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Regional model evaluation and development scientists

Our regional model evaluation and development scientists

  • Dr Sylvia Bohnenstengel

    Sylvia works on urban boundary layer processes and their representation within the Met Office's Unified Model.

  • Mr Mike Bush

    Mike leads the Regional Atmosphere Delivery Team which is responsible for developing regional model science configurations for operational NWP and climate applications.

  • Dr Carol Halliwell

    Carol works on the representation of subgrid-scale mixing in convective-scale versions of the Unified Model.

  • Dr Kirsty Hanley

    Kirsty works on the representation of convection in convective-scale versions of the Unified Model.

  • Andrew Hartley

    Andy analyses the risks of climate change, in order to help people, businesses, governments, and non-governmental organisations adapt to climate change.

  • Dr Humphrey Lean

    Humphrey leads research into formulation and applications of convective-scale versions of the Unified Model.

  • Dr Huw Lewis

    Huw manages the work to promote, plan, accelerate and pull through to operation of environmental prediction capabilities.

  • Dr Claudio Sanchez

    Claudio develops the workflow of different flavours of high resolution modelling systems, and contributes to their evaluation and verification.

  • Dr Jon Shonk

    Jon works on the urban serface and its representation in the Unified Model.

  • Dr Mark Weeks

    Mark works to develop high resolution local area models.

  •  James Frost

    James develops the open-source CSET evaluation tool, and supports research with his technical expertise.