Amos Lawless

Professor Mathew Owens in front of bookshelves filled with academic books and framed certificates in a study or office setting.

Congratulations to Professor Mathew Owens, who has received the Chapman Medal from the Royal Meteorological Society for his outstanding contribution to space weather science - particularly for the development of the HUXt model.

Read the full story: https://rdg.ac/49NfyRJ

New international agreements to boost Earth observation collaboration The EUMETSAT Council approves new and renewed agreements to strengthen collaboration.

🌍Big news for Earth observation! Delighted that the @eumetsat.int Council has approved a new co-operation agreement with NCEO!

🚀This partnership brings frontier research in atmosphere, marine & hydrology to the heart of operational Earth Observation.

🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/2k9e93ry

And sometimes as you drive past, the motorway speed limit is reduced for "air quality"!

This is AI2ES, my AI institute. No way around it other than to say this is really awful. We are doing so many amazing things! We want to keep doing amazing things but without this level of funding, we will not be able to do so.

Congratulations team BIOMASS! These first images were unveiled at #LPS25. A spectacular example of the satellite's capability and the potential for understanding our planet's forests in greater detail than ever before. 🌍

Many congratulations to our PhD students @science-sanjee.bsky.social and @lrisley.bsky.social on being awarded these fellowships.

Simultaneous estimation of the atmosphere and ocean states - DARC by Amos Lawless, April 2025 Why is the ocean relevant for weather forecasts? The weather we experience each day is influenced not just by what is happening throughout the atmosphere,...Read More >

DARC's latest blog is out. Read Amos Lawless's blog about why the ocean plays an important role in weather forecasting and how statistical relationships between the ocean and the atmosphere should be accounted for in coupled data assimilation.
research.reading.ac.uk/met-darc/202...

Non-Executive Director - NCEO in Leicester | University of Leicester Recruitment Team View details and apply for this Non-Executive Director - NCEO vacancy in Leicester. The National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) is looking for an independent, part-time, non-executive Director ...

🌍 We're looking for a Non-Exec Director to join our Management Board!

This part-time, independent role provides a rare opportunity to contribute to the strategic direction & long-term success of UKs leading EO research centre🛰️

Find out more>>https://tinyurl.com/2mypp6ac

#NCEO #Leadership

Convergence FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE

Really looking forward to the panel discussion with
Prof Ros Cornforth (Walker Centre, Uni of Reading)
Prof Sir Brian Hoskins (Uni of Reading & Imperial College London)
Dr Ben Wilson (Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund) taking place @ Corpus Christi College, Oxford at 10.30 am tomorrow (1/4)

NERC/NCEO/DARC Training course on data assimilation and its interface with machine learning 2025 - DARC 9-13th June 2025, University of Reading, UK Jump to key dates and how to apply Join us to explore the theory and practical applications of Data Assimilation, a vital key...Read More >

Applications are open for the NCEO/DARC Training Course on Data Assimilation & Machine Learning!

Learn how DA integrates models and observations to tackle environmental challenges. Two stages available:

▪ Foundation 9-10 June 25
▪ Advanced 11-13 June 25

More info: tinyurl.com/5bya85tr

AI-created graphic of planet Earth with mathematical equations and graphs surrounding it

⏰ Two 4-year funded PhD projects available at the University of Reading with @nceoscience.bsky.social via EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Mathematics for our Future Climate. Apply by 9 March!
1 👉 bit.ly/NCEOPhD1
2 👉 bit.ly/NCEOPhD2
#Mathematics #Meteorology #PhD #PhDScholarship #PhDPosition

Improving Arctic Sea Ice Forecasts with Ensemble Data Assimilation - DARC by Sukun Cheng, February 2025 The research presented here was carried out during my postdoctoral position at the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NERSC) in Bergen, Norway. My work...Rea...

Data assimilation in sea ice models is challenging! Read Sukun Cheng's new blog on the assimilation of sea ice thickness and concentration observations.
research.reading.ac.uk/met-darc/202...

Ocean-surface warming four times faster now than late-1980s - National Centre for Earth Observation A new study, published today (Tuesday, 28 January 2025) in Environmental Research Letters has shown that the rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past four decades.

New study published today shows the rate of ocean warming has quadrupled since the 1980s🌊

NCEO Prof @chrismerchant.bsky.social at the Uni of Reading, lead author highlights why 2023 and early 2024 saw unprecedented ocean temperatures, rising at 0.27°C per decade📈

www.nceo.ac.uk/news-media/o...

Why meteorologists are comparing Storm Éowyn to a bomb Éowyn’s wind speeds are comparable with the most infamous storms of recent years and decades.

We've put together a little explainer on Storm Éowyn, its development, where it stands compared to other (in)famous storms and on whether future explosive cyclones could become more "sting-jetty" and diabatically driven
theconversation.com/why-meteorol...
@ncas-uk.bsky.social

The intensity & structure of #StormÉowyn were certainly conducive to sting-jet descent. This satellite image would be consistent with it, as would be the timing and location of the record gust. However, we can't yet say whether the cold conveyor belt also played a role there 1/2

American Meteorological Society’s Annual Meeting 2025 - DARC By Rishabh Bhatt This year’s American Meteorological Society’s 105th Annual meeting was held in New Orleans from 12th – 16th January 2025. The primary aim of these annual meetings is...Read More >

New blog: postdoc Rishabh Bhatt writing about his trip to the awesome #AMS2025 @ametsoc.bsky.social
research.reading.ac.uk/met-darc/202...

Inside COP29 Thea Stevens – thea.stevens@pgr.reading.ac.uk Juan Garcia Valencia – j.p.garciavalencia@pgr.reading.ac.uk Introduction Hi there! We are Thea (3rd year PhD) and Juan (2nd year PhD), and …

Inside #COP29 by Thea Stevens & Juan Garcia Valencia who attended the Azerbaijan #climate meeting on behalf of the University of Reading
in November: socialmetwork.blog/2025/01/18/i...