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 >
Earth observation, remote sensing and near-Earth spaced
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 >
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 >
Randomized parallel algorithms for data assimilation in numerical weather prediction
Lead Supervisor: Jennifer A. Scott, University of Reading, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Email: Jennifer.Scott@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Amos S. Lawless, University of Reading; Massimo Bonavita, ECMWF; Nicolas Bousserez, ECMWF. Data assimilation…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 >
How does boundary layer variability affect cumulus and convective storm development?
Lead Supervisor: Thorwald H.M. Stein, University of Reading, Department of Meteorology Email: t.h.m.stein@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Peter Clark (Reading), Kirsty Hanley (MetOffice@Reading), and Lindsay Bennett (NCAS, Leeds) Accurate forecasting of convective storms…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 >