Question 1

Mid-Latitude Dynamics 1

Accepted Answer

Join via Zoom (Register for Passcode) Zoom ID: 986 3197 5252 (Register for Passcode) Chaired by: John Methven Evidence of Reduced Wintertime Nordic Seas StorminessBen Harvey, Research Scientist, NCAS, University of Reading A Climate Model Evaluation of 3 Hourly Compound Precipitation and Wind Extremes Over Europe Laura Owen, PhD Student, University of Exeter Attributing the Role of Climate Change in the 2014 Wintertime Heavy Accumulated Precipitation Event in Southern England and the European Heatwave 2003, using Global Spectrally Nudged StorylinesLinda van Garderen, PhD Student, Helmholtz Zentrum Hereon Forecast-Based Attribution of a Winter Heatwave Within the Limit of PredictabilityNicholas J. Leach, PhD Student. University of Oxford

Question 2

Tropical Meteorology 1

Accepted Answer

Chaired by: Steve Woolnough   Join via Zoom (Register for Passcode) Zoom ID: 967 3160 6793 (Register for Passcode)   The Influence of the QBO on the Tropical Circulation in the Met Office Unified Model Jorge L García Franco, DPhil Student, University of Oxford ​ The Four Regional Varieties of South Asian Monsoon Low-Pressure Systems Akshay Deoras, PhD Student, University of Reading ​ Exploring the Relationship Between the QBO and the MJO in the Hadley Centre Climate Model Dr Martin B. Andrews, Senior Scientist, Met Office Hadley Centre   Simulated Modulation of Convective Heating Profiles over the Maritime Continent by the MJO in Convection Permitting and Parametrized Convection Models Emma Howard, Research Scientist, NCAS   Orographic Rainfall Processes in India - Results of the IMPROVE Project Dr Andy Turner, Associate Professor of Monsoon Systems, NCAS, University of Reading

Question 3

Extremes 1

Accepted Answer

Chaired by: Alan Blyth   Join via Zoom (Register for Passcode) Zoom ID: 976 8805 9575 (Register for Passcode)   Incorporating Vulnerability Information into Impact-Based Forecasts for Drought Dr Vicky Boult, Research Scientist, Dept of Meteorology, University of Reading ​ Impactful Dry Spells in Southern Africa: A Case Study of Zimbabwe Innocent Gibbon T. Masukwedza, PhD Student, University of Sussex ​ Recent and Future Changes in Wet and Dry Season Characteristics Dr Caroline Wainwright, Post-Doctoral Research Assistant, University of Reading, NCAS ​ Analysis of Rainfall Trends and Extreme Precipitation During the Minor Season of Ghana Mohammed Braimah, Meteorologist, Ghana Meteorological Agency ​ Synoptic Features Associated with Thunderstorms over Southern Ghana during the Minor Rainy Season - A Case Study on 28th and 30th October, 2019 Vincent Antwi Asante, Assistant Meteorologist, Ghana Meteorological Agency

Question 4

Earth System Modelling

Accepted Answer

Chaired by: Jonathan Gregory   Join via Zoom (Register for Passcode) Zoom ID: 963 6464 0633 (Register for Passcode)   Release of UKESM1.1 An Updated Version of the UKESM1 Model Colin Jones, Professor, NCAS, University of Leeds ​ Comparison of the Surface Mass and Energy Balance of UKESM and MAR Forced by UKESM over the Greenland Ice Sheet: Present and Future Charlotte Lang, University of Reading   Congo Basin Deforestation: How Does it Impact Vegetation and What Could This Mean for Land-Atmosphere Interactions in the Region? Coralie Adams, PhD Student, University of Manchester ​ Developing a Seamless Global Coupled Model in Partnership: The GC Programme Dr Charline Marzin, Science Manager, Met Office   Future Precipitation and Surface Melt on Ice Sheets in the UK Earth System Model: Implications for Projecting Sea-Level Dr Robin S. Smith, Senior Research Scientist, NCAS, University of Reading

