Using convection permitting model simulations to improve radar retrievals over hills and mountains Theme(s): Atmospheric Physics, Meteorology Primary Supervisor: Dr Andrew Ross <A.N.Ross@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of leeds (Earth and Environment)
Understanding impacts of climate change on the tropical rain belt and its variability over Africa Theme(s): Atmospheric Physics, Climate, Meteorology Primary Supervisor: John Marsham Institution: School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
A new Lagrangian approach to modelling of density currents Theme(s): Atmospheric Physics Primary Supervisor: Alan Blyth <a.m.blyth@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (National Centre for Atmospheric Science)
Convective storms, tropical circulation and climate change Theme(s): Atmospheric Physics, Climate, Meteorology Primary Supervisor: Prof Steve Tobias <S.M.Tobias@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Mathematics)
Breaking the tropical convection “dead-lock”: Scale interactions of deep convection and tropical circulation Theme(s): Atmospheric Physics, Climate, Meteorology Primary Supervisor: Douglas John Parker <d.j.parker@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment / University of Leeds)
Arctic climate change: the vital role of pollution and climate feedbacks Theme(s): Atmosphere and Climate, Climate Primary Supervisor: Gillian Young <G.Young1@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Aircraft measurements of ice-nucleating particles and their importance for mixed-phase clouds Theme(s): Aquatic/terrestrial/soil biogeochemistry, Atmospheric Physics, Climate, Meteorology Primary Supervisor: Prof Ben Murray <b.j.murray@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Reducing the persistent uncertainty in how aerosols affect climate change Theme(s): Air Quality, Atmospheric Physics, Climate, Meteorology Primary Supervisor: Prof Ken Carslaw <k.s.carslaw@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
How can we make use of all the UK’s weather radar data to improve flood forecasting? Multifrequency Dual-Polarisation Doppler Radar Rainfall Retrievals for the UK Theme(s): Atmosphere and Climate, Atmospheric Physics, Hydrology, Meteorology Primary Supervisor: Dr Ryan R. Neely III <r.neely@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment and NCAS)
BioCast: Using Weather Radars and Numerical Weather Forecast to Predict Changes in Biodiversity Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Atmospheric Physics, Climate, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Living World, Meteorology, Population, community and behavioural ecology Primary Supervisor: Professor Stephen Mobbs