Lead Supervisor: Chris Collins, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading Email: c.d.collins@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Nick Branch. Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading; Peter S. Jones, Lead Specialist…Read More >
Hydrological cycle and processes
SC2024_46 European weather and climate extremes in a net-zero world
Lead Supervisor: Andrea Dittus, National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) and Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: a.j.dittus@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Ed Hawkins, National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) and Department…Read More >
SC2024_44 Nature-Inclusive Solutions for Coastal Erosion Protection
Lead Supervisor: Benyi Cao, School of Sustainability, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Surrey Email: b.cao@surrey.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Glyn Barrett, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University…Read More >
SC2024_32 Improving the representation of cloud and precipitation in global weather forecasts using EarthCARE’s novel Doppler velocity observations
Lead Supervisor: Chris Westbrook, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: c.d.westbrook@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisor: Shannon Mason, European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and National Centre for Earth Observation, University of Reading…Read More >
SC2023_31 The role of the North Atlantic jet and cut-off lows in the changing nature of summertime European flood risk
Lead Supervisor: Len Shaffrey, National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) and Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: l.c.shaffrey@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Ben Harvey, National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) and Department of…Read More >
SC2024_30 Changes in soil structure and hydraulic properties using long-term monitoring to unveil hydrological process dynamics and improve numerical model parameterisation of soil-vegetation-atmosphere systems and support regenerative agriculture Nature-based Solutions
Lead Supervisor: Alejandro Dussaillant, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) Email: aledus@ceh.ac.uk Co-supervisor: Anne Verhoef, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading; James Blake, UKCEH; Matt Brown, UKCEH…Read More >
SC2024_27 Towards a robust time of emergence of changes in extreme rainfall and temperature
Lead Supervisor: Buwen Dong, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading and National Centre for Atmospheric Science Email: b.dong@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Robin Clark, Met Office; Ed Hawkins, Department of Meteorology, University of…Read More >
SC2024_26 The use of sedimentation fields as a form of saltmarsh restoration
Lead Supervisor: Jonathan Dale, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading Email: j.j.dale@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisor: Steve Robinson, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading; Avidesh Seenath; School of…Read More >
SC2024_23 Nature-based solutions for improved water quality in the UK: suitability and scalability
Lead Supervisor: Kathy Pond, School of Sustainability, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Surrey Email: k.pond@surrey.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Donya Hajializadeh, School of Sustainability, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Surrey; Dan Lapworth, British…Read More >
SC2024_18 Correcting for errors in location of features in numerical weather forecasts using ‘field warping’
Lead Supervisor: Ross Bannister, National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) and Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: r.n.bannister@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Alison Fowler, National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) and Department…Read More >
SC2024_09 Quantifying and forecasting variability and extremes in the weather-sensitive energy generation in Kenya
Lead Supervisor: Linda Hirons, National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), University of Reading Email: l.c.hirons@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Caroline Wainwright, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University; David Brayshaw, Department of…Read More >
SC2024_07 Operational forecasting for early warning of groundwater extremes: progress through large-sample comparative hydrogeology
Lead Supervisor: Jonathan Mackay, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire Email: joncka@bgs.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Anne Verhoef, Department of Geography and Environmental science, University of Reading; Christopher Jackson, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire; Dr…Read More >
SC2024_37 The role of air-sea interactions in Indian monsoon depressions
Lead Supervisor: Kieran Hunt, University of Reading, Department of Meteorology Email: k.m.r.hunt@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Andy Turner, University of Reading/NCAS, Ségolène Berthou, Met Office. Monsoon depressions (MDs) are synoptic-scale features that are responsible for…Read More >
SC2024_34 Making digital rivers flow: integrating hydrological-relevant calibration in Earth System Modelling
Lead Supervisor: Hannah L. Cloke, University of Reading, Department of Geography & Environmental Science, and, Department of Meteorology Email: h.l.cloke@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Gianpaolo Balsamo, ECMWF; Christel Prudhomme, ECMWF Climate change, population…Read More >