Smith, Dr Robin S

Senior Research Scientist

Address

University of Reading

2 Earley Gate, Whiteknights, PO Box 243, Reading RG6 6BB

 
email
+44 118 378 6018  
Website
http://www.met.rdg.ac.uk/~robin  
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Climate
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Publications

  • Hoogakker, B. A. A.; Smith, R. S.; Singarayer, JS; Marchant, R.; Prentice, I C; Allen, J. R. M.; Anderson, R. S.; Bhagwat, S. A.; Behling, H.; Borisova, O.; Bush, M.; Correa-Metrio, A.; de Vernal, A.; Finch, J. M.; Fréchette, B.; Lozano-Garcia, S.; Gosling, W. D.; Granoszewski, W.; Grimm, E. C.; Grüger, E.; Hanselman, J.; Harrison, S. P.; Hill, T. R.; Huntley, B.; Jiménez-Moreno, G; Kershaw, P.; Ledru, M. -P.; Magri, D.; McKenzie, M.; Müller, U.; Nakagawa, T.; Novenko, E.; Penny, D.; Sadori, L.; Scott, L.; Stevenson, J.; Valdes, P. J.; Vandergoes, M.; Velichko, A.; Whitlock, C.; Tzedakis, C.; Terrestrial biosphere changes over the last 120 kyr. Climate Of The Past, 12, 51-73, [doi:10.5194/cp-12-51-2016] 2016
  • Liu, Xiaodong; Guo, Qingchun; Guo, Zhengtang; Yin, Zhi-Yong; Dong, B.W.; Smith, R. S.; Where were the monsoon regions and arid zones in Asia prior to the Tibetan Plateau uplift?. National Science Review, 2, 403-416, [doi:10.1093/nsr/nwv068] 2015
  • Hawkins, Ed; Smith, R. S.; Gregory, J. M.; Stainforth, D.; Irreducible uncertainty in near-term climate projections. Climate Dynamics [doi:10.​1007/​s00382-015-2806-8] 2015
  • Exarchou, Eleftheria; Kuhlbrodt, T.; Gregory, J. M.; Smith, R. S.; Ocean heat uptake processes: a model intercomparison. Journal Of Climate, 28 (2) , 887-908, [doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00235.1] Jan 2015
  • Smith, R. S.; Sutton, R.T.; Gregory, J. M.; The impact of salinity perturbations on the future uptake of heat by the Atlantic Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters, 41, 9072-9079, [doi:10.1002/2014GL062169] 2014
  • Liu, Zhengyu; Zhu, Jiang; Rosenthal, Yair; Zhang, Xu; Otto-Bliesner, Bette; Timmermann, Axel; Smith, R. S.; Lohmann, G; Zheng, Weipeng; Timm, Oliver Elison; The Holocene temperature conundrum. Pnas, 111 (34) , E3501-E3505, [doi:10.1073/pnas.1407229111] 2014
  • Bouttes, N.; Gregory, J. M.; Kuhlbrodt, T.; Smith, R. S.; The drivers of projected North Atlantic sea level change. Climate Dynamics, 43, 1531-1544, [doi:10.1007/s00382-013-1973-8] 2014
  • Eby, M.; Weaver, A. J.; Alexander, K.; Zickfeld, Kirsten; Abe-Ouchi, A.; Cimatoribus, A. A.; Crespin, E.; Drijfhout, S. S.; Edwards, N. R.; Eliseev, A. V.; Feulner, G.; Fichefet, T.; Forest, C.; Goosse, H.; Holden, P. B.; Joos, F.; Kawamiya, Michio; Kicklighter, D.; Kienert, H.; Matsumoto, K.; Mokhov, I. I.; Monier, E.; Olsen, S. M.; Pedersen, J. O. P.; Perrette, M.; Philippon-Berthier, G.; Ridgwell, A; Schlosser, A.; Schneider von Deimling, T.; Shaffer, G.; Smith, R. S.; Spahnill, R.; Sokolov, A. P.; Steinacher, M.; Tachiiri, K.; Tokos, K.; Yoshimori, K.; Zeng, N.; Zhao, F.; Historical and idealized climate model experiments: an intercomparison of Earth system models of intermediate complexity. Climate Of The Past, 9, [doi:10.5194/cp-9-1111-2013] 2013
  • Jackson, L. C.; Schaller, N.; Smith, R. S.; Palmer, M. D.; Vellinga, M.; Response of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation to a reversal of greenhouse gas increases. Climate Dynamics [doi:10.1007/s00382-013-1842-5] 2013
