skip to content
Home

Centre for Atmospheric Science

Dr Maria Russo

Research Associate

I am an NCAS Research Associate working with Prof. Alex Archibald in the Centre for Atmospheric Science.

I use numerical models and observations to investigate physical and chemical processes in the atmosphere. I work with UKCA, the United Kingdom Chemistry and Aerosols community model, based on the Met Office Unified Model. I have past experience in addressing the effect of model horizontal resolution on a number of different dynamical and chemical processes. Currently, I'm working on better integration of models and observational data. 

 

Key Research Interests

  • Decadal changes in tropospheric ozone.
  • Model evaluation and comparison with observations.
  • Tropical deep convection and its impact on Troposphere/Stratosphere exchange.
  • Lightning emissions and their impact on climate.
  • Very short lived ozone depleting species (VSLS) and their impact on stratospheric ozone at the Tropical tropopause
  • Impacts of emission changes and climate on regional atmospheric composition.

 

Experience

  • Research Scientist: 2006-present. University of Cambridge.
  • Research Scientist: 2008-present. National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS)
  • Regional Climate Scientist: 2002-2006. Met Office, Hadley Centre.
  • PhD: 1998-2001. University College London.
  • Master Degree, Chemistry: 1992-1997. University of Palermo, Italy.

 

Publications

Seasonal, interannual and decadal 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
– Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
(2023)
23,
6169
(doi: 10.5194/acp-23-6169-2023)
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,
1
(doi: 10.5194/acp-2022-99)
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)
(doi: 10.5194/acp-2022-99-supplement)
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
(doi: 10.1029/2020MS002420)
The Evaluation of the North Atlantic Climate System in UKESM1 Historical Simulations for CMIP6
J Robson, Y Aksenov, TJ Bracegirdle, O Dimdore-Miles, PT Griffiths, DP Grosvenor, DLR Hodson, J Keeble, C MacIntosh, A Megann, S Osprey, AC Povey, D Schröder, M Yang, AT Archibald, KS Carslaw, L Gray, C Jones, B Kerridge, D Knappett, T Kuhlbrodt, M Russo, A Sellar, R Siddans, B Sinha, R Sutton, J Walton, LJ Wilcox
– Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
(2020)
12,
ARTN e2020MS002126
(doi: 10.1029/2020MS002126)
Description and evaluation of the UKCA stratosphere-troposphere chemistry scheme (StratTrop vn 1.0) implemented in UKESM1
A T Archibald, F M O'Connor, N Luke Abraham, S Archer-Nicholls, M P Chipperfield, M Dalvi, G A Folberth, F Dennison, S S Dhomse, P T Griffiths, C Hardacre, A J Hewitt, R S Hill, C E Johnson, J Keeble, M O Köhler, O Morgenstern, J P Mulcahy, C Ordóñez, R J Pope, S T Rumbold, M R Russo, N H Savage, A Sellar, M Stringer, S T Turnock, O Wild, G Zeng
– Geoscientific Model Development
(2020)
13,
1223
(doi: 10.5194/gmd-13-1223-2020)
Recent multivariate changes in the North Atlantic climate system, with a focus on 2005–2016
J Robson, RT Sutton, A Archibald, F Cooper, M Christensen, LJ Gray, NP Holliday, C Macintosh, M McMillan, B Moat, M Russo, R Tilling, K Carslaw, D Desbruyères, O Embury, DL Feltham, DP Grosvenor, S Josey, B King, A Lewis, GD McCarthy, C Merchant, AL New, CH O'Reilly, SM Osprey, K Read, A Scaife, A Shepherd, B Sinha, D Smeed, D Smith, A Ridout, T Woollings, M Yang
– International Journal of Climatology
(2018)
38,
5050
(doi: 10.1002/joc.5815)
On the emissions and transport of bromoform: sensitivity to model resolution and emission location
MR Russo, MJ Ashfold, NRP Harris, JA Pyle
– Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
(2015)
15,
20655
(doi: 10.5194/acpd-15-20655-2015)
On the emissions and transport of bromoform: sensitivity to model resolution and emission location
MR Russo, MJ Ashfold, NRP Harris, JA Pyle
– Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
(2015)
15,
14031
(doi: 10.5194/acp-15-14031-2015)
Sensitivity of tropical deep convection in global models: effects of horizontal resolution, surface constraints, and 3D atmospheric nudging
C Chemel, MR Russo, JS Hosking, PJ Telford, JA Pyle
– Atmospheric Science Letters
(2014)
16,
148
(doi: 10.1002/asl2.540)
  • 1 of 3
  • >

Centre Highlights

• 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. 

• Nov 3rd 2021: Watch Dr Anger-Kraavi at the COP26 side event: Accelerating Implementation of the Paris Agreement - Ambition and Just Transitions via YouTube.

Want to know more about our high-profile publications? Check out our Publication Highlights!

 

NCAS Research Scientist

Telephone number

01223 748896

Email address

Research Interests

Study at Cambridge

About the University

Research at Cambridge