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Consultancy and policy support

How we can help you

From providing detailed weather data for dispersion modelling to in-depth advice and support, we can help you to monitor and report on environmental conditions more effectively - and enable you to take swift and appropriate action.

  • A team of dedicated air-quality specialists provides advice and practical support to industry, government, local authorities and consultants, long- and short-range model consultancy including NAME and ADMS.

  • We use the latest dispersion models, and can provide results for inclusion in your own reports or completed reports for submission to regulators

  • We've been supplying real-time operational forecast information for many decades

  • Our air-quality forecast system supports governments throughout the world, helping to predict the impact of hazardous releases on the atmosphere - including nuclear accidents

  • Local authorities concerned with air-quality reviews benefit from expert advice on areas like dispersion model selection and meteorological data requirements

In short, we have the people, expertise, experience and sophisticated models to deliver the environmental services that you need. So there's no need to invest in expensive hardware and software systems, or to divert valuable time and resources into areas like IT maintenance, upgrades and staff training.

Who can benefit?

Our services are designed for managers with responsibility for environmental issues and air quality in organisations that include:

  • governments;
  • local authorities;
  • regulators;
  • power generators;
  • petrochemical companies;
  • consultancies;
  • research bodies.
In particular, we can help local authorities to meet their review and assessment requirements: showing how much pollution originates within their area and how much is coming from elsewhere.
 
Examples of our work


The following examples highlight the wide scope of our experience in the air-quality field. Follow the links for more details.

Modelling - NAME developments and applications

Pollution episode analysis - using NAME

Large-scale pollution incidents - Chernobyl disaster

Climate change - climate, chemistry and ecosystems

Emergency response - the foot-and-mouth crisis

For further information about working with the Met Office on weather solutions please contact our 24-hour Customer Centre.