  • Williams, J. H. T.; Smith, R. S.; Valdes, P J; Booth, B. B. B.; Osprey, A.; Optimising the FAMOUS climate model: inclusion of global carbon cycling. Geoscientific Model Development, 6, [doi:doi:10.5194/gmd-6-141-2013] 2013
  • Scholze, M.; Allen, J.; Collins, W. J.; Cornell, S.; Huntingford, C.; Joshi, M. M.; Lowe, J.; Smith, R. S.; Wild, O; Chapter: Earth system models: a tool to understand changes in the Earth system pages 129-159, In Understanding the Earth System: Global Change Science for Application, Cambridge University Press, 2012
  • Kuhlbrodt, T.; Smith, R. S.; Wang, Z.; Gregory, J. M.; The influence of eddy parameterizations on the transport of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current in coupled climate models. Ocean Modelling, 52-53, 1-8, [doi:10.1016/j.ocemod.2012.04.006] 2012
  • Smith, R. S.; The FAMOUS climate model (versions XFXWB and XFHCC): description update to version XDBUA. Geoscientific Model Development, 5, 269-276, [doi:doi:10.5194/gmd-5-269-2012] Feb 2012
  • Sinha, B.; Blaker, A. T.; Hirschi, J. J. -M.; Bonham, SG; Brand, M.; Josey, S.; Smith, R. S.; Marotzke, J.; Mountain ranges favour vigorous Atlantic Meridional Overturning.. Geophysical Research Letters, 39 (L02705) , [doi:10.1029/2011GL050485] 2012
  • Smith, R. S.; Gregory, J. M.; The last glacial cycle: transient simulations with an AOGCM. Climate Dynamics, 38 (7) , 1545-1559, [doi:10.1007/s00382-011-1283-y] 2012
  • Hawkins, Ed; Smith, R. S.; Allison, L. C.; Gregory, J. M.; Woollings, T.; Pohlmann, H.; de Cuevas, B.; Bistability of the Atlantic overturning circulation in a GCM and links to ocean freshwater transport. Geophysical Research Letters, 38, L10605, [doi:10.1029/2011GL047208] 2011
  • Smith, R. S.; Gregory, J. M.; A study of the sensitivity of ocean overturning circulation and climate to freshwater input in different regions of the North Atlantic. Geophysical Research Letters, 36 (15) , [doi:10.1029/2009GL038607] 2009
  • Smith, R. S.; Marotzke, J.; Factors influencing anthropogenic carbon dioxide uptake in the North Atlantic in models of the ocean carbon cycle.. Climate Dynamics, 31, 599-613, 2008
  • Smith, R. S.; Gregory, J. M.; Osprey, A.; A description of the FAMOUS (version XDBUA) climate model and control run. Geoscientific Model Development, 1 (1) , 53--68, [doi:10.5194/gmd-1-53-2008] Dec 2008
  • Smith, R. S.; Dubois, C; Marotzke, J.; Global climate and ocean circulation on an aquaplanet ocean-atmosphere general circulation model. Journal Of Climate, 19, 4719-4737, 2006
  • Smith, R. S.; Dubois, C; Marotzke, J.; Ocean circulation and climate in an idealised Pangean OAGCM. Geophysical Research Letters, 31, [doi:10.1029/2004GL020643] 2004

Achievements / Science Highlights

  • Release of new standard versions of FAMOUS climate model, November 2011

Engagements

  • Engaging with the public as part of the University of Reading stand at the Berkshire Show, September 2010
  • Talk on Oceans and Climate given to the Geography Society at Dulwich College, March 2010
  • Contributed a blog entry for the BBC "23 degrees" series, February 2011
  • Activities with Whitchurch-on-Thames Pre-school Group, "Observing the Weather", February 2012
  • Blog article on simulating the climate at www.climate-lab-book.ac.uk, December 2011
  • Talks on the climate system and high performance computing at Whitchurch Primary School, May 2015