Masukwedza, Dr Innocent Gibbon T.

Research Climate Scientist (POWER-Kenya & ACACIA projects)

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University of Reading

Department of Meteorology

University of Reading

Earley Gate

Whiteknights Road

Reading

RG6 6ET

 

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6562-9174

https://www.linkedin.com/in/masukwedza/

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I am a Research Scientist at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), based in the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading. My research examines climate variability, extreme weather and subseasonal-to-seasonal predictability, with a focus on developing useful climate information for decision-making across Africa.

I work on the POWER-Kenya and ACACIA projects. Within POWER-Kenya, I investigate how large-scale climate drivers influence wind resources and wind-power variability, and assess opportunities for subseasonal forecasting to support renewable-energy planning and operations. My ACACIA research examines heavy rainfall and flood-related weather patterns in Ethiopia’s Awash River Basin, their physical drivers and their predictability.

My wider interests include agricultural dry spells, drought, anticipatory action and forecast verification. I combine observational data, reanalysis and ensemble forecasts with statistical methods to understand climate risks and evaluate forecast performance. I also contribute to the development of the acacia-s2s-toolkit and practical capacity building with National Meteorological and Hydrological Services.

I hold a PhD from the University of Sussex, where I investigated the characteristics, drivers and predictability of subseasonal agricultural dry spells in Zimbabwe. Before entering research, I worked as a meteorologist with Zimbabwe’s Meteorological Services Department.