Masterclass | Can We Predict Extremes in Summer Weather and Climate - from months to years ahead?
LOCATION
Virtual - Hosted on Zoom
The 2022 European summer was marked by extreme heat and drought leading to widespread wildfires, low river flow and over 60,000 excess deaths. This continued a pattern of worsening extremes in the region, with considerable impacts on society. A relevant question is could such an extreme summer have been predicted in advance, giving crucial warnings to decision makers? Seasonal forecasts attempt to do just that, predicting the weather averaged over several months, relying on the influence of ocean variability and the land-surface on the atmosphere. In this talk I will explain how climate change is affecting our summers. I will also discuss the relative capabilities of seasonal forecast models and why the summer season is particularly hard to forecast.
Speaker
Matt Patterson
Matt Patterson is a postdoctoral research assistant in the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading. His interests include large-scale atmospheric dynamics, ocean-atmosphere interactions and prediction of weather and climate on timescales from weeks to decades. He completed a PhD at the University of Oxford and British Antarctic Survey in 2020 on the dynamics of the South Pacific split jet stream. He then worked on several projects as a post-doc at the University of Oxford before moving to the University of Reading.
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Masterclass Series Abstract
Continuing its online Meteorological Masterclasses in partnership with the University of Reading, the Society is pleased to announce a new series for Spring 2025.
During this series, three leading experts from the University of Reading will discuss the latest scientific advances for understanding and predicting weather, climate, and its impacts.
These masterclasses are intended to provide support for professionals working in Meteorology and Climate Science, and its operational applications who wish to remain up to date on recent scientific developments in the field.
The 2022 European summer was marked by extreme heat and drought leading to widespread wildfires, low river flow and over 60,000 excess deaths. This continued a pattern of worsening extremes in the region, with considerable impacts on society. A relevant question is could such an extreme summer have been predicted in advance, giving crucial warnings to decision makers? Seasonal forecasts attempt to do just that, predicting the weather averaged over several months, relying on the influence of ocean variability and the land-surface on the atmosphere. In this talk I will explain how climate change is affecting our summers. I will also discuss the relative capabilities of seasonal forecast models and why the summer season is particularly hard to forecast.
Speaker
Matt Patterson
Matt Patterson is a postdoctoral research assistant in the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading. His interests include large-scale atmospheric dynamics, ocean-atmosphere interactions and prediction of weather and climate on timescales from weeks to decades. He completed a PhD at the University of Oxford and British Antarctic Survey in 2020 on the dynamics of the South Pacific split jet stream. He then worked on several projects as a post-doc at the University of Oxford before moving to the University of Reading.
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Masterclass Series Abstract
Continuing its online Meteorological Masterclasses in partnership with the University of Reading, the Society is pleased to announce a new series for Spring 2025.
During this series, three leading experts from the University of Reading will discuss the latest scientific advances for understanding and predicting weather, climate, and its impacts.
These masterclasses are intended to provide support for professionals working in Meteorology and Climate Science, and its operational applications who wish to remain up to date on recent scientific developments in the field.
