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Ocean forecasting research scientists

Our ocean forecasting scientists

  • Dr Andy Saulter
    Andy is the Head of the Ocean Forecasting Research and Development (OFRD) group and co-chair of the National Partnership for Ocean Prediction (NPOP).
     

  • Isabella Ascione
    Isabella develops the Shelf Seas Forecasting configurations of the Forecasting Ocean Assimilation Model (FOAM), and is the Copernicus Marine service manager.
     

  • Chris Bunney
    Chris develops WAVEWATCH and nearshore wave model configurations in support of Met Office operational marine forecast services.
     

  • Davi Carneiro
    Davi works on data assimilation in marine systems.
     

  • David Ford
    David develops marine biogeochemistry data assimilation systems.
     

  • Dr Breogan Gomez
    Breogan manages surge and wave model research into operations, delivering models that underpin short range forecasts for the marine sector, coastal flooding and the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service.
     

  • Dr Simon Good
    Simon manages a team that develops the Operational Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Ice Analysis (OSTIA) products and works to optimise the use of observations for ocean forecasting.
     

  • Susan Kay
    Susan leads the marine biogeochemistry activity in the team, as well as a Plymouth Marine Laboratory scientist.
     

  • Dr Robert King
    Robert works on data assimilation in marine systems.
     

  • Dr Daniel Lea
    Developing and maintaining the assimilation part of the FOAM (Forecasting Ocean Assimilation Model) operational deep ocean forecasting system.
     

  • Dr Jian-Guo Li
    Jian-Guo Li works on ocean surface wave spectral models and is especially interested in transport schemes on unstructured multi-resolution grids.
     

  • Dr Matt Martin
    Matt leads the research and development of marine data assimilation systems in the Met Office.
     
  • Niall McConnell
    Niall develops tools and methods for assessing the performance of ocean forecasts and assists users looking to exploit ocean forecasts.
     

  • Jan Maksymczuk
    Jan leads the ocean forecasting verification team.
     

  • Dr Chongyuan Mao
    Chongyuan works on the OSTIA system and the validation of the OSTIA diurnal analysis.
     

  • Dr Sophia Moreton
    Sophia maintains and develops the ocean component of coupled NWP.
     

  • Dr Clare O'Neill
    Clare develops the UK's storm surge forecast model.
     

  • Christine Pequignet
    Christine works on the verification and validation of ocean models
     

  • Martin Price
    Martin is responsible for software developments to the Forecasting Ocean Assimilation Model and the NEMOVAR assimilation scheme.
     

  • Jonah Roberts-Jones
    Jonah develops the ocean component of the Coupled NWP system and leads the Global Ocean Forecasting team.
     

  • Toby Searle
    Toby works on software related to the OSTIA system and observations processing for ocean forecasting.
     

  • Dr Peter Sykes
    Peter leads the shelf seas sediment modelling capability and works on the assessment and transition of operational ocean forecast systems.
     

  • Dr Jennie Waters
    Jennie works on data assimilation into ocean models.
     
  • Dr James While
    James works on data assimilation in marine systems; of particular interest is data assimilation in shelf sea models and assimilation of diurnal sea surface temperature.
     
  • Kirsten Wilmer-Becker
    Kirsten coordinates the GODAE OceanView Program Office and leads the MyOcean Service Desk support group.
     

  • Mark Worsfold
    Mark uses the OSTIA system to generate historical sea surface temperature datasets which can then be used by climate researchers. He also researches methods of detecting marine heatwaves.