MOSAC Terms of Reference
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MOSAC publications in:
| Title | Author | Slides | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agenda | - | - | Paper (22 kb) |
| Met Office Science Strategy (2010-2015) | Julia Slingo | Slides (5.0 MB) | Paper (1.0 MB) |
| Weather Science | Brian Golding | Slides (2.1 MB) | Paper (25 kb) |
| Foundation Science | Andy Brown | Slides (3.9 MB) | Paper (35 kb) |
| Climate Science | Chris Gordon | Slides (1.6 MB) | Paper (452 kb) |
| Planned use of 2012 HPC resource | Alan Dickinson/ Stuart Bell | Slides (281 kB) | Paper (76 kb) |
| Observations R&D | Gill Ryall | Slides (6.8 MB) | Paper (52 kb) |
| Collaboration and partnership overview | Chris Gordon | Slides (844 kB) | Paper (34 kb) |
| The research web pages | Jon Petch | Slides (417 kB) | Paper (379 kb) |
| Applications of satellite data and related issues | John Eyre | Slides (5.0 MB) | Paper (38 kb) |
| Climate monitoring and attribution | Nick Rayner Nikos Christidis | Slides (6.6 MB) | Paper (33 kb) |
| Convective Scale Data Assimilation | Sue Ballard | Slides (911 kB) | Paper (690 kb) |
| Convection and Clouds (including GCSS and CASCADE) | Steve Derbyshire | Slides (964 kB) | Paper (95 kb) |
| Understanding climate change: physical processes, feedbacks and uncertainty | Cath Senior | Slides (4.2 MB) | Paper (270 kb) |
| Seamless global model development and assessment | Sean Milton | Slides (5.5 MB) | Paper (241 kb) |
| The Met Office response to the Eyjafjallajökull eruption and the challenges of developing the response capability further | Dave Thomson | Slides (6.7 MB) | No paper |
| Renewables sector applications | Rob Harrison | Slides (831 kB) | No paper |
| Insurance sector applications | Matt Huddleston | Slides (1.3 MB) | No paper |
| WMO and Developing World applications (DfID Africa, RCOF) | Richard Graham | Slides (473 kB) | No paper |
| Title | Author | Slides | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agenda | - | - | Paper (45 kb) |
| Overview | Brian Golding | Slides (1.1 MB) | - |
| Plan for a Climate Services and a Met Office science wide review panel | Julia Slingo | Slides (1.3 MB) | - |
| The Met Office NWP system | Stuart Bell | - | Paper (530 kb) |
| Seamless forecasting: implications for model development, observations and data assimilation | Sean Milton Alberto Arribas Mike Bell | Slides (311 kB) | Paper (119 kb) |
| Strategy for Coupled Ensemble/Variational Data Assimilation | Dale Barker | Slides (1.9 MB) | Paper (205 kb) |
| Strategy for stochastic physics in an improved forecast system | Glenn Shutts | Slides (95 kB) | Paper (686 kb) |
| Current issues with high resolution weather forecasting: modelling, data assimilation, verification and observations | Peter Clark | Slides (2.7 MB) | Paper (829 kb) |
| A strategy for further improvements to boundary layer clouds and temperature forecasts | Andy Brown | Slides (1.2 MB) | Paper (284 kb) |
| Ensemble based forecasting products | Ken Mylne | Slides (1.2 MB) | Paper (501 kb) |
| Highlights from the NWP problems group - the forecasters view of links to model development | Steve Willington | Slides (1.2MB) | Paper (182 kb) |
| Strategies for improvements in the scalability of the UM in response to changing computer architectures | Nigel Wood Paul Selwood | Slides (291 kB) | Paper (120 kb) |
| The strategy for aerosols and dust in climate, weather and air quality forecasting | Jim Haywood | Slides (8.0 MB) | Paper (188 kb) |
| An update on UM collaboration strategy | George Pankiewicz | Slides (412 kB) | - |
| Title | Author | Slides | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | Brian Golding | Slides (1.3 Mb) | Paper a (476 kb) Paper b (45 kb) |
| Supercomputing resources and code issues | Dave Jones | - | Paper (53 kb) |
| National and international collaboration | George Pankiewicz | Slides (1.4 Mb) | Paper (348 kb) |
| Land surface research prioritisation | Martin Best | Slides (215 kb) | Paper (643 kb) |
| Boundary layer R&D plan | Adrian Lock | Slides (763 kb) | Paper (1.1 Mb) |
| Observation R&D plan | Malcolm Kitchen | Slides (706 kb) | Paper (709 kb) |
