Boundary-Layer Meteorology (BLMet)

Curtis Wood PhD MInstP FRMetS

Atmospheric research scientist (Visiting scientist to ACTUAL project)

Based at the Finnish Meteorological Institute

• Curtis.Wood fmi.fi
• +358 (0) 504058034
• FMI personal page
• Helsinki Urban Observations Network: urban.fmi.fi

: Extended academic CV

: 1-page CV

: Publications (including pdf files) on university repository

: Media interactions (radio & TV clips)

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Live data

• ACTUAL project in London
• University of Reading's Atmospheric Observatory

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Latest paper

Here is the Wordle(TM) of the Wood et al. 2010 paper:

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Urban dispersion, turbulence and boundary-layer structure

Flow and turbulence above urban terrain is more complex than above rural terrain. The effort to study urban micrometeorology has been increasing in recent years. Why? ... since it is essential to understand flow and turbulence in urban areas, in order to provide better predictions for thermal comfort and human exposure to hazardous materials.

Field campaigns have provided information on fluxes of heat, momentum, moisture, gases and particulates. Also long-term measurements are in progress at two sites in London: a rooftop in the borough of Westminster and atop BT Tower; see www.actual.ac.uk (Advanced Climate Technology, Urban Atmospheric Laboratory).

The results of this work feed into many communities: engineering/construction/planning, climate change, numerical weather prediction, pollution dispersion.

View from BT Tower, looking westward over The Regent's Park towards Wembley

Installing the sonic anemometer on top of BT Tower (Curtis Wood and John Lally)

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