Presentations - Richard P. Allan
(most references are clickable in PDF files)
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NCEO virtual conference 5th September 2025 Reconciling Earth’s growing energy imbalance with ocean warming
Berkshire EV Awareness meeting Winnersh Business Park, Reading, 10 July 2025.Climate Change: Causes, Consequences & Solutions[OUTREACH]
ACRC group meeting, 6th May 2025 Reconciling heat inventory of 2023/2024 with global warmth
Utopia Symposium, University of Reading, 23 April 2025. Utopian and Dystopian climate communication (notes) [OUTREACH]
Nuclear Industry Young Generation Network, Penta Hotel, Reading, 1 April 2025.Climate Change: Causes, Consequences & Solutions (keynote) [OUTREACH]
Weather & Climate Discussion, 21 February 2025.Accelerating climate change: a Faustuan bargain?
Pangbourne Rotary Club The Bull, Theale, 27 January 2025.Climate Change and Extreme Weather [OUTREACH]
EV Cafe Podcast on Unpacking Climate Change, Sustainability & More... (You Tube [35 mins on x1.5 speed!]) [OUTREACH]
2024
December 24th 2024 - Electric Evolution podcast on personal decarbonisation with fullcircleci.co.uk [OUTREACH]
DAF Trucks BETS meeting, Oxford Belfry, 13 November 2024.Climate Change: Causes, Consequences & Solutions (keynote) [OUTREACH]
Climate and Ocean Dynamiucs group meeting, 31 October 2024Evidence of acceleration in aspects of the global energy and water cycles National Earth Observation Conference 10-12 September 2024Evidence of acceleration in aspects of the global energy and water cycles TRUTHS for Climate Workshop 27-28 June 2024 TRUTHS potential contributions in atmospheric modelling and understanding changes in Earth’s radiation budget ACRC group meeting, March 12th 2024 Can 2023 global warming surge be explained by Earth's energy imbalance?March 25th 2024 - EV Musings 205 - The Climate Scientist Episode [OUTREACH]
February 23rd 2024 - Climate change podcast with fullcircleci.co.uk [OUTREACH]
Massolit short course on climate change [OUTREACH]
2023
Waterfall Podcast: Climate Change: Turbo Charging The Water Cycle (also on Spotify and iTunes) [OUTREACH]
11th Annual International Conference on Environmental Sciences (ACES 2023),, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT), Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, November 9, Observing Earth to Monitor, Understand and Predict Climate Change (keynote) (Recording)
ACRC group meeting, October 30th 2023 Some discussion on increases in Earth's energy imbalance
EV Cafe ‘The case for EV's: People, Planet, Profit’, 18th October 2023.Climate Change: Causes & Consequences (You Tube [30:35])[OUTREACH]
EV Cafe Partners Day, AA Oldbury, Birmingham, 27 September 2023.The Physical Science Basis for Climate Change: Causes & Consequences (keynote) [OUTREACH]
Memorial Day for Professor John Harries, Imperial College London, 22 September 2023.Future Challenges In Energy & Water Cycle Research
NCEO National Earth Observation Conference, September 12th 2023 Amplified Seasonal Range in Precipitation Minus Evaporation
Sustainability Conference 2023: Digitally sustainable – Data, devices, and durable solutions for our planet University of Reading Reading, 15th June 2023. The Physical Science Basis for Climate Change: Causes & Consequences (keynote) [OUTREACH]
ACRC group meeting, May 2023 An update to Earth's Heat Inventory
Meteorology Lunchtime Seminar, May 2023 Global changes in Precipitation minus Evaporation
University of Reading taster lecture, 3rd May 2023. The Physical Science Basis for Climate Change: Causes & Consequences (YouTube) [OUTREACH]
GRIDSERVE Connect Live conference, Wokefield Park, Reading, 14th March 2023. The Physical Science Basis for Climate Change: Causes & Consequences (keynote) [OUTREACH]
Tropical group meeting, March 2023 Global changes in Precipitation minus Evaporation
ACRC group meeting, January 2023 Evaluation of water vapour changes in CMIP6 simulations
2022
Reading Climate Fayre, Green Park, Reading, 22nd November 2022. The Physical Science Basis for Climate Change: Causes & Consequences (keynote presentation) [OUTREACH]
Belgian contributions to Earth Sciences in a Changing World study day, Brussels, 4th November 2022. Observing Earth to Monitor, Understand and Predict Climate Change (keynote) (see December's article in IUGG ejournal, Section 8 on p.5)
