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Simon Thompson appointed as new Chair of the Met Office board

Executive, Prof Penny Endersby CBE, said: "I'm delighted to welcome Simon on board with his wealth of experience at a very exciting time for the Met Office, I would like to acknowledge the outstanding job Rob Woodward has done steering us through the last six years." Science Minister, Lord Vallance

Prof Adam Scaife

of the atmosphere: for example reducing the errors in atmospheric 'blocking' and simulating the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation using parameterised gravity waves for the first time in our model. Adam has played a leading role in international projects and scientific steering groups and his key contributions have been

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Storm Ciara named by Met Office

and Tuesday. Storm Ciara is expected to bring a range of impacts, including delays and cancellations to transport services, damage to power supplies and large coastal waves. Frank Saunders, Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office said: “An extremely strong jet stream will steer a succession of low-pressure

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Storm Doris crosses the UK

speed, allow plenty of room between your car and the vehicle in front and be wary of aquaplaning where water accumulates on the road. "Be mindful that there will be strong gusts of wind, so ensure you have a good grip of the steering wheel and take extra care when overtaking high-sided vehicles

Dr Roger Saunders

the ESA Climate Modelling Users Group, which is part of the ESA Climate Change Initiative, until 2017. Member of the GCOS Atmosphere Ocean Panel for Climate between 2010 and 2017. Member of the EUMETSAT CM-SAF Steering Group.

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Low pressure arrives for the weekend

from the vehicle in front. They should also ease off the accelerator, slowing down gradually if the steering becomes unresponsive.  Rain makes it harder for tyres to grip the road and more challenging for drivers to see ahead – significantly increasing the chances of being involved in a collision

Microsoft Word - 4.4b-DOC-PAG Report

not have time to consider milestone 6.7c. 8. Accepted the changes to the risk register proposed by the Secretariat. 9. Thanked the Chair for steering the Customer Group and the Public Weather Service through the last 6 years.

Prof Colin Jones

is a member of the NERC High Performance Computing Steering Committee and is a past member of the ENES Task Force on High Performance Computing and part of the PRACE working group on Weather, Climate and Earth Sciences.

Storm chasing to improve our extreme weather forecasts

measured turbulence and cloud properties alongside the CAMRa steerable radar, often making synergistic measurements of the same clouds. Observations took place across a range of conditions from shallow clouds, giving light rain, to deeper more active storms with heavy rain at the surface. For the first

Prof Jonathan Gregory

as with collaborators in other universities and climate centres. At the Met Office, Jonathan is engaged in various research projects on climate change with colleagues. His main organisational responsibilities are: Member of the Scientific Steering Group of the Joint Weather and Climate Research Programme

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