| Seamless prediction | Cath Senior Richard Swinbank Alberto Arribas | Slides (1.1 Mb) | Paper (523 kb) |
| Observation-based research strategy | Roy Kershaw | Slides (123 kb) | Paper (25 kb) |
| Research relevant to forecasting probability of precipitation | Ken Mylne | Slides (460 kb) | Paper (339 kb) |
| Collaborations | George Pankiewicz | - | Paper (168 kb) |
| Title | Author | Slides | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | Brian Golding Stuart Bell Mike Bell | Slides (1.7 Mb) | Paper a (688 kb) Paper b (258 kb) |
| Land surface | Martin Best | Slides (1.5 Mb) | Paper (1.0 Mb) |
| Observation-based research | Roy Kershaw | Slides (1.8 Mb) | Paper (561 kb) |
| Dynamics | Nigel Wood | Slides (1.1 Mb) | Paper (128 kb) |
| Middle atmosphere | Mike Keil | Slides (1.6 Mb) | Paper (560 kb) |
| Satellite data | John Eyre | Slides (2.4 Mb) | Paper (60 kb) |
| Tropical error growth | Sean Milton | Slides (4.5 Mb) | Paper (9.7 Mb) |
| 1.5 km data assimilation and observation strategy | Sue Ballard | Slides (3.1 Mb) | Paper (1.2 Mb) |
| Customer applications: Defence | Dave Jones | Slides (3.3 Mb) | Paper (760 kb) |
| Collaborations | George Pankiewicz | Slides (4.5 Mb) | Paper (1.4 Mb) |
| Title | Author | Slides | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction/The Met Office NWP System | Brian Golding Stuart Bell | Slides (376 kb) | Paper (531 kb) |
| NCOF Status, Progress in 2005/6 and Plans | Mike Bell | Slides (408 kb) | Paper (320 kb) |
| NAME/Air Quality | David Thomson Alistair Manning | Slides (1.2 Mb) | Paper (64 kb) |
| Medium & Long Range Model Performance & Plans: THORPEX, Seasonal, Decadal & Climate Prediction | Sean Milton | Slides (6.8 Mb) | Paper (6.8 Mb) |
| MOGREPS Short-Range Ensemble Performance and Plans for 2007 | Neill Bowler | Slides (805 kb) | Paper (300 kb) |
| Global/Regional Parametrization Progress and Plans | Roy Kershaw | Slides (1.2 Mb) | Paper (355 kb) |
| Global and Regional Data Assimilation Progress and Plans | Andrew Lorenc | Slides (1.8 Mb) | Paper (216 kb) |
| 4 km UK model performance | Clive Wilson | Slides (2.0 Mb) | Paper (1.7 Mb) |
| High Resolution Model Progress and Plans | Peter Clark | Slides (1.7 Mb) | Paper (632 kb) |
| Collaboration with UK Academic Community | Brian Golding | - | Paper (121 kb) |
| Title | Author | Slides | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to NWP Programme (reorganisation for S&T and recent model performance) | Alan Dickinson | Slides (332 kb) | - |
| Description of the Met Office's Atmospheric Model | Alan Dickinson | - | Paper (364 kb) |
| Summary of NWP Strategy 2006-2011 | Alan Dickinson | - | Paper (50 kb) |
| NWP changes, performance and plans | Stuart Bell | - | Paper (96 kb) |
| Regional 4D-Var | Bruce Macpherson | Slides (396 kb) | Paper (148 kb) |
| UK observations strategy | Sarah Goodchild | - | Paper (52 kb) |
| Assimilation for high-resolution models | Sue Ballard | Slides (876 kb) | Paper (484 kb) |
| MOGREPS - Met Office Global and Regional Ensemble Prediction System | Ken Mylne | - | Paper (484 kb) |
| THORPEX | Richard Swinbank | Slides (2.1 Mb) | Paper (168 kb) |
| Convection and tropical performance | Steve Derbyshire | Slides (1.7 Mb) | Paper (248 kb) |
| Post Processing | Brian Golding | Slides (2.2 Mb) | Paper (704 kb) |
| Verification | Clive Wilson | Slides (1.4 Mb) | Paper (568 kb) |
| Dynamics | Nigel Wood | Slides (192 kb) | - |
| Satellites | John Eyre | Slides (160 kb) | - |
| Air quality | Paul Agnew | Slides (336 kb) | - |
| Observational research facilities | John Foot | Slides (1.5 Mb) | - |
| Collaboration with UK academic community | Alan Dickinson | - | Paper (128 kb) |
| Title | Author | Slides | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description of the Met Office's Atmospheric Model | Alan Dickinson | - | Paper (316 kb) |
| Introduction to NWP Programme (strategy/re-engineering and supercomputer) | Alan Dickinson | Slides (544 kb) | - |
| Summary of NWP Strategy 2005-2011 | Alan Dickinson | - | Paper (116 kb) |
| Recent improvements to data assimilation and future plans | Andrew Lorenc | Slides (760 kb) | Paper (292 kb) |
| Recent severe weather events and performance of the NWP system | Julian Heming | Slides (3.0 Mb) | Paper (2.2 Mb) |