Question 5

Chemical Process Studies

Accepted Answer

Chaired by John Pyle   Join via Zoom (Register for Passcode) Zoom ID: 991 9372 4467 (Register for Passcode)   Large Simulated Future Changes in the Nitrate Radical and Implications for Oxidation Chemistry Dr Scott Archer-Nicholls, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Cambridge ​ Assessing Uncertainty in the Oxidation of DMS in Earth System Models Bea Cala, MPhil Student, University of Cambridge ​ AMCLIM – A Framework for Climate-Dependent Ammonia Emission Modelling Jize Jiang, PhD Student, University of Edinburgh   Improvements to the Representation of BVOC Chemistry-Climate Interactions in UKCA with the CRI-Strat 2 Mechanism: Incorporation and Evaluation James Weber, PhD Student, University of Cambridge ​ Ozone Budgets in UKESM AerChemMIP Experiments Dr Paul Griffiths, NCAS Research Scientist, NCAS, University of Cambridge ​

Question 6

Global Teleconnections

Accepted Answer

Chaired by: Matt Collins   Join via Zoom (Register for Passcode) Zoom ID: 968 3224 0546 (Register for Passcode)   The Role of Teleconnection Patterns in the Variability and Trends of Growing Season Indices Across Europe Dr Philip Craig, Research Scientist, NCAS, University of Reading ​ The Impact of Land-Ocean Contrast of the Seasonal to Decadal Variability of the Northern Hemisphere Jet Stream Samantha Hallam, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Irish Climate Analysis Research Unit, Maynooth University, Ireland ​ Influence of Arctic Sea Ice Cover on Zonal Wind over Western Europe Dr Peter Cook, Research Scientist, NCAS-Climate, University of Reading   Mechanisms of Internal Atlantic Multidecadal Variability at Two Different Model Resolutions Michael Lai, PhD Student, University of Reading   Decadal Variability of the East Asian Summer Jet and its Relationship with Sea Surface Temperature Variations Dr Matt Patterson, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Oxford   Equatorial Wave Activity and Teleconnections from ENSO in Observations and GloSea5 Gui-Ying Yang, Senior Research Scientist, NCAS Climate, University of Reading

Question 7

Atmospheric Composition: Emissions and Measurements

Accepted Answer

Chaired by: Ruth Purvis   Join via Zoom (Register for Passcode) Zoom ID: 956 7791 0104 (Register for Passcode)   Using Radon-222 to Determine 'Baseline' Concentrations of Trace Gases at the Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory, UK Leigh S Fleming, PhD Student, University of East Anglia ​ Atmospheric Emissions from the UK Oil and Gas Industry Shona Wilde, Postdoctoral Researcher, Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, University of York ​ Polyisotopologue Ratios: A New Tool to Constrain Greenhouse Gas Budgets Grant Forster, Research Fellow, NCAS, University of East Anglia   Long-Term Trends in Tropospheric Composition at the Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory Matthew J. Rowlinson, NCAS Research Associate, NCAS, University of York ​ Greenhouse Gas Flux Measurements onboard the FAAM Research Aircraft: Capability and Future Applications Dr Stéphane Bauguitte, Chemistry Specialist, FAAM Airborne Laboratory, NCAS   The Rapid Rise of Methane: The Importance of Tropical Emissions Euan G. Nisbet, Professor, Greenhouse Gas group, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London