Challenges in Understanding the Global Water Energy Cycle and its Changes in Response to Greenhouse Gas Emissions, ISSI, Bern, 26-30th September 2022. Physically consistent monitoring of the global energy and water cycles (invited)
UKEO National Conference, Leicester Space Centre, 6-8th September 2022. Exploiting energy & water cycle diagnostics to assess ongoing climate change (poster)
Full Circle CI Facebook Live on climate change, July 20th 2022: Discussion of the IPCC and climate change [OUTREACH]
STEM Virtual Careers Fair, 4 July 2022 [Climate Ambassador Outreach]
The Marist School, April 28 2022 Lunchtime discussion for ages 11-18 and interactive session for Year 9/10 on Climate Change: Causes, Consequenses and Solutions [OUTREACH]
Climate change: science, responses and research needs, Royal Society, April 12th 2022 Toward improving value of regional water cycle projections (YouTube 2:30)
University Court, March 14th 2022: Climate change panel for members of the University Court including business leaders, the mayors of Wokingham and Reading and heads of local schools
[OUTREACH]
Financial Reporting for Climate - in conversation with Deloitte and HSBC, February 10th 2022: Talk on The IPCC 2021 WGI report on the physical science basis for global climate change [OUTREACH]
2021
Reading COP26 event, St. Lawrence Church, November 6th 2021: Talk on "Climate change - the IPCC physical science basis assessment report" [OUTREACH]
Oslo joint seminar in atmospheric, ocean and climate science, October 28 2021 Global Water Cycle Changes: Chapter 8 of the IPCC WGI AR6 report
Reading Girl's School, October 19 2021 Climate Change: Causes and Consequenses [OUTREACH]
Science and Stormont: Climate Change webinar, October 18 2021 Highlights from the IPCC 6th WGI assessment report [OUTREACH]
Weather and Climate Discussion, October 1 2021 The IPCC 6th WGI assessment report
Reading Climate Festival, September 23 2021 Latest IPCC science and solutions [Outreach] (with Nicolas Bellouin and Tim Dixon)
UK Earth Observation Week, September 2021 Evaluation of water vapour variability in CMIP6 simulations
Libera science team meeting, July 2021 Reconstruction of global energy budget product 1985-present
DEWEES update on energy budget NCEO work, July 2021 DEEP-C energy budget data update
Gillotts GCSE Geography Discussion, June 21st 2021 The Causes of Climate Change: talk and interview [OUTREACH]
ESA Water vapour CCI Workshop, June 2021 Evaluation of water vapour changes in CMIP6 simulations
EGU, April 2021 Global-scale changes in Earth's energy budget and implications for the water cycle (invited)
2020
AGU Fall meeting, December 2020 Advances in understanding large-scale responses of the water cycle to climate change (invited)
INDECIS ERA4CS general meeting, November 2020 WP5 - Indices Time Evolution and Relations with Atmospheric Teleconnection Patterns
EO4WaterScience Virtual Event, November 19th 2020 Expected water cycle responses to climate change (invited)
LJMU Virtual Global Citizens Conference, November 12th 2020 The Science of Climate Change [OUTREACH]
Libera Science Team meeting, November 9th 2020 Decadal changes in Earth's energy budget
Mardi Cafe discussion seminar, L'Institut des Géosciences de l'Environnement/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, L'Université Grenoble Alpes, 28 April 2020 Discussion of Allan et al. (2020) NYAS review on water cycle
Ask Me Anything on Climate panel and twitter schools event, 13th March 2020 Department of Meteorology, University of Reading. [OUTREACH]
Final NERC SMURPHS project meeting, February 24th 2020 Changes in Earth's energy budget
MOAP Water Vapour Meeting, University of Reading, 19 February 2020 Introduction
Guardian Live Question Time Panel discussion: The climate emergency: Your questions answered, London, 17 February 2020 [OUTREACH]
Royal Society Extreme Rainfall and Flooding meeting, Chicheley Hall, 6 February 2020 ACCOUNTING FOR LARGE-SCALE CIRCULATION EFFECTS ON EXTREME PRECIPITATION (invited talk)
NCEO annual staff meeting, Kings College London, 9 Januray 2020 Evaluating simulated cloud, precipitation and water vapour responses to climate change (invited talk)
2019
INDECIS 4th General Meeting, Lisbon, 12-13th November 2019. Time evolution of INDECIS data producst and links with atmospheric circulation.