| Dynamics Progress and Plans | Nigel Wood | Slides (528 kb) | Paper (788 kb) |
| THORPEX | David Richardson | Slides (184 kb) | Paper (84 kb) |
| Air Quality Programme and progress | Derrick Ryall | Slides (3.7 Mb) | Paper (156 kb) |
| Coastal Waters - Plans and Progress | Martin Holt | Slides (3.3 Mb) | Paper (36 kb) |
| Forecaster Post Processing | Brian Golding | Slides (536 kb) | Paper (256 kb) |
| Diagnostics | Sean Milton | Slides (6.3 Mb) | - |
| Parametrization | Roy Kershaw | Slides (80 kb) | - |
| Software for NWP systems | Stuart Bell | Slides (172 kb) | - |
| Convective-scale NWP | Pete Clark | Slides (556 kb) | - |
| Ensemble forecasting | Ken Mylne | Slides (832 kb) | - |
| Aircraft | Jon Taylor | Slides (2.3 Mb) | - |
| Collaboration with UK academic community | Alan Dickinson | - | Paper (76 kb) |
| Title | Author | Slides | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| NWP strategy 2004-2010 | Alan Dickinson | Slides (1.1 Mb) | Paper (164 kb) |
| Performance of NWP models 2003/04 and plans for improvement | Sean Milton | Slides (6.2 Mb) | Paper (1.8 Mb) |
| Operational NWP enhancement plans 2004-2005 | Stuart Bell | Slides (592 kb) | Paper (92 kb) |
| 4D-Var plans | Rick Rawlins | Slides (692 kb) | Paper (160 kb) |
| Parametrization strategy and plans | Roy Kershaw | Slides (916 kb) | Paper (60 kb) |
| Ensemble forecasting strategy and plans | Ken Mylne | Slides (1.1 Mb) | Paper (144 kb) |
| Maximising the benefit of research observations within the research programme | John Foot | Slides (3.0 Mb) | Paper (132 kb) |
| Convective scale forecasting: strategic goals | Brian Golding | Slides (188 kb) | - |
| Atmospheric dispersion | Derrick Ryall | Slides (96 kb) | - |
| Even newer dynamics | Nigel Wood | Slides (464 kb) | - |
| Improved use of satellite data | John Eyre | Slides (40 kb) | - |
| Software infrastructure | Stuart Bell | Slides (64 kb) | - |
| Title | Author | Slides | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction of the NWP Research Programme and description of the Met Office's atmospheric model | Alan Dickinson | Slides (1.3 Mb) | Paper (276 kb) |
| Operational implementation of New Dynamics and HadAM4 physics and current performance | Sean Milton | Slides (1.3 Mb) | Paper (1.5 Mb) |
| Data assimilation and 4D-Var update | Andrew Lorenc | Slides (840 kb) | Paper (112 kb) |
| High resolution modelling | Pete Clark | Slides (1.8 Mb) | Paper (328 kb) |
| Tiger Team - southern hemisphere | Rick Rawlins | Slides (264 kb) | Paper (204 kb) |
| Tiger Team - tropical performance | Roy Kershaw | Slides (328 kb) | Paper (36 kb) |
| Tiger Team - UK mesoscale and precipitation | Bruce Macpherson | Slides (732 kb) | Paper (464 kb) |
| Tiger Team - momentum balance | Andy Brown | Slides (248 kb) | Paper (184 kb) |
| Ensemble forecasting | Ken Mylne | Slides (792 kb) | Paper (136 kb) |
| Our new supercomputer | Paul Burton | Slides (372 kb) | Paper (36 kb) |
| Use of observational data to improve numerical modelling of low cloud | Jeremy Price | Slides (1.4 Mb) | Paper (124 kb) |
| FLUME | Chris Hewitt | Slides (488 kb) | Paper (48 kb) |
| Title | Author | Slides | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| NWP Programme | Alan Dickinson | Slides (448 kb) | - |
| Recent developments in the operational NWP System | Stuart Bell | Slides (252 kb) | - |
| Progress towards operational implementation of the New Dynamics and HadAM4 physics | Sean Milton | Slides (2.2 Mb) | - |
| Tropical performance | Roy Kershaw | Slides (168 kb) | - |
| New Dynamics Orography Team | Andy Brown | Slides (628 kb) | - |
| Improving forecasts of cloud and rain: Use of satellite and radar data | Stephen English | Slides (1.2 Mb) | - |
| Cloud prediction and precipitation | John Edwards | Slides (784 kb) | - |
| Verification of precipitation forecasts | Martin Goeber | Slides (688 kb) | - |
| Towards 4D-VAR | Sue Ballard | Slides (1.1 Mb) | - |
| Developments in modelling infrastructure | Stuart Bell | Slides (188 kb) | - |
| Update on the new research aircraft | John Foot | Slides (404 kb) | - |
| Core Research Programme 2002/3 | Paul Mason | Slides (288 kb) | - |