Research Associate
I am an NCAS Research Scientist 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
On the emissions and transport of bromoform: sensitivity to model resolution and emission location
– 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
– Atmospheric Science Letters
(2014)
16,
148
(doi: 10.1002/asl2.540)
Representing ozone extremes in European megacities: the importance of resolution in a global chemistry climate model
– Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
(2014)
14,
3899
(doi: 10.5194/acp-14-3899-2014)
Modelling the impact of megacities on local, regional and global tropospheric ozone and the deposition of nitrogen species
– Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
(2013)
13,
12215
(doi: 10.5194/acp-13-12215-2013)
Tropical convective transport and the Walker circulation
– Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
(2012)
12,
9791
(doi: 10.5194/acp-12-9791-2012)
Megacity ozone air quality under four alternative future scenarios
– Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
(2012)
12,
4413
(doi: 10.5194/acp-12-4413-2012)
Tropical deep convection and its impact on composition in global and mesoscale models-part 2: Tracer transport
– Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions
(2011)
10,
8103
(doi: 10.5194/acp-11-8103-2011)
Tropical deep convection and its impact on composition in global and mesoscale models - Part 1: Meteorology and comparison with observations.
– Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions
(2011)
10,
19469
(doi: 10.5194/acp-11-2765-2011)
Modelling deep convection and its impacts on the tropical tropopause layer
– Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
(2010)
10,
11175
(doi: 10.5194/acp-10-11175-2010)
Quantifying the imprint of a severe hector thunderstorm during ACTIVE/SCOUT-O3 onto the water content in the upper troposphere/lower stratosphere
– Monthly Weather Review
(2009)
137,
2493
(doi: 10.1175/2008MWR2666.1)
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