University of Reading; Wolfgang Wagner – Technical University of Vienna Soil moisture is a…Read More >
The aerodynamics of skyscrapers: tall building clusters and the urban environment
Lead Supervisor: Matteo Carpentieri, University of Surrey, Department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences Email: m.carpentieri@surrey.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Denise Hertwig, University of Reading; Marco Placidi, University of Surrey; Omduth Coceal, University of Reading…Read More >
Evaluating the ability of human communities and environmental systems to adapt and recover to Late Holocene climate change in the Peruvian Andes
Lead Supervisor: Professor Nicholas Branch, Department of Geography and Environmental Science University of Reading, n.p.branch@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Professor Joy Singarayer, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, j.s.singarayer@reading.ac.uk During the Late Holocene…Read More >
Using data science with multi-fluid modelling of atmospheric convection
Lead Supervisor: Hilary Weller, University of Reading, Department of Meteorology Email: h.weller@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Sarah Dance, University of Reading and Lorenzo Tomassini, UK Met Office The fusion of high-resolution modelling and…Read More >
Monitoring extremes in aquatic systems with Earth Observation and Artificial Intelligence
Lead Supervisor: Dr R. Iestyn Woolway, University of Reading, Department of Meteorology; Email: iestyn.woolway@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Dr Belén Martí-Cardona, University of Surrey; Dr Clément Albergel, European Space Agency Climate Office; Prof…Read More >
The role of anthropogenic aerosol in near-future sub-Saharan precipitation change
Lead Supervisor: Laura Wilcox, National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), University of Reading Email: l.j.wilcox@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Bjørn Samset (CICERO Center for International Climate Research, Oslo, Norway), Andrew Turner (NCAS &…Read More >
A holistic framework for assessing co-benefits of street-scale green infrastructure interventions
Lead Supervisor: Professor Prashant Kumar, University of Surrey, Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE); Email: P.Kumar@surrey.ac.uk Co-supervisor: Professor Laurence Jones, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), Environment Centre…Read More >