Department of Meteorology, University of Reading

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I'm a Professor of Meteorology in the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading. My area of research can be broadly defined as the dynamics of weather systems and their role in transporting atmospheric moisture and pollutants. For more details click on the research tab.

Extratropical Cyclone Atlas

The Extratropical Cyclone Atlas explores the mean structure and evolution of the 200 most intense north Atlantic cyclones identified in 20 winters of the ERA-Interim reanalysis data. To access the Atlas click on the Extratropical Cyclone Atlas tab. The cyclone composites in the atlas highlight the relative positions of cold, warm and occluded fronts and their associated wind and cloud patterns. They also illustrate the evolution of cyclonic flows such as the warm and cold conveyor belt and dry intrusion.

My research group

PhD students:

  • Vibha Selvaratnam (MO) 2022- present (jointly with Peter Clark and Carol Halliwell (MO))
  • Sophie Cuckow 2019-present (jointly with Oscar Martinez-Alvarado and Sam Smith (MO))
  • Gabriel Martins Palma Perez 2018- 2022 (jointly with Pier Luigi Vidale)*completed*
  • Kaja Milczewska 2016- 2021 (jointly with Paul Agnew (MO) and Marion Mittermaier (MO))*completed*
  • Matthew Priestley 2015- 2019 (jointly with Joaquim Pinto and Len Shaffrey) *completed*
  • Chris Webber 2014- 2017 (jointly with Bill Collins)*completed*
  • Kate Wilkins 2013-2017 (jointly with Matt Watson at Bristol) *completed*
  • Matt Hawcroft 2011-2015 (jointly with Len Shaffrey and Kevin Hodges) *completed*
  • Natalie Harvey 2009-2013 (jointly with Robin Hogan) *completed*
  • Dan Peake 2008- Oct 2012 (jointly with John Methven) *completed*
Post-docs:
  • Andrew Mirza 2020-present - Detection and Attribution of Regional Greenhouse Ga Emissions in the UK (DARE-UK)
  • Natalie Harvey 2020-present - Radar-supported Next-Generation Forecasting of Volcanic Ash Hazard (R4Ash)
  • Anto Capponi at Lancaster Uni 2020-2022 - R4Ash
  • Andrew Prata 2017-2018 - Volcanic Ash Dosage Calculator
  • Cheikh M'Bengue at Oxford Uni 2015-2019 - SummerTIME
  • Natalie Harvey 2013-2016 - Quantifying uncertainty in volcanic ash forecasting
  • Benoit Vanniere at Imperial College 2012-2017 - Air-sea interactions over the Gulf Stream
  • Giacomo Masato 2013-2014 - Heat/cold weather forecasts for health impacts
  • Marc Stringer 2012-2013 - Extratopical Cyclone Atlas
  • Marc Stringer 2010 - Extratopical Cyclone Atlas
  • Alan Grant 2010-2011 - Evaluation of volcanic ash forecasts