Homepage: www.monsoon.org.uk
UoR responsibilities:
- Professor, with expertise in monsoon systems and tropical climate variability and change
- Departmental Director of Internationalisation (September 2024-present)
- Programme Director for BSc Atmospheric Science, NUIST-Reading Academy (February 2018-August 2024)
Awards:
- Buchan Award for Scientific Advances, Royal Meteorological Society, 2023
- LF Richardson Prize, Royal Meteorological Society, 2009
Community responsibilities:
Research Interests:
- Fundamental monsoon processes and observations
- Tropical variability and prediction
- Climate change
Current Research Projects:
- (as PI) WCSSP-India On Understanding The Breaks in Rainfall, Exacerbating Air Kwality (OUTBREAK; April 2024-present)
- (as Co-I) NERC Bridging theory to reality in projections of the Asian and West African monsoons (BRIDGE; October 2023-present)
- (as PI) NERC Mid-Latitude Controls on Monsoon Onset and Progression (MiLCMOP; February 2023-present)
- (as Co-I) NCAS National Capability International Programmes Award
Previous research Projects
- (as PI) WCSSP-India Exploring, Understanding and Predicting the Heterogeneity, Enhancement and Movement of Indian Summer Monsoon Storms (EUPHEMISMS; April 2022-January 2024)
- (as PI) WCSSP-India Indian Monsoon PRecipitation over Orography: Verification and Enhancement of understanding (IMPROVE and its follow-on, IMPROVE_FO; September 2019-March 2021; June 2021-March 2022)
- (as Co-I, lead at UoR) Emergence of Climate Hazards (EMERGENCE; 2019-2022), NERC Highlight Topic consortium led by Mat Collins at University of Exeter
- (as Co-I) CSSP-China COnvective-Scale Modelling In China (COSMIC; 2019-August 2021), led by Reinhard Schiemann
- (as replacement PI) CSSP-China Systematic Errors in the Monsoon in Asia: Nudging, Teleconnections and Interactions with Convective Systems (SEMANTICS; April 2020-March 2021), led by Nick Klingaman - I took over when PI left UoR
- (as PI) WCSSP-India Seasonal Teleconnections to the Indian Monsoon: Understanding the Large-scale Atmospheric Tropical Environment (STIMULATE; September 2019-March 2021)
- (as Co-I) WCSSP-India Convective-scale regional coupled environmental prediction model evaluation and development (CASPER; September 2019-March 2021), led by Nick Klingaman; also involves University of Leeds and UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
- (as Co-I) CSSP-China Portrayal of Chinese land-atmosphere interactions (PORCELAIN; 2018-2020), led by Chris Taylor at UK CEH
- (as Co-I) CSSP-China Process Evaluation of Regional Chinese Hydrological and Atmospheric Natural Climate Extremes (PERCHANCE; 2018-2020), led by Nick Klingaman
- (as Co-I) Robust Spatial Projections of Real-World Climate Change (REAL Projections; 2016-2020), NERC-funded consortium led by Mat Collins at University of Exeter
- (as PI) Interaction of Convective Organisation and Monsoon Precipitation, Atmosphere, Surface and Sea (INCOMPASS, 2015-2020). This project involves a ground and airborne field campaign in 2016, using the FAAM aircraft. Also involves Met Office, University of Leeds and UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
- (as PI) Better understanding of Interregional Teleconnections for prediction in the Monsoon and Poles (BITMAP; 2016-2019) under the Belmont Forum/JPI-Climate Collaborative Research Action on Climate Predictability and Interregional linkages. Partnered with Valerio Lucarini (Hamburg) & Ashis Mitra and EN Rajagopal (NCMRWF, India)