Question 8

Measurements of Air Quality

Accepted Answer

Chaired by: Dr Carly Reddington   Join via Zoom (Register for Passcode) Zoom ID: 976 6362 3725 (Register for Passcode)   QUANT: A Traceable Assessment of Low-Cost Sensors in UK Environments Sebastian Diez, Research Associate, Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, University of York ​ Measurement and Simulation Comparison for Aerosol Chambers Dr Simon P. O'Meara, Postdoctoral Research Associate, NCAS, University of Manchester   PM 10 and PM 2.5 Emission Factors for Non-Exhaust Particles from Road Vehicles: Dependence upon Vehicle Mass and Implications for Battery Electric Vehicles David Beddows, Research Scientist, NCAS, University of Birmingham   Changes in Ambient Air Quality and Atmospheric Composition and Reactivity in the South East of the UK as a Result of the COVID-19 Lockdown
Dr Kevin P. Wyche, Research Centre Director, Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Brighton

Question 9

Clouds and Moisture

Accepted Answer

Chaired by: John Marsham   Join via Zoom (Register for Passcode) Zoom ID: 953 0071 7683 (Register for Passcode)   Evaluating Memory Properties in Different Convective Parameterisation Schemes Dr Chimene Laure Daleu, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, University of Reading ​ A Global Climatology of Lagrangian Coherent Structures Shaping the Atmospheric Moisture Distribution Gabriel Perez, PhD Student, University of Reading ​ In-Situ Measurements of Cirrus Clouds on a Global Scale  Dr Gary Lloyd, Research Fellow, NCAS, University of Manchester   Decadal Trends in Surface Solar Radiation and Cloud Cover Over the North Atlantic Sector during the Last Four Decades: Drivers and Physical Processes Buwen Dong, Principal Research Fellow, NCAS and University of Reading   Seasonal Impact-Based Mapping of Compound Hazards
Dr John Hillier, Reader in Natural Hazard Risk, Loughborough University

Question 10

Stratospheric Processes 1

Accepted Answer

Chaired by: Mark Baldwin   Join via Zoom (Register for Passcode) Zoom ID: 919 7394 7102 (Register for Passcode)   Radiative Temperature Changes Associated with 2016 QBO Disruption Alison Ming, Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow, University of Cambridge ​ The Main Findings of the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation Initiative Dr Scott Osprey, NCAS Senior Researcher, NCAS and University of Oxford ​ Total Column Ozone Projections under Different SSP Scenarios James Keeble, NCAS PDRA, NCAS, University of Cambridge   Dynamics of the 2009 Split Stratospheric Sudden Warming Prof Lesley Gray, NCAS Senior Scientist, NCAS, University of Oxford   How do Stratospheric Perturbations Influence North American Weather Regimes?
Simon Lee, PhD Student, University of Reading

Question 11

Machine Learning

Accepted Answer

Chaired by: Duncan Watson-Parris   Join via Zoom (Register for Passcode) Zoom ID: 915 5872 4574 (Register for Passcode)   Atmospheric Patterns Classification and NWP Models Verification Raffaele Salerno and Laura Bertolani, Senior Researcher, R&D Dept, Meteo Expert, Milan, Italy ​ Defining Regimes of Cloud Controlling Factors using Machine Learning
Dr Alyson Douglas, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Oxford ​ Stratospheric Ozone in Earth System Models: Future Modelling Strategies
Dr Beatriz Monge-Sanz, Research Scientist, NCAS and University of Oxford   Applications of Agnostic Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) Neural Networks in River Discharge Modelling Kieran M R Hunt, Senior Research Scientist, NCAS, University of Reading   Quantifying COVID-19 Related Fossil Fuel CO2 Reductions using Atmospheric Potential Oxygen (APO)
Penelope Pickers, Research Fellow, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia   A New Statistical Learning Approach to Constrain Global Cloud Feedback and its Impact on Climate Sensitivity
Dr Peer Nowack, Lecturer in Atmospheric Chemistry and Data Science, Climate Research Unit, University of East Anglia

22nd June 2021

Net Zero

Ambition

Agenda

Morning Keynote Plenary

Breakout Sessions

13.15pm - 14.30pm

Room One - Climate

Room Two - Air Quality and Composition

Room Three - Weather

Short Talks in Parallel Sessions

Atmospheric

Science

Conference.