Satellite Applications scientists

• Dr Chiara Piccolo

  Chiara leads Satellite Applications, working on the estimation of model errors using data assimilation techniques, and as manager of the NWP Satellite Applications Facility.

• Dr Maria Athanassiadou

  Maria works on SO2 retrievals from infrared satellite data.

• Nigel Atkinson

  Nigel is responsible for pre-processing of satellite sounder data in the Met Office and the development of pre-processing software.

• Thomas Blackmore

  Thomas is a scientist at the Met Office whose research is aimed at improving satellite data processing and interpretation capabilities and satellite products.

• Dr Neill Bowler

Neill is a scientist working on the use of GNSS radio-occultation observations in weather forecasting.

• Dr James Cameron

  James works on the assimilation of Atmospheric Infrared Sounder data and is the SatRad Manager.

• Dr Michael Cooke

  Mike's research is aimed at improving satellite image data processing, interpretation and assimilation capabilities at the Met Office.

• James Cotton

  James is a research scientist working on scatterometer winds and Atmospheric Motion Vectors.

• Dr Ian Culverwell

  Ian works on the use of Radio Occultation data in Numerical Weather Prediction and Climate Research.

• Dr John Eyre

  John leads research and development to improve exploitation of satellite data in numerical weather prediction and other applications in weather and climate.

• Dr Mary Forsythe

  Mary's role is to lead and manage the Satellite Winds and Active Sensing Group.

• Dr Peter Francis

  Pete carries out research aimed at improving satellite image data processing, interpretation and assimilation capabilities at the Met Office.

• Gemma Halloran (nee Bennitt)

  Gemma is a research scientist working on the use of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) Water Vapour and space-based Doppler Wind Lidar observations in NWP (Numerical Weather Prediction).

• James Hocking

  James works on the development of fast radiative transfer models.

• Dr Simon J. Keogh

Simon's role is to lead and manage the Satellite Data Products and Systems Group.

• Owen Lewis

Owen works on the use of Ground-based Global Navigation Satellite System and Radio Occultation data in Numerical Weather Prediction.

• Dr Franco Marenco

Franco leads the Satellite Imagery Applications Group.

• Dr Larry Morgan

Larry develops methods for exploiting conventional observations within the global NWP suite and monitors their use and assimilation.

• Dr Stuart Newman

Stuart is researching improvements to the way satellite observations from space are used in the Met Office's daily weather forecasts.

• Dr Yaswant Pradhan

  Yaswant's research is aimed at improving satellite image data processing, interpretation and assimilation capabilities at the Met Office.

• Dr Samantha Pullen

  Samantha's work is aimed at assimilating information about the land surface, derived from satellites, into the Met Office's Numerical Weather Prediction system.

• Dr David Rundle

  David works on improving the performance and functionality of the fast radiative transfer model, RTTOV.

• Dr Roger Saunders

  Roger manages and carries out research to develop our use of satellite data for assimilation into NWP models and satellite imagery for forecasting, and promoting the use of satellites for climate monitoring.

• Dr Ruth Taylor

  Ruth works on improving satellite image data assimilation capabilities at the Met Office.

• Dr Christoforos Tsamalis

  Christoforos aims to improve the use of satellite data in weather, climate and air quality monitoring.

• Dr Emma Turner

Emma works on the development of radiative transfer codes to simulate satellite observations.

Last updated: 21 March 2018