- (as Co-I) CSSP-China Tibetan Plateau (MESETA, 2015-2018), investigating the relative role of dynamic and thermodynamic forcing on the Asian monsoon and participating in the Global Monsoon MIP, and understanding Tibetan Plateau Vortices (TPVs) and their downstream impacts on East Asia. PI is Dr Reinhard Schiemann
- (as Co-I) CSSP-China Drivers of variability in the East Asian monsoon (DREAM, 2015-2018). PI is Dr Nick Klingaman
- (as Co-I) Improving Model Processes for African climate (IMPALA; 2015-2018) project under the DFID/NERC Future Climate For Africa (FCFA) programme (led by Dr Richard Graham/Dr Cath Senior at the Met Office
- (as PI) Monsoon Mission: India Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) (2014-2017)
- NERC Changing Water Cycle (South Asia) projects:
- (as Co-I, lead at UoR) Hydrometeorological feedbacks and changes in water storage and fluxes in northern India (Hydroflux-India) led by Dr Wouter Buytaert at Imperial College, to determine the local and large-scale monsoon impacts of changes in surface water relating to expansion of agriculture in the Ganges basin
(2012-2015)
- (as PI) South Asian PRecIpitation: a SEamless Assessment (SAPRISE) led by Prof. Mat Collins at Exeter University, with Prof. Eleanor Highwood, to determine relative impact of local and remote aerosol forcing on the South Asian monsoon (2012-2015)
- (as PI) JWCRP Modelling Monsoon Systems (2010-2014). With Dr Gill Martin at Met Office
- (as PI) NERC Fellowship on The future of the Indian monsoon (2011-2014)
Current postdoctoral supervision:
- Dr Eliza Karlowska on NCAS National Capability International Programmes award (2024-present)
- Dr Ambrogio Volonté on NERC MiLCMOP (2023-present) and WCSSP-India OUTBREAK (2024-present)
- Dr Akshay Deoras on WCSSP-India EUPHEMISMS (2022-2024), NERC MiLCMOP (2023-present) and WCSSP-India OUTBREAK (2024-present)
Previous postdoctoral supervision:
- Dr Maria Valdivieso da Costa on WCSSP-India EUPHEMISMS (2023)
- Dr Kieran Hunt on JPI Climate/Belmont Forum BITMAP (2016-2019), WCSSP-India IMPROVE/IMPROVE_FO (2019-2022) and WCSSP-India EUPHEMISMS (2022)
- Ben Courtier on CSSP-China SEMANTICS (2020-2021)
- Armenia Franco-Díaz on CSSP-China SEMANTICS (2020-2021)
- Dr Paul-Arthur Monerie on NERC EMERGENCE (2020-2021)
- Dr Arathy Menon on NERC/MoES INCOMPASS (2016-2020) and WCSSP-China COSMIC (2021)
- Dr James Mollard on WCSSP-India STIMULATE (2019-2021)
- Dr Ambrogio Volonté on NERC/MoES INCOMPASS (2016-2020) and WCSSP-China COSMIC (2018-2021)
- Dr Jon Shonk on NERC REAL Projections (2017-2020)
- Co-supervision of Dr Julia Curio on CSSP-China PERCHANCE (2018-2020), with Dr Reinhard Schiemann, led by Dr Nick Klingaman
- Co-supervision of Dr Liang Guo on CSSP-China PERCHANCE (2018-2020), with Dr Reinhard Schiemann, led by Dr Nick Klingaman
- Co-supervision of Dr Mike Wong on CSSP-China Tibetan Plateau/MESETA (2015-2018), led by Dr Reinhard Schiemann
- Co-supervision of Dr Julia Curio on CSSP-China Tibetan Plateau/MESETA (2015-2018), led by Dr Reinhard Schiemann
- Co-supervision of Dr Liang Guo on CSSP-China DREAM (2015-2018), led by Dr Nick Klingaman
- Co-supervision of Dr Claudia Stephan on CSSP-China DREAM (2015-2018), led by Dr Nick Klingaman
- Dr Linda Hirons on DFID Future Climate for Africa IMPALA (2015-2018)
- Dr Amulya Chevuturi on Indian Monsoon Mission (2016-2017), with Dr Steve Woolnough
- Dr Stephanie Johnson (néee Bush) on Indian Monsoon Mission (2014-2015), with Dr Steve Woolnough
- Dr Charlie Williams on Changing Water Cycle (South Asia) Hydroflux-India (2013-2015)
- Dr Liang Guo on Changing Water Cycle (South Asia) SAPRISE (2012-2015), with Prof. Ellie Highwood
- Dr Stephanie Bush on JWCRP Modelling Monsoon Systems (2010-2014)
