22nd November 2022
Science for Society

Ambition
The Atmospheric Science Conference (ASC) 2022-23 programme will bring together atmospheric scientists from across the UK, for a series of three meetings with the overarching theme of ‘Atmospheric Science for Society’.
The ASC aims to provide a format where people from across the atmospheric science community can reconnect, present their work, discuss ideas, and identify the collective relevance of their science to society.
Agenda
Morning Keynote Plenary
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10.00am GMT
Conference Welcome
Lesley Gray, President, Royal Meteorological Society
Keynote Session
Chair: Prof Stephen Mobbs, Executive Director, NCAS
10.10am GMT
Weather Warnings – What’s the Point?
Dr Will Lang, Head of Situational Awareness, Met Office
10.35am GMT
Improving the value chain of Earth Observations for Societal Applications
Magdalena Alonso Balmaseda, Head of Earth System Predictability Section, ECMWF, UK
11.00am GMT
End of Keynote Session
11.00am - 11.30am - Refreshment Break
Breakout Sessions
11.30am - 12.55pm GMT
Tropical Cyclones
Chair: Fran Morris
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11.35am
Kate Esguerra, Computer Programmer I, University of the Philippines
11.55am
Dr Samantha Hallam, Post-doctoral Researcher, ICARUS, Maynooth University, Ireland
12.15pm
Trends of Tropical Cyclone-Induced Extreme Precipitation in East Asia
Jack Law, Masters Student, University of Edinburgh
12.35pm
Dynamical Equatorial Waves: Precursors to tropical cyclone occurrence and intensification
Gui-Ying Yang, Senior Research Scientist, NCAS Climate, University of Reading
Modelling
Chair: Vikki Thompson
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11.35am
UKESM2: Current development of the physical core model HadGEM3 GC5 N96ORCA1
Till Kuhlbrodt, NCAS Science Theme Leader for Long-term Global Change, NCAS, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading
11.55am
Representing Storylines with Causal Networks: Framework and example
Taro Kunimitsu, Senior Researcher, CICERO Center for International Climate Research
12.15pm
Peter Watson, NERC Independent Research Fellow and Proleptic Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol
12.35pm
Comparison of Real Variable and Complex Variable Approaches to Models of Potential Flow
Saleem Ali, Student, United States Military Academy, Sebastian Neumann, Student, United States Military Academy,Morgan Brown, Student, United States Military Academy, Nathon Segovia, Student, United States Military Academy
Air Quality
Chair: Helen Macintyre
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11.35am
Oxidative Potential of Fine Particulate Matter over National Capital Region, India
Dr Shivani, Assistant Professor, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, India - Speaker Withdrawn
11.55am
Dr Beatriz Fernández-Duque, Post-doctoral Researcher, Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia (CTFC), Spain
12.15pm
Air Quality Impacts of Wildfires in the UK: The role of model resolution
Dr Benjamin Drummond, Senior Scientist, Met Office
12.35pm
Mark Nichols, Principal Air Quality Consultant, Hydrock / University of Brighton
Lunch Break - 12.55pm - 14.00pm
Afternoon Keynote Plenary
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14.00pm GMT
Keynote Session
Chair: Prof Liz Bentley, CEO, Royal Meteorological Society
14.05pm GMT
Sources of Atmospheric Organic Aerosols and Investigating their Impacts on Health
Prof Jacqui Hamilton, NCAS Science Director, NCAS and University of York
14.30pm GMT
Creatively Communicating Climate Change
Dr Adam Levy, Freelance Science Journalist & Creator of ClimateAdam
14.55pm GMT
End of Keynote Session
14.55pm - 15.30pm - Refreshment Break
Breakout Sessions
15.30pm - 16.35pm GMT
Climate
Chair: Megan Pearce
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15.35pm
Michael Kendon, Climate Information Scientist, National Climate Information Centre (NCIC), Met Office
15.55pm
The Next Generation of UK Regional Climate Projections
Dr Marina Baldissera Pacchetti, Research Fellow, University of Leeds and Barcelona Supercomputing Centre
16.15pm
Utilising Weather and Climate Research to Co-Develop Climate Services for Society
Joshua Macholl,
Deployable Scientist, Met Office
Oceans and Teleconnections
Chair: Beena Balan Sarojini
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15.35pm
Javad Babagolimatikolaei, PhD Candidate in Atmospheric Science, University of Manchester
15.55pm
What Potential for Improving Sub-Seasonal Predictions of the Winter NAO?
Chris Kent, Senior Scientist, Climate Dynamics, Met Office Hadley Centre
16.15pm
Atmospherically Induced Water Waves in UK Coastal Zones
Clare Lewis, PhD Student,
University of Reading
Remote Sensing
Chair: Paul Williams
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15.35pm
A New Refractivity Retrieval Method
Ollie Lewis, PhD Student, Met Office and University of Exeter
15.55pm
Vaibhav Tyagi, Research Scholar (DAASE), Indian Institute of Technology Indore, MP, India
16.15pm
Impactful Dry Spells over Southern Africa: Characteristics and drivers
Gibbon Innocent Masukwedza, PhD Student, University of Sussex; Zimbabwe Meteorological Services Department
16.35pm - Close of Conference
