Clouds, Water Vapour and Climate Contacts
Principal investigators' names are underlined. Project summaries from NERC can be accessed by clicking on the project titles.
Science co-ordinator
Dr. Keith N. Bower
University of Manchester
k.bower@manchester.ac.uk
Programme administrator
Dr Sally Palmer
NERC
sapal@nerc.ac.uk
GST/02/2314
Three-dimensional high resolution meso-scale modeling of droplet growth in cumulus clouds and comparison with observations
Round 1 - January 1999
End date: 31 October 2002
Dr. Alan M. Gadian
University of Manchester
a.gadian@manchester.ac.uk
GST/02/2316
Observations and modelling of the microphysical and radiative properties of mixed phase frontal cloud
Round 1 - January 1999
End date: 31 March 2003
Prof Tom W. Choularton
University of Manchester
T.W.Choularton@manchester.ac.uk
Prof Peter R. Jonas
University of Manchester
P.Jonas@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Clive P. R. Saunders
University of Manchester
Clive.Saunders@manchester.ac.uk
Mr D. Johnson
MRF
dwjohnson@meto.gov.uk
Dr. A. J. Illingworth
Reading
a.j.illingworth@reading.ac.uk
Dr. George C. Craig
Reading
g.c.craig@reading.ac.uk
Mr Phil R. A. Brown
Met Office
prabrown@meto.gov.uk
GST/02/2318
Airborne measurements of the IR radiative properties of ice clouds and clear air using ARIES and TAFTS
Round 1 - January 1999
End date: 31 May 2002
Prof John E. Harries
IC London
j.harries@ic.ac.uk
Dr. J. P. Taylor
Met Office
jptaylor@meto.gov.uk
GST/02/2321
Single particle experiments to determine the scattering properties of representative regular and irregular ice crystals
Round 1 - January 1999
End date: 4 August 2001
Prof P. H. Kaye
Hertfordshire
P.H.Kaye@herts.ac.uk
Dr. Z. J. Ulanowski
Hertfordshire
Z.Ulanowski@herts.ac.uk
GST/02/2324
Cirrus, dynamics and water vapour
Round 1 - January 1999
End date: 31 March 2002
Dr. James A. Whiteway
Aberystwyth
jjw@aber.ac.uk
Dr. Geraint Vaughan
Aberystwyth
gxv@aber.ac.uk
Prof Tom W. Choularton
University of Manchester
T.W.Choularton@manchester.ac.uk
Prof Peter R. Jonas
University of Manchester
P.Jonas@manchester.ac.uk
GST/02/2867
The radiative properties of inhomogeneous cirrus clouds
Round 2 - December 2000
End date: 30 June 2003
Prof Peter R. Jonas
University of Manchester
P.Jonas@manchester.ac.uk
GST/02/2871
Near-infrared absorption by water vapour: a co-ordinated laboratory modelling study
Round 2 - December 2000
End date: 30 September 2002
Prof Keith P. Shine
Reading
k.p.shine@reading.ac.uk
Dr. Kevin M. Smith
RAL
k.m.smith@rl.ac.uk
GST/02/2873
Impacts of cloud inhomogeneities on their optical properties
Round 2 - December 2000
End date: 31 December 2002
Dr. Joanna D. Haigh
IC London
j.haigh@ic.ac.uk
Prof Antony J. H. Goddard
IC London
a.goddard@ic.ac.uk
Dr. Cassiano R. E. De Oliveira
IC London
c.oliveira@ic.ac.uk
Mr A. P. Umpleby
IC London
a.umpleby@ic.ac.uk
GST/02/2874
The microphysical and radiative properties of mixed phase clouds
Round 2 - December 2000
End date: 30 November 2003
Prof Tom W. Choularton
University of Manchester
T.W.Choularton@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Clive P. R. Saunders
University of Manchester