Current graduate student supervision:
- Mehzooz Nizar is a first-year PhD student under the AFESP programme; supervision led by Dr Reinhard Schiemann, with Dr Kieran Hunt, and Dr Steffen Tietsche at ECMWF, on How skilful are AI-based forecasts of monsoon weather
- Juan Garcia Valencia is a second-year PhD student under the SCENARIO DTP; supervision led by Prof. Chris Hollowar; with Dr Lorenzo Tomassini as CASE supervisor at the Met Office, on Sea surface temperature pattern influence on monsoon variability and change
- Indrakshi Mukherjee is a second-year PhD student under the AFESP programme; with Dr Kieran Hunt, Dr Robert Lee, Dr Ambrogio Volonté, and Dr Stephanie Johnson as the ECMWF partner supervisor, on Understanding the Potential for month-ahead prediction for monsoon systems
- Catherine Toolan is a third-year PhD student under the NERC DTP SCENARIO DTP; supervision led by Dr Laura Wilcox; with Prof. Bjørn Samset, CICERO, Oslo, on The role of anthropogenic aerosol in near-future sub-Saharan precipitation change
- Marimel Gler is a fourth-year PhD student under the NERC DTP SCENARIO DTP co-supervised by Dr Linda Hirons, Dr Caroline Wainwright, and Dr Charline Marzin as CASE supervisor at the Met Office, on Modelling and forecasting the Indian Ocean dipole
Previous graduate student supervision:
- Md Rabiul Awal on Cross-equatorial heat transports and the monsoons; as lead supervisor, with Dr David Ferriera (2020-2024). Funded via a University of Dhaka/World Bank grant
- Akshay Deoras on The Predictability and Representation of South Asian Monsoon Low-Pressure Systems in Reanalyses and Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Prediction Models; as lead supervisor, with Dr Kieran Hunt (2018-2022). Funded via the Maharashtra state government
- Alex Doyle on Use of Operational Weather Radars for Understanding Indian Monsoon Convection and Evaluating Convection-Permitting Models; as lead supervisor, with Dr Thorwald Stein (2018-2022). Funded via the NERC DTP SCENARIO
- Karl JohariChan on The intraseasonal variability of the Indian summer monsoon: Dynamics, thermodynamics and land-atmosphere-ocean interactions; as lead supervisor, with Dr Nick Klingaman (2016-2020)
- Ying Ying Toh on The role of Southeast Asia and Maritime Continent in tropical climate variability and teleconnections; as lead supervisor, with Dr Chris Holloway and previously Dr Stephanie Bush (2014-2019). Funded via the Hadiah Latihan Persekutuan (HLP) scholarship of the Malaysian Public Service Department
- Kieran Hunt on Event-based characterisation of synoptic systems in the monsoon trough region; as lead supervisor, with Dr Pete Inness and CASE supervisors Dr Richard Levine and Dr David Parker at the Met Office (2013-2016). Funded via a NERC award with CASE industrial top-up
- Deepthi Marathayil on The Indian Ocean mean state and variability in a high resolution coupled climate model: HiGEM; as co-supervisor with Dr Len Shaffrey (2008-2013). Funded via the British Council/UK-India Education Research Initiative (UKIERI) scheme
- Liang Guo on The effect of changes in anthropogenic aerosols on regional rainfall anomalies in China; as co-supervisor with Prof. Ellie Highwood and Dr Len Shaffrey (2008- 2012). Funded via Department of Meteorology International Scholarship
- Sridhar Gummadi on Simulating the impacts of extreme climate events on crop productivity in current and future climates in India; as co-supervisor with Prof. Tim Wheeler and Dr Tom Osborne (2007-2011). Funded via a FELIX scholarship
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