Atmospheric Measurement and Observation Facility (AMOF)
Lead Research Organisation:
National Centre for Atmospheric Science
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
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Publications
Devenish B
(2012)
A study of the arrival over the United Kingdom in April 2010 of the Eyjafjallajökull ash cloud using ground-based lidar and numerical simulations
in Atmospheric Environment
Di Girolamo P
(2012)
Lidar and radar measurements of the melting layer: observations of dark and bright band phenomena
in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Dimri A
(2017)
Cloudbursts in Indian Himalayas: A review
in Earth-Science Reviews
Doherty R
(2017)
Multi-model impacts of climate change on pollution transport from global emission source regions
in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Dong B
(2017)
Attribution of Forced Decadal Climate Change in Coupled and Uncoupled Ocean-Atmosphere Model Experiments
in Journal of Climate
Doyle A
(2021)
2016 Monsoon Convection and Its Place in the Large-Scale Circulation Using Doppler Radars
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Duck T
(2007)
Transport of forest fire emissions from Alaska and the Yukon Territory to Nova Scotia during summer 2004
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Dunning C
(2017)
Identification of deficiencies in seasonal rainfall simulated by CMIP5 climate models
in Environmental Research Letters
| Description | LIdar work was used during the 2010 Eyja eruption to monitor volcanic ash Wind profiler data supplied to Met Office for operational weather forecasting |
| First Year Of Impact | 2010 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Environment |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| Description | BBC Look North (Yorkshire and Lincolnshire) Interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Radio interview with Paul Hudson, a weather presenter and climate correspondent for BBC Look North in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, on tornadoes and flooding. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Into The Blue - NERC Public Engagement Event - Manchester |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Into the blue Manchester was held at the Manchester Runway Visitor Park between 25th October and 29th October 2016. Staged under the wings of Concorde, the event consisted of five days of science engagement with a total audience of approximately 5,250 people, an average of over 1,000 visitors each day. Researchers, science communicators, stakeholders and the general public were brought together to bring alive the science we live and breathe. Into the blue was conceived, funded and managed by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), the UK's leading commissioner of environmental science. NERC has an obligation by royal charter to communicate its research with the public and to create a dialogue that can benefit environmental science, researchers, and society as a whole. In 2016 NERC capitalised on its unique opportunity to engage with public audiences by materialising the UK's largest research aircraft at Into the blue Manchester. The FAAM aircraft provided Into the blue with a central motif that brought to life the UK's world leading research capabilities. Into the blue Manchester offered visitors a chance to tour the FAAM aircraft, attend talks, meet scientists and interact with a diverse range of hands-on science exhibits. Event contributors represented more than 30 universities and research centres across the UK, showcasing the very best of UK environmental science research. From the outset it was clear that Into the blue was going to be more ambitious than any event NERC had staged before. To measure the success of Into the blue and to improve future events a comprehensive evaluation has been carried out. This has provided insights and metrics to allow NERC to respond to feedback. By engaging with and listening to our audiences we aim to improve future practice. This evaluation aims to establish how far the Into the blue showcase was able to achieve the four primary objectives set out by NERC: Make NERC science accessible to the public, stimulating enthusiasm and support for UK environmental science; Engage targeted stakeholders with NERC science and innovation to create advocates for NERC; Engage our colleagues to encourage pride in NERC and act as ambassadors; Create a focal point for broad-reaching mass public engagement via media and social media based on these events. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://intotheblue.nerc.ac.uk |
| Description | Leeds Festival of Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Leeds Festival of Science. I took the mobile radar to two schools as part of a "Weather Roadshow", a 2 hour workshop introducing school children to weather observations and forecasting. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | NCAS facilities and services represented at Meteorological Technology World Exp 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Representatives from NCAS, FAAM, AMF and CEDA exhibited at the Meteorological Technology World Expo in Amsterdam. We were part of 200 exhibiting companies and organisations at the 3-day event, where 4000 people attended. We spoke to weather and climate related manufacturers, service providers and scientists about the work we deliver via our facilities and services. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | NERC RRS Discovery in London. Public & Community Engagement. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presenting the research and facilities of NCAS as well as "Science Busking" on London's Lower Embankment. Involvement with this event raised the profile of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science within NERC and with a wide range of stakeholders. Over 500 people were involved with tours, busking and in other activities surrounding the events in October in London. Felicity Perry Volunteers included Jamie Minaeian, Matt Gascoyne, James Lee, James Allan, Sarah Moller, Tor Smith, Felicity Perry, Ioana Colfescu, Zoe Fleming, Marvin Shaw, Tomas Sherwen and Sina Hackenberg |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://storify.com/PlanetEarthnews/rrs-discovery-visits-london |
| Description | Online publication of time lapse videos |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Publication of the first atmospheric science education/outreach time-lapse video at http://cedadocs.badc.rl.ac.uk/1271/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://cedadocs.badc.rl.ac.uk/127 |
| Description | Open Day - See Behind the Scenes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | |
| Results and Impact | NCAS at Leeds University took part in a School of Earth and Environment evening activity to engage students, staff and the public in the activities that occur within the School. The "Behind the Scenes" event on 14th November 2013 aimed to engage the local people, staff from other departments and students of all levels within the university. NCAS's presence at this event was significant. We filled the foyer of the department with scientific equipment, including a LIDAR, weather station, weather balloon, unmanned aerial vehicles and had posters with information about NCAS, our science and out training courses. Lindsay Bennett, Instrument Scientist demonstrated the AMF mobile radar to students and staff of the School of Earth and Environment during this event, which proved to be a great success. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Open Evening (University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Demonstrated the mobile radar to students and staff of the School of Earth and Environment during the "Behind the Scenes" event on 14th November 2013. Presented other atmospheric science instrumentation and publicised the National Centre for Atmospheric Science. NCAS increased it's visibility in the host university department. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013,2014 |
