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Expat Kiwi interested in climate dynamics; Co-lead of @WCRP_climate QBOi and Explaining & Predicting Earth System Change WG2 | @AtmosScience @OxfordAOPP

Bicester, England
Joined June 2012
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Our new study shows many models struggle to capture the SH stratospheric polar vortex evolution from winter to spring, which is another source of uncertainty for how the southern annular mode will change in austral spring in the future journals.ametsoc.org/view/jo…
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Scott Osprey retweeted
My Latest on the Q.B.O (The Quasi-Biennial Oscillation) @GavinPartridge @MarkVogan
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Rossby waves reflect & evanesce when they travel in the atmosphere meeting winds they cannot pass through (like the polar vortex after it breaks down). This general characteristic of waves is called total internal reflection and waves can leak through if the barrier is thin.
I wrote an article ("The Weather Amplifier") about the phenomenon of resonant amplification of the jet stream and impact of climate change six years ago in @SciAm (for the physics nerds, there's a discussion of the tie-in with quantum mechanics): scientificamerican.com/artic…
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For a second analogy, think of a laser cavity. Light of a particular wavelength is amplified (via stimulated emission) in the laser tube. The ends of the tube are mirrors reflecting the light into the tube building power. But light leaks through the mirrors nonetheless.
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📢Do not forget to register for next week's webinar 📅23 April⏰2pm (14:00) CET 🔎Simon Klein from Office for Climate Education will talk about #educational #resources around climate extremes and especially XAIDA 📌Details and regsitration👉https//xaida.eu/xaida-webinar-17/
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Phew, and here was me thinking it would be a coalition of the undead...#spellchecker @BBCNews
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Great little video from the BBC about the Polar Vortex and how it can influence wintertime weather. It would be really good to have more of these sorts of explainer videos out there. bbc.co.uk/weather/features/3…
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I have seen Ospreys grab so many different things. One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish. For a while, it was a goal of mine to complete the Dr. Seuss Osprey challenge, and I’ve happily done it many times since, but I never tire of seeing what they catch. To me, it’s just as fascinating as seeing them fall out of the sky, and when they are fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, you never know what they will come up with, and sometimes the bird glances down and seems surprised at what it managed to wrangle from the sea. The needlefish is always one of my favorites. This fish usually fights and bites back and always makes for a great photograph, as you can clearly see here. Glad I’m not a fish.
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🆕 Next webinar: February 18th, 2025 at 2PM (14:00) CET @Ajezeq will talk about ‘Broadening the scope of anthropogenic influence in extreme event attribution?’ 💡Ref.: Jezequel et al. 2024, Environ. Res.: Climate 3 🔎Details & registration 👉 xaida.eu/xaisa-webinar-15/
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Great Opportunity to work at the Royal Meteorological Society @RMetS as a Science Engagement Officer. If this sounds like you, then please consider applying before Friday March 14 2025 charityjob.co.uk/jobs/royal-…
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