Hooper, Dr David A
NERC MST Radar Facility Project Scientist
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STFC RAL Space
STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Harwell Oxford
Didcot
OX11 0QX
- +44 123 544 5705
- http://mst.nerc.ac.uk
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Publications
- Lee, C. F.; Vaughan, G.; Hooper, D. A.; Evaluation of wind profiles from the NERC MST radar, Aberystwyth, UK. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 7 (9) , 3113–3126, [doi:10.5194/amt-7-3113-2014] 2014
- Ren, Liling; Reynolds, Tom. G.; Clarke, John-Paul B.; Hooper, David A.; Parton, G. A.; Dore, Anthony J.; Meteorological influences on the design of advanced aircraft approach procedures for reduced environmental impacts. Meteorological Applications, 18 (1) , 40-59, [doi:10.1002/met.206] 2011
Engagements
- What: Publication of "Atmospheric Science" education/outreach poster - http://cedadocs.badc.rl.ac.uk/1259/ Where: not applicable For whom: for whoever is interested , December 2015
- What: I gave a presentation on atmospheric refractive index and a tour of the NERC MST Radar site Where: NERC MST Radar site near Aberystwyth For Whom: approximately 20 members of the Aberystwyth Amateur Radio Club , June 2016
- What: I gave a talk on "Ice Crystals At The Edge of Space", i.e. about Noctilucent Clouds Where: RAL Space Visitor Centre For Whom: approximately 25 students (a mix of Work Experience, Vacation, and other) , July 2016
- What: I have a talk on "Angels and Mirages", i.e. about atmospheric refractive index Where: RAL Space Visitor Centre For Whom: approximately 16 students (a mix of Work Experience, Vacation, and other) , August 2016
- What: Supervising a Work Experience student Where: RAL Space When Monday 1st - Friday 5th August 2016 For Whom: a single (15 year old) student , July 2015
- What: I gave a presentation on "Winds, Waves, and Turbulence" i.e. on atmospheric convection and waves Where: RAL Space Visitor Centre For Whom: approximately 10 school pupils of mixed ages , August 2016
- What: Publication of the first atmospheric science education/outreach time-lapse video at http://cedadocs.badc.rl.ac.uk/1271/. Where: not applicable. For whom: for whoever is interested , December 2016
- What. I gave a presentation on the different types of cumulus clouds to 11 members of the Abingdon Sea Cadets group. They had specifically requested a weather-related talk. , February 2017
- During 2017 I published 6 openly-accessible time-lapse videos of interesting atmospheric phenomena observed by the NERC MST Radar Facility's Sky Camera. http://cedadocs.ceda.ac.uk/1298/ - showing Cirrostratus clouds giving rise to a 22° Halo around the Sun. http://cedadocs.ceda.ac.uk/1301/ - showing the development of Cumulus congestus clouds, leading to a Rain Shower and a Rainbow. http://cedadocs.ceda.ac.uk/1308/ - showing Altocumulus clouds displaying both undulatus and lenticularis features http://cedadocs.ceda.ac.uk/1309/ - showing Altocumulus lenticularis clouds revealing Mountain Wave activity http://cedadocs.ceda.ac.uk/1310/ - showing widespread development of Cumulonimbus clouds, some of which have extensive Anvils http://cedadocs.ceda.ac.uk/1311/ - showing Cumulonimbus cloud development at sunset, August 2017
- What: I gave a presentation on "A beginner's guide to cloud spotting". Where: STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory For Whom: approximately 18 school pupils of mixed ages, July 2017
- What: I gave a presentation on "Ice Crystals at the Edge of Space", i.e. on Noctiluecnt Clouds. Where: STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory For whom: approximately 18 school pupils of mixed ages, July 2017
- What: I gave a presentation on "Angels and Mirages", i.e. about atmospheric refractive index Where: STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory For whom: approximately 14 school pupils of mixed ages, August 2017