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Officer) introduced the finance report. He explained the adjustments relating to backdated pay and the ‘cost-of-living’ payment, noting the need to still meet the profit target to pay the DSIT dividend and the profit component of Corporate Performance Pay. • Nick Jobling introduced and the Board

This research, published in the International Journal of Climatology, relates both the Met Office weather patterns (shown below) and Lamb Weather Types to UK regional precipitation observed between 1931 and 2015. The Met Office weather patterns are also related to meteorological drought conditions

being encountered. The Next Generation Modelling System (NGMS) programme was making excellent progress. • The Board discussed a number of issues relating to the future development of NWP (numerical weather prediction), the related tools being developed including ensembles and machine learning

visit the Information Commissioner's Office. Will I be charged for the information? Under FOIA/EIR, in most cases the information will be provided free, but costs may be charged in certain circumstances. For example, information relating to Met Office commercial products and services may

discussed the outcomes of a recent senior-level trip to China relating to a joint MoU with the China Meteorological Administration and Newton Fund activities. • The Board discussed plans for future exascale computing. • Nick Jobling briefed the Board on proposed Met Office involvement in the South

on the version presented to the Board, focusing on innovation and growth. The Board agreed with the approach and direction of the strategy. The Board was presented with information relating to potential dates and schedule for the upcoming launch of the new strategy. Business cases – The Board approved

to decision-makers regarding medium term planning decisions relating to water (for energy and food) By "development levels" do you mean "community levels? If so, then I would say that it is possible to undertake coproduction with a variety of different communities, but each process needs to take

scenario, which relates to a change in global temperature of around 4.0 C by the 2070s, relative to the period 1981-2000. The frequency of days with hourly rainfall exceeding 30 mm per hour - the threshold used by the Environment Agency to indicate likely flash flooding - almost doubles by the 2070s

added. Across the survey 3,012 respondents responded by email to either the weather and/or flood service questions. In total, 2,557 emergency responders completed questions relating to Public Weather Services. Key findings from the survey undertaken 2013 include: • Severe Weather Warnings o Overall

threatening marine ecosystems in the UK. Although the growth in Pacific oyster numbers will have a positive impact on the economies of some areas, it will also have complex impacts on ecosystems and native species.  The project analysed current and future sea surface temperatures and how these relate