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