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Centre for Atmospheric Science

I am interested in interactions between the biosphere and climate, mediated via the chemical oxidation of biogenic volatile organic compouds (BVOCs). BVOCs affect the atmosphere's oxidising capacity and thus methane lifetime (with consequences for the Earth's radiative budget) and contribute to aerosol formation and growth. Aerosols scatter radiation and aid cloud formation thus cooling the atmosphere. These interactions have the potential to cause feedback loops which could oppose or exacerbate climate change. As well as climate model analysis, I am also doing research on the fundamental chemistry behind the formation of the smallest particles, focusing on the interactions of peroxy radicals from various BVOCS, and incorporating this into the global climate models UKCA and UKESM. I have been involved in the 6th Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) looking at biogeochemcial feedbacks which will contribute to the evidence base used by the IPCC.

 

Publications

Seasonal, interannual and decal variability of Tropospheric Ozone in the North Atlantic: Comparison of UM-UKCA and remote sensing observations for 2005–2018
MR Russo, BJ Kerridge, NL Abraham, J Keeble, BG Latter, R Siddans, J Weber, PT Griffiths, JA Pyle, AT Archibald
(2022)
2022,
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Supplementary material to "Seasonal, interannual and decal variability of Tropospheric Ozone in the North Atlantic: Comparison of UM-UKCA and remote sensing observations for 2005–2018"
MR Russo, BJ Kerridge, NL Abraham, J Keeble, BG Latter, R Siddans, J Weber, PT Griffiths, JA Pyle, AT Archibald
(2022)
Improving the understanding of the influence of emissions of biogenic volatile organic compounds on climate.
J Weber
(2021)
Improvements to the representation of BVOC chemistry–climate interactions in UKCA (v11.5) with the CRI-Strat 2 mechanism: incorporation and evaluation
J Weber, S Archer-Nicholls, NL Abraham, YM Shin, TJ Bannan, CJ Percival, A Bacak, P Artaxo, M Jenkin, MAH Khan, DE Shallcross, RH Schwantes, J Williams, AT Archibald
– Geoscientific Model Development
(2021)
14,
5239
The Common Representative Intermediates Mechanism Version 2 in the United Kingdom Chemistry and Aerosols Model
S Archer-Nicholls, NL Abraham, YM Shin, J Weber, MR Russo, D Lowe, SR Utembe, FM O'Connor, B Kerridge, B Latter, R Siddans, M Jenkin, O Wild, AT Archibald
– Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
(2021)
13,
ARTN e2020MS002420
Incorporation and evaluation of the CRI v2.2 chemical mechanism in UKESM1: An alternative mechanism with updated isoprene chemistry for investigating the influence of BVOCs on atmospheric composition and climate.
J Weber, S Archer-Nicholls, NL Abraham, YM Shin, T Bannan, R Schwantes, M Jenkin, A Khan, AT Archibald
(2021)
Co-emission of volcanic sulfur and halogens amplifies volcanic effective radiative forcing
J Staunton-Sykes, TJ Aubry, YM Shin, J Weber, LR Marshall, N Luke Abraham, A Archibald, A Schmidt
– Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
(2021)
21,
9009
Climate-driven chemistry and aerosol feedbacks in CMIP6 Earth system models
G Thornhill, W Collins, D Olivié, R B. Skeie, A Archibald, S Bauer, R Checa-Garcia, S Fiedler, G Folberth, A Gjermundsen, L Horowitz, JF Lamarque, M Michou, J Mulcahy, P Nabat, V Naik, F M. O'Connor, F Paulot, M Schulz, C E. Scott, R Séférian, C Smith, T Takemura, S Tilmes, K Tsigaridis, J Weber
– Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
(2021)
21,
1105
Co-emission of volcanic sulfur and halogens amplifies volcanic effective radiative forcing
J Staunton-Sykes, TJ Aubry, YM Shin, J Weber, LR Marshall, NL Abraham, A Schmidt, A Archibald
(2020)
Minimal climate impacts from short-lived climate forcers following emission reductions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
J Weber, Y Shin, J Staunton Sykes, S Archer Nicholls, N Abraham, A Archibald
– Geophysical research letters
(2020)
47,
e2020GL090326
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Centre Highlights

• January 2024: The CCPG have successfully submitted a proposal for PACESETTERS!

• September 2nd 2023: Dr Annela Anger-Kraavi has co-authored a paper analysing just transition narratives in European coal regions. Read the paper here

• December 13th 2022: The CCPG have co-authored a paper on game-changing innovations towards net-zero, published in Energy Strategy Reviews. Read the open access paper here.

• November 15th 2022: The final conference of PARIS REINFORCE is taking place today in Sorbonne. Read more about the event here

• October 24th 2022: The CCPG have successfully submitted a proposal for the Cambridge-Tsinghua joint research initiative! 

• May 5th 2022: We've submitted to the UNFCCC's Global Stocktake (GST). More information is available on our news page. 

• March 23rd 2022: Multiple CAS academics have published a paper investigating the future role of anthropogenic methane emissions. Read the open access paper here.

• Feb 18th 2022: Dr Parris and Dr Anger-Kraavi have co-authored a paper that develops a tool to support co-designed transformative change. Read the open access paper here.

• Dec 16th 2021: Dr Parris has co-authored a paper that introduces a tool to support plastic pollution policy. Read the open access paper here.

• Nov 22nd 2021: Dr Anger-Kraavi has co-authored a paper with Paris Reinforce. Read the open access version here


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01223 763825