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obtained a first class BSc (Hons) degree in Ocean Science from Plymouth University. He then worked on satellite oceanography for over four years at ARGANS Ltd in Plymouth, UK, working within the MERIS Quality Working Group (MQWG) and the MERIS Validation Team (MVT), and developing the DIMITRI software for radiometric inter-calibration of optical satellite sensors.

social and economic prosperity. To address this need, the Met Office, NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, NERC National Oceanography Centre and Plymouth Marine Laboratory, working under the banner of JWCRP, have begun to develop the foundations of a coupled high resolution probabilistic forecast

The National Partnership for Ocean Prediction comprises the Met Office, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science and the National Oceanography Centre.

products and services. The partners The National Partnership for Ocean Prediction takes advantage of the research and service expertise in the partner organisations and their knowledge and observations of the marine environment. Plymouth Marine Laboratory Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML

of the times and locations with the highest risk.   International collaboration  To reduce the impact of this hazard, an international collaborative project involving the University of Plymouth and South African Weather Service (SAWS) developed forecasting tools for rip current hazards in South Africa

. Austell Barnstaple Exeter Princetown Plymouth Plymouth Nettlecombe Bruton Yeovilton Taunton Yeovil Exeter airport Teignmouth Torquay Penzance Penzance Gwennap Head St. Mary’s Falmouth Pendennis Point Lizard Stations Places Figure 1. Map of South West England. The plateaux are deeply incised by rivers

occurred to the south across the English Channel. For the UK, recorded wind speeds were fairly typical for a major Atlantic storm. Storm Ciarán was also an exceptionally deep area of low pressure (with the central pressure tending to correspond with the intensity of the storm). Plymouth, Kinterbury Point

Abigail - Maximum gust speeds (mph) Site Name Area Max Gust (mph) South Uist Outer Hebrides 84 Sule Skerry Orkney 79 Lerwick Shetland Islands 78 Benbecula Outer Hebrides 76 Mumbles South Wales 70 Plymouth Devon 65 Video: Storm Abigail satellite imagery The video below shows the track of Storm Abigail moving across the north of the UK.  

high pressure system exerts more influence. August shows an increase of rainfall over July and starts the inexorable rise in rainfall into the autumn and early winter. The effect of altitude is seen by comparing the records for Plymouth and Princetown which are about 23 km apart, but differ by 403