Areas of expertise

• Simulations and observations of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC).
• Ocean dynamics and variability in coupled climate models and ocean state estimates.
• Detection and attribution of climate change in the ocean.

Publications by Chris Roberts

Current Activities

Chris is a scientist in the Oceans, Cryosphere and Dangerous Climate Change group of the Met Office Hadley Centre. Since joining the Met Office in 2010, Chris has spent the majority of his time researching the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) as a member of the NERC project  RAPID-WATCH.

Since 2013, Chris has also been a member of  DEEP-C, a multi-disciplinary NERC-funded project designed to improve our understanding of energy pathways in the Earth system. In this project, Chris is focused on diagnosing the patterns and mechanisms of heat redistribution in models of the ocean, and how this will help us to understand the reduced rate of global surface warming observed since 2000.

Career Background

Before joining the Met Office, Chris completed undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Cambridge where he studied climate change during the Earth's past.