Summer term bloggers
We have another excellent selection of bloggers for this term: Week 1 (27th April) – Matt Owens Week 2 (4th May) – Thorwald Stein, Kirsty Hanley & Emilie Carter Week … Continue reading “Summer term bloggers”
Drought
Drought has certainly been in the news recently and the beauty of the digital age means that we can monitor this in real time – note the spike on Monday … Continue reading “Drought”
Solar activity in the approach to maximum of solar cycle 24.
Last week we observed some of the most significant solar activity of solar cycle 24 (SC24), with a series of solar flares and Earth directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) which … Continue reading “Solar activity in the approach to maximum of solar cycle 24.”
A case study of Multidecadal climate variability and prediction: The mid 1990s warming of the North Atlantic
The Earth is a complex system of interacting components, such as the atmosphere and ocean, which produce a wide variety of natural variability. This natural variability ensures that the evolution … Continue reading “A case study of Multidecadal climate variability and prediction: The mid 1990s warming of the North Atlantic”
Where will the future take the South Asian monsoon?
Understanding and predicting the summer monsoon in South Asia is important for more than a billion people since their lives depend on the four summer months (June to September) to … Continue reading “Where will the future take the South Asian monsoon?”
Atmospheric Rivers
At the end of January 2012 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) published the first Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) outlining the potential impacts of climate change … Continue reading “Atmospheric Rivers”
GungHo! Development of a new dynamical core for the Unified Model
Computers are no longer getting faster, they are just getting bigger. So in order to be able to do more detailed and accurate weather and climate simulations, models must be … Continue reading “GungHo! Development of a new dynamical core for the Unified Model”
Research Radiosondes
by Keri Nicoll Radiosondes play an important role in modern day atmospheric measurements, providing high vertical resolution data (typically 5m) that cannot be obtained by other means. Data from radiosonde … Continue reading “Research Radiosondes”
The cost of a flight
In January this year a new measure to tackle climate change came into force. Designed by the European Union, it targets the 220 million tonnes of CO2 emitted on flights … Continue reading “The cost of a flight”
Future pathways for geoengineering research
Geoengineering is not going away any time soon. It is beginning to move from a fringe topic into the mainstream, and a genuine research community is starting to set the … Continue reading “Future pathways for geoengineering research”