Oxfordshire Pension Fund Climate Change Workshop, November 8th 2019. Climate change and what to expect. [Business engagement]
NCEO national conference, Nottingham Trent, 2-5th September 2019. Global and regional evaluation of current changes in water vapour, precipitation and Earth's energy budget. (poster)
EVALUATING BIASES & VARIABILITY IN CLOUDS, PRECIPITATION AND EARTH'S ENERGY BALANCE EUMETSAT seminar, Darmstadt, Germany, 9th May 2019. PDF
The Science of Climate Change, Portcullis Trust (Richmond-upon-Thames), 6th March 2019 [outreach] (PDF) [see also the high resolution climate simulation by the University of Reading/NCAS/Met Office (HRCM/JCWRP/NERC)]
The Science of Climate Change, Year 7/8, Northcote Lodge School, Wandsworth, 24th January 2019 [outreach] (PDF)
2018
Global to regional manifestation of Earth's energy imbalance, WCRP CliVAR Earth Energy Imbalance workshop, Toulouse, 13-18th November 2018. PDF
NCEO national conference, Birmingham, 4-7th September 2018.
- Climate variability and change and the role of Earth's energy budget (poster)
- Evaluating clouds, precipitation and climate over Southern West Africa (poster)
The role of Earth's energy budget in recent climate variability and change, RMetS/NCAS National Atmospheric Science Conference, York, 3rd July 2018. PDF
The Science of Climate Change A lecture and demonstration of the physics of climate change at Bohunt Wokingham school, 7th June 2018. PDF [OUTREACH]
Weather and Climate Science for Society, University of Reading Virtual Open Day. PDF [OUTREACH]
SMURPHS project overview and Reading activities (with Andrea Dittus) NCAS Climate Meeting, Reading. PDF
SMURPHS project meeting overview (draft) SMURPHS project meeting, Reading. pptx
UKESM project meeting talk on model evaluation UKESM project meeting. pptx
EAGER Earth Energy Imbalance Science Questions EAGER preliminary project meeting PDF
The Science of Climate Change, Year 9 Climate Event, Wednesday 17th January, University of Reading PDF [Outreach]
2017
INDECIS project WP5 introduction - Indices Time Evolution and Relations with the Atmosphere INDECIS kick-off meeting, Vila-Seca, Spain, 12-13th December 2017 PDF
Atmospheric Precursors to Intense 3-hourly Rainfall, Flooding from Intense Rainfall Meeting, University of Reading, 28th November 2017. PDF
Was there a pause in global warming? Results from the DEEP-C project, Discussion group, St. Anne's College, University of Oxford, 1st November 2017. PDF [Outreach]
Deficiencies in seasonal rainfall simulated by CMIP5 climate models, DACCIWA project meeting, Karlsruhe, 25th October 2017. PDF
Influence of climate variability and volcanic forcing on Earth's energy balance, Andy Sayer mini conference, Reading, 19th July 2017. PDF
New energy budget estimates at top of Earth's atmosphere and surface, NCEO National Conference, Bath, 28th June 2017. PDF
INDECIS project WP5 introduction - Indices Time Evolution and Relations with the Atmosphere INDECIS pre kick-off meeting, Spain, 20th June 2017 PDF
Dust, humidity and cloud in greenhouse Earth, Homage to Harries: John Harries retirement event, Imperial College, 24th May 2017. PDF
Current changes in Earth's energy budget, SMURPHS project meeting, NOC-Southampton, May 3-4th 2017. PDF
Observed TOA imbalance & atmospheric energy transports (WP1 highlights), DEEP-C wrap-up meeting, Met Office, Exeter, 31 March 2017. PDF
Social media and public engagement - what's the point?, Research Funded Staff Forum, University of Reading, 22nd February 2017. PDF
Climate Science from a Climate Scientist, THE JOHN HALL VENICE COURSE 2017, National Gallery, London, January 25th 2017. PDF . [OUTREACH]
2016
TENDERLY Sub Task 2.2: Large-scale atmospheric drivers, Flooding from Intense Rainfall conference, University of Reading November 22-24 2016. PDF | pptx
Evaluation of decadal variability, APPLICATIONS OF SATELLITE CLIMATE DATA RECORDS IN NUMERICAL MODELING, CMSAF/EUMETSAT, ECMWF November 15-17 2016. PDF
Diagnosing onset and cessation of the rainy season over West Africa, DACCIWA project meeting, University of Leeds, 2-4 November 2016. PDF (also slides on satellite data discussion)
Current changes in Earth's surface and top of atmosphere energy balance since 1985, ECMWF workshop on Earth's Radiation Budget, Reading, 18-21st October 2016 PDF
