Spring Term bloggers
Welcome to a new term for the WCD blog with our usual mix of recent weather and climate and some of the research and other work that other members of … Continue reading “Spring Term bloggers”
Windstorm Friedhelm
As part of their final practical session for the course MT11C Introduction to Weather and Climate, a group of first year undergraduate students conducted a synoptic analysis of the extra-tropical … Continue reading “Windstorm Friedhelm”
An update on the DIAMET flight campaign
At the beginning of term, Tom Frame contributed this excellent post about the ongoing DIAMET field campaign. In this blog entry, I’ll provide an update on some of the more … Continue reading “An update on the DIAMET flight campaign”
3rd most active Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end
By Ray Bell Wednesday 30th November saw the end of an exceptionally active Atlantic hurricane season. This season produced 19 tropical storms (wind speeds > 38 mph), from which 7 … Continue reading “3rd most active Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end”
An insurance industry perspective on the latest IPCC report
By Jane Strachan Last Friday saw the release of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Managing the Risk of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate … Continue reading “An insurance industry perspective on the latest IPCC report”
climate hosepipes and archive swimming pools
Climate scientists from around the world have spent the last few years preparing for, and now running and analysing the results for the fifth global climate model intercomparison project (CMIP5). … Continue reading “climate hosepipes and archive swimming pools”
Tell me a story… How do climate perceptions match up to observations?
By Helen Greatrex. “I don’t know the reasons, but I know the climate is changing,” Medhin Reda, a 45-year-old farmer eking a living for her family from two rain-fed fields … Continue reading “Tell me a story… How do climate perceptions match up to observations?”
A day in the life of a mission scientist
During June 2011 I was involved in some long-awaited fieldwork in Africa. The purpose of the fieldwork was to obtain measurements of the sparsely observed Sahara Desert (see image showing … Continue reading “A day in the life of a mission scientist”
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
By Tom Frame: In September of this year I was fortunate enough to escape my desk for a while and participate in the first leg of the observational field campaign … Continue reading “Decisions, Decisions, Decisions”
A Dreich* Week
The second week of September marked the beginning of the annual undergraduate trip to the Isle of Arran in Scotland. For those of you that don’t know, part 3 and … Continue reading “A Dreich* Week”