Clive.Saunders@manchester.ac.uk
Prof Peter R. Jonas
University of Manchester
P.Jonas@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. A. J. Illingworth
Reading
a.j.illingworth@reading.ac.uk
Dr. George C. Craig
Reading
g.c.craig@reading.ac.uk
Dr. Robin J. Hogan
Reading
r.j.hogan@reading.ac.uk
Prof P. H. Kaye
Hertfordshire
P.H.Kaye@herts.ac.uk
Dr. P. Field
MRF
prfield@meto.gov.uk
Mr P. R. A. Brown
Met Office
prabrown@meto.gov.uk
GST/02/2879
Characterising particle size, shape and distribution in ice and mixed-phased clouds
Round 2 - December 2000
End date: 30 November 2003
Prof P. H. Kaye
Hertfordshire
P.H.Kaye@herts.ac.uk
Dr. Edwin Hirst
Hertfordshire
E.Hirst@herts.ac.uk
Dr. John S. Foot
MRF
jsfoot@meto.gov.uk
GST/02/2881
EMERALD-I: Egrett microphysics experiment with radiation, lidar and dynamics
Round 2 - December 2000
End date: 30 June 2003
Dr. James A. Whiteway
Aberystwyth
jjw@aber.ac.uk
Dr. Geraint Vaughan
Aberystwyth
gxv@aber.ac.uk
Prof Tom W. Choularton
University of Manchester
T.W.Choularton@manchester.ac.uk
Dr. Martin W. Gallagher
University of Manchester
martin.gallagher@manchester.ac.uk
Prof Alan M. Blyth
New Mexico
blyth@kestrel.nmt.edu
Leeds
blyth@env.leeds.ac.uk
GST/02/2892
The origin, evolution and effects of non-convective clouds at the tropical tropopause
Round 2 - December 2000
End date: 31 March 2003
Dr. A. Robert MacKenzie
Lancaster
r.mackenzie@lancaster.ac.uk
Dr. Peter H. Haynes
Cambridge
phh@damtp.cam.ac.uk
Dr. Jamie A. Kettleborough
RAL
J.A.Kettleborough@rl.ac.uk
NER/T/S/2001/194
Field observations of near-infrared absorption by water vapour
Round 3 - September 2001
End date: 31 August 2003
Prof Keith P. Shine
Reading
k.p.shine@reading.ac.uk
NER/T/S/2001/195
Low humidity in the tropical and subtropical atmosphere
Round 3 - September 2001
End date: 31 December 2004
Prof Brian J. Hoskins
Reading
b.j.hoskins@reading.ac.uk
Dr. John Methven
Reading
swrmethn@met.reading.ac.uk
NER/T/S/2001/199
Obtaining maximum greenhouse gas and cloud information from EOSMLS measurements
Round 3 - September 2001
End date: 31 December 2004
Dr. R. S. Harwood
Edinburgh
R.S.Harwood@ed.ac.uk
NER/T/S/2001/201
EMERALD-II: Egrett microphysics esperiments with radiation, lidar and dynamics in the tropics
Round 3 - September 2001
End date: 31 December 2004
Dr. James A. Whiteway
Aberystwyth
jjw@aber.ac.uk
NER/T/S/2001/203
Measurements of scattering and absorption properties of ice crystals appropriate to tropical cirrus cloud
Round 3 - September 2001
End date: 1 January 2005
Prof P. H. Kaye
Hertfordshire
P.H.Kaye@herts.ac.uk
Dr. Z. J. Ulanowski
Hertfordshire
Z.Ulanowski@herts.ac.uk
NER/T/S/2001/204
The global distribution, variability and radiative-climatological impact of atmospheric water vapour
Round 3 - September 2001
End date: 31 December 2004
Prof John E. Harries
IC London
j.harries@ic.ac.uk
Dr. Ralf Toumi
IC London
r.toumi@ic.ac.uk
NER/T/S/2001/205
GRAPE: Global retrieval of ATSR cloud parameters and evaluation
Round 3 - September 2001
End date: 28 February 2005
Dr. Roy Gordon Grainger
Oxford
r.grainger1@physics.oxford.ac.uk
Dr. Bryan N. Lawrence
RAL
b.lawrence@rl.ac.uk
Dr. Phil Watts
EUMETSAT
Watts@eumetsat.de