Introduction to 8th DEEP-C project meeting, University of Reading, 10th October 2016 PDF
Earth's radiation budget and climate NERC Earth Observation Advanced Workshop University of Reading, 8th September 2016. PDF
Introduction to Climate Change, Mathematics of Planet Earth Centre for Doctoral Training University of Reading, 5th September 2016. PDF
Study Environmental Physics or Meteorology at the University of Reading, Moving on Day, Farnborough 6th Form College, 5th July 2016, PDF [OUTREACH]
Diagnosing recent changes in onset/cessation of wet seasons over Africa, NCEO national conference, University of Warwick. PDF
GLOBAL TO REGIONAL DRIVERS OF WATER CYCLE SENSITIVITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE, GEWEX Workshop - Earth's Hydrological Sensitivity to Climate Change: Understanding the sensitivity of hydrological processes to a changing climate, University of Exeter PDF
Earth's Radiation Budget, SCENARIO Earth Observation and Satellite Applications workshop, University of Surrey. PDF
Accounting for circulation changes to interpret water cycle responses, Role of Atmospheric Circulation in Regional Climate Change, Workshop, Reading. PDF
Weather and Climate: What is happening?, Institute of Agricultural Managment Thames Valley Branch - dinner seminar, Caverhsam, 11th April 2016 [OUTREACH]
DEEP-C: final plans for WP1 energy budget work, Southamption NOC, 18th March 2016 PDF
Changes in Earth's energy balance and implications for the water cycle, Department of Meteorology Seminar, University of Reading PDF
Atmospheric Precursors to Intense Rainfall: SINATRA ST1.3 update, SINATRA project meeting, ECMWF, Reading PDF
2015
Changes in Earth's energy imbalance and implications for the water cycle, Water and energy cycles in the tropics workshop, Paris. POSTPONED PDF
Climate Change - State of the Science Henley in Transition, Kings Arms Barn, Henley, December 14th 2015. PDF [OUTREACH]
Atmospheric Precursors - plans for FFIR WP3, FFIR WP3 discussion, University of Reading, December 14th 2015. PPT
Global Climate Change, Devizes and District U3A, Wyvern Club, Devizes, November 24th 2015. PDF [OUTREACH]
DEEP-C Work Package 1 update, DEEP-C project meeting, NOC, Southampton, November 2015: Overview and details (Chunlei Liu)
Global Climate Change, Reading International Festival, RISC, Reading, October 26th 2015. PDF [OUTREACH]
Use of Satellite data within DACCIWA project: discussion, DACCIWA project meeting, Toulouse, 13 October 2015 PDF
Air-sea energy fluxes from atmospheric reanalyses, Talk, CLIVAR Workshop on energy flow through the climate system 29 September - 01 October 2015, Met Office, Exeter PDF
Current changes in Earth's energy imbalance, Talk, RSPSoc/NCEO national meeting, Southampton, 10th September 2015. PDF
P-1106-03: Current Changes in Earth's Energy Imbalance
PDF | slideshare
P-1109-04: Observed and Simulated Precipitation Responses in Wet and Dry Regimes
PDF | figshare
Our Common Future under Climate Change, Paris, 6-9 July 2015.
University Aspirations Day, Introductory talk for St. John's CE Year 6, 24 June 2015. PDF [OUTREACH]
DEEP-C Introduction and Work Package 1 update, DEEP-C project meeting, University of Reading, June 2015. PDF
Current changes in Earth's energy and water cycles: an update of current research projects, NCAS Climate seminar, 5 June 2015. PDF
Current changes in Earth's radiation budget and climate, Seminar, Imperial College London, 2 June 2015. PDF
Evaluating changes in global precipitation and Earth's radiation budget, Talk to Christine Chiu's Cloud Remote Sensing group, University of Reading, 29 April 2015. PDF
The role of CMIP in climate research for policy support, CliMathNet workshop: Decision analysis for policy support in climate change adaptation and mitigation, Exeter University, 20/21 April 2015. PDF
Climate change and meteorological drivers of widespread flooding in the UK, EA/Defra/NRW Research and Development (R&D) project board meeting, London, March 26 2015. PDF
An update on the hiatus in global warming at the Earth's surface, Current Weather and Climate Discussions, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Friday 13th March 2014. PDF
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