HELEN DACRE

Publications

  • A.L.M.Grant, H.F.Dacre, D.J.Thomson and F.Marenco (2012), Horizontal and vertical structure of the Eyjafjallajokull ash cloud over the UK: A comparison of airborne lidar observations and simulations, Atmos. Chem. Phys., submitted pdf

  • H. F. Dacre, M. K. Hawcroft, M. A. Stringer and K. I. Hodges (2012), An extratropical cyclone database: A tool for illustrating cyclone structure and evolution characteristics, Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00164.1 pdf

  • B.J. Devenish, D.J. Thomson, F. Marenco, S.J. Leadbetter, H. Ricketts, H.F. Dacre (2012), A study of the arrival over the United Kingdom in April 2010 of the Eyjafjallajökull ash cloud using ground-based lidar and numerical simulations, Atmospheric Environment, in press available online. pdf

  • Kristiansen, N. I., A. Stohl, F. J. Prata, N. Bukowiecki, H. Dacre, S. Eckhardt, S. Henne, M. Hort, B. T. Johnson, F. Marenco, B. Neininger, O. Reitebuch, P. Seibert, D. Thomson, H. N. Webster, and B. Weinzierl (2012), Performance assessment of a volcanic ash transport model mini-ensemble used for inverse modeling of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption, J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1029/2011JD016844

  • H. F. Dacre, A. L. M. Grant, R. J. Hogan, S. E. Belcher, D. J. Thomson, B. Devenish, F. Marenco, M. C. Hort, J. M. Haywoood, A. Ansmann, I. Mattis, L. Clarisse (2011), Evaluating the structure and magnitude of the ash plume during the initial phase of the 2010 Eyjafjallajokull eruption using lidar observations and NAME simulations, J. Geophys. Res., 116, D00U03, doi:10.1029/2011JD015608. pdf

  • A.J.Charlton-Perez and H.F.Dacre (2011), Richardson's forecast factory - for real, Weather, DOI: 10.1002/wea.670.

  • H.F.Dacre (2010), A new method for evaluating regional air quality forecasts, Atmos. Env., doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.10.048. pdf

  • A.J.Charlton-Perez, H.F.Dacre, R. Reynolds, K. Maskell and R. South (2010), Meteorology and climate inspires secondary science students, School Science Review, issue 339.

  • H.F.Dacre (2010), Evaluating the ability of a numerical weather prediction model to forecast tracer concentrations during ETEX 2, Atmos. Env., DOI:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.10.039 pdf

  • L.S.Davis and H.F.Dacre (2009), Can dispersion model predictions be improved by increasing the temporal and spatial resolution of the meteorological input data?, Weather, 64, 232-237, DOI: 10.1002/wea.421 pdf

  • H.F.Dacre and S.L.Gray (2008), The spatial distribution and evolution characteristics of North Atlantic cyclones, Mon. Wea. Rev., 137, DOI: 10.1175/2008MWR2491.1 pdf

  • S.L.Gray and H.F.Dacre (2008), The impact of deformation strain on the formation of banded clouds in idealised modelling experiments, Q. J. R. Meteor. Soc., 134, 859-874 pdf

  • H.F.Dacre, S.L.Gray and S.E.Belcher (2007), A case study of boundary layer ventilation by convection and coastal processes, J. Geophys. Res., 12, D17106, doi:10.1029/2006JD007984 pdf

  • H.F.Dacre and S.L.Gray (2006), Life-cycle simulations of low-level frontal waves and the impact of deformation strain, Q. J. R. Meteor. Soc., 132, 2171-2190 pdf

  • S.L.Gray and H.F.Dacre (2006), Classifying dynamical forcing mechanisms using a climatology of extratropical cyclones, Q. J. R. Meteor. Soc., 132, 1119-1137 pdf

    Recent conference Talks/Posters

  • AGU presentation, San Francisco, Dec 2008, Boundary layer ventilation by convection and coastal processes (talk) ppt

  • Invited seminar, UEA, Feb 2009, Evaluating pollution transport in weather prediction models (talk) pdf

  • EGU poster, Vienna, April 2009, A climatology of North Atlantic Cyclones (poster) pdf

  • RMetS, Reading, July 2009, Air quality forecasting using a numerical weather predion model (poster) pdf

  • EMS presentation, Toulouse, Sep 2009, Can a NWP model forecast tracer concentrations? (talk) ppt

  • UM User presentation, Reading, Nov 2009, Using the UM to forecast tracer concentrations (talk) ppt

  • AMS presentation, Atlanta, Jan 2010, Air Quality Forecasting using a Numerical Weather Prediction Model (talk) ppt

  • EGU poster, Vienna, May 2010, A new method for evaluating air quality forecasts (poster) pdf

  • HARMO 13 poster, Paris, Jun 2010, How sensitive are NAME ash plume forecasts to input source characteristics (poster) ppt

  • Invited seminar, Cambidge, Feb 2011, A new method for evaluating regional air quality forecasts (talk) ppt

  • EGU poster, Vienna, April 2011, Quantifying the sensitivity of north Atlantic cyclone development to atmospheric precursor fields (poster) pdf

  • EGU presentation, Vienna, April 2011, A 3D composite study of north Atlantic cyclones (talk) ppt

  • EGU presentation, Vienna, April 2011, The prediction and observation of volcanic ash clouds during the Eyjafjallajokull eruption (talk) ppt

  • IOP presentation, London, May 2011, The prediction and observation of volcanic ash clouds during the Eyjafjallajokull eruption (talk) ppt

  • Invited seminar, Oxford, June 2011, The prediction and observation of volcanic ash clouds during the Eyjafjallajokull eruption

  • RACEWIN presentation, Exeter, Sept 2011, A 3D composite study of north Atlantic cyclones (talk)

  • AGU Chapman conference, Grindlewald, Switzerland, Oct 2011

  • EDFT presentation, London, Feb 2012, Synoptic Storms

  • Invited seminar, Imperial College London, March 2012, A new method for evaluating regional air quality forecasts

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