Weather Theme
Theme leader: Dr Suzanne Gray
We focus on the physical and dynamical processes that control the evolution and predictability of weather from hours to days. As well as work of more fundamental nature, there is particular emphasis on processes that contribute to understanding air quality, either directly at the urban level, or mesoscale processes that transport pollutants to larger scales, and in understanding severe weather events, such as intense convection and weather systems. We have strong links with the Mesoscale Modelling Group of MetOffice@Reading and have several postdoctoral staff funded by the Weather Directorate of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS).
Research groups
We discuss ongoing research in informal research groups, many comprising researchers associated with several members of academic staff as well as Met Office staff from MetOffice@Reading.
- Boundary layer group
- Clouds group
- Dynamical processes group
- Mesoscale group
- Radar meteorology group
- Tropical applications of meteorology (TAMSAT)
Associated academic and senior research staff
- Dr Maarten Ambaum:Theoretical and dynamical meteorology
- Professor Janet Barlow: Urban meteorology
- Professor Stephen Belcher: Boundary layer and urban meteorology
- Professor Peter Clark: Convective-scale weather systems
- Dr Hannah Cloke: Hydrology
- Dr Helen Dacre: Weather systems and pollution transport
- Dr Suzanne Gray: Weather systems and convection
- Professor Giles Harrison: Atmospheric electricity, novel instrumentation and clouds
- Dr Kevin Hodges: Mid-latitude cyclones
- Professor Robin Hogan: Cloud remote sensing and radiative transfer
- Professor Sir Brian Hoskins FRS: Weather systems and climate processes
- Professor Anthony Illingworth: Radar meteorology
- Dr Peter Inness: Tropical meteorology
- Dr John Methven: Dynamics of weather systems and airborne transport of atmospheric constituents
- Dr Joaquim Pinto: Regional climate and synoptic meteorology
- Dr Robert Plant: Atmospheric convection
- Dr Miguel Teixeira: Theoretical boundary-layer meteorology
- Dr Chris Westbrook: Cloud physics and radar remote sensing
- Dr Paul Williams: Numerical modelling, geophysical fluid dynamics and climate dynamics
- Dr Tim Woollings: Dynamical processes and climate variability
- Dr Hilary Weller: Numerical modelling of the atmosphere