| Description | Operation Weather Rescue - citizen science project |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Operation Weather Rescue is a citizen science project to digitise lost weather measurements from over 100 years ago. Over 3,700 volunteers have rescued 177,504 hours of weather data from the historic Ben Nevis Observatory so far, and more are continuing to digitise further records. This project is led by Ed Hawkins (NCAS Climate) and Harriett Richardson (NCAS Comms) and has strengthened our partnership with RMetS via Marjory Roy. Operation Weather Rescue results were displayed at NERC's UnEarthed event in Edinburgh (November 2017). Operation Weather Rescue and the subsequent NCAS temporary weather station which was installed on Ben Nevis, led to substantial press coverage e.g. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-41177662/ben-nevis-weather-records-to-enter-the-digital-age and http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41918646. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/edh/weather-rescue/ |
| Description | Operation Weather Rescue at UnEarthed (NERC showcase) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The NCAS Communications Team, Ed Hawkins (NCAS Climate), Lindsay Bennet (NCAS Weather) and volunteers from Edinburgh and Reading universities delivered an exhibition stand about Operation Weather Rescue (OWR) at NERC's UnEarthed environmental showcase (free to attend) event at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh. 7000 attendees came to the 4-day long event. The NCAS Comms Team designed the exhibition stand, developed engaging animations with the OWR data, created 'make your own weather instruments' activities and installed an outdoor data display of temperature change since the industrial revolution in Scotland. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Participation in BBC series CLOUD-LAB |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Participation in a Radio Interview N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Participation in a radio/TV interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Radio interview with Paul Hudson, a weather presenter and climate correspondent for BBC Look North in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, on tornadoes and flooding. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Presentations by David Hooper to school pupils and sea cadets |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Talks about atmospheric refraction, ice crystals on the edge of space and cloud spotting/identification were given by David Hooper to school groups visiting the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, and to the Abingdon Sea Cadets group. The talks provided the pupils and cadets with further information about weather-related topics and inspired questions and further discussion afterwards. The school talks were part of a STFC RAL open day. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Primary School Visit (Shadwell, Leeds) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Visit to Shadwell Primary School, Leeds to talk to the pupils about storms, tornadoes and flooding. I spent the whole day talking to each year group about my work as a weather scientist and the impact of severe weather. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Public Engagement at a local museum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I helped produce a leaflet that was on display and handed out to members of the public during the Convective Precipitation Experiment (COPE) in Cornwall during July and August 2013. The leaflet gave an overview of the project, its science and aims, and descriptions of the instruments deployed in the local area. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Public Lecture (Burn Gliding Club) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I was a guest speaker at Burn Gliding Club, to present a talk on the mobile radar. I gave an overview of the COPE field project. December 2013 N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014 |
| Description | Public Lecture - Burn Gliding Club |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I was a guest speaker at Burn Gliding Club, to present a talk on the AMF mobile radar that I use for my research into clouds, storms and the formation of heavy rain. I gave an overview of the COPE field project. December 2013 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Public Talk - David Hooper |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | David Hooper gave a talk on "Angels and Mirages", i.e. about atmospheric refractive index at the RAL Space Visitor Centre For Whom: approximately 16 students (a mix of Work Experience, Vacation, and other) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Public Talk - David Hooper |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | David Hooper gave a presentation on atmospheric refractive index and a tour of the NERC MST Radar site at the NERC MST Radar site near Aberystwyth There were approximately 20 members of the Aberystwyth Amateur Radio Club in the audience |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Public Talk at Youth Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | David Hooper gave a presentation on the different types of cumulus clouds to 11 members of the Abingdon Sea Cadets group. They had specifically requested a weather-related talk. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Radio and television interviews |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Radio and television interviews for South Georgia Hazard forecasting project N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | School talks about weather |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Lindsay Bennett talked to Year 3 at Spring Bank Primary School in Headingley and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Keighley, about her job as a meteorologist, for their Wild Weather theme this term. She showed photos and animations about clouds, making observations with radar, and talked about storms and tornadoes. They also had fun doing the "cloud in the bottle" and "tornado in a bottle" demonstrations to illustrate some of the science. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Schools Workshop - part of NERC Climate Explorers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Hannah Price organised and ran a schools workshop in Greenwich (as part of NERC Climate Explorers) - hands on activity in which children build instruments for their own atmospheric research aircraft |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Schools activities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Visit to Shadwell Primary School, Leeds to talk to the pupils about storms, tornadoes and flooding. I spent the whole day and spoke to ever year group about my work as a weather scientist and the impact of severe weather. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Schools workshop to build instruments for atmospheric research aircraft |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Hannah Price from FAAM supported a schools workshop in Greenwich (part of NERC Climate Explorers) and delivered a hands on activity in which children built instruments for their own atmospheric research aircraft. Hannah provided information about the FAAM research aircraft and answered questions about where it flies, what it measures etc. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | South-East Centre of the Royal Meteorological Society Talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited speaker for a meeting of the South-East Centre of the Royal Meteorological Society. I gave a talk titled "A new mobile radar to help improve forecasts of flash flooding", with a focus on the COnvective Precipitation Experiment (COPE). It was an open meeting where the audience consisted of both academics and members of the public. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Talk to School Children - David Hooper |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | David Hooper gave a presentation on "Winds, Waves, and Turbulence" i.e. on atmospheric convection and waves at RAL Space Visitor Centre for approximately 10 school pupils of mixed ages |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Vaughan, Geraint - Lectures/talks/debates |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited public lecture on high-impact weather and climate change, delivered at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Meifod. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |