Woolnough, Professor Steve
Head of NCAS Reading
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University of Reading
Department of Meteorology
University of Reading
Earley Gate
Whiteknights Road
Reading
RG6 6ET
- https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0500-8514
- +44 118 378 4544
- http://www.met.rdg.ac.uk/~swrwoono/
Publications
- Shipley Daniel; Howard Emma; Woolnough S.; Modulation of Maritime Continent convection by the {MJO}: differences between parametrized and explicit convection. [doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu23-14672] Feb 2023
- Peatman Simon C.; Birch Cathryn; Schwendike Juliane; Marsham John; Dearden Chris; Webster Stuart; Howard Emma; Woolnough S.; Neely Ryan; Matthews Adrian J; Physical mechanisms of offshore propagation of convection in the Maritime Continent. [doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu23-15063] Feb 2023
- Gonzalez Paula L. M.; Howard Emma; Ferrett Samantha; Frame Thomas H. A.; Martínez-Alvarado Oscar; Methven John; Woolnough Steven J.; Weather patterns in Southeast Asia: Enhancing high-impact weather subseasonal forecast skill. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society [doi:10.1002/qj.4378] Dec 2022
- Dione Cheikh; Talib Joshua; Bwaka Ado M.; Kamga André F.; Bita Fouda André A.; Hirons Linda; Latt Anderson; Thompson Elisabeth; Lingani Clement; Savatia Indasi Victor; Adefisan Elijah A.; Woolnough Steven J.; Improved sub-seasonal forecasts to support preparedness action for meningitis outbreak in Africa. Climate Services, 28, 100326, [doi:10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100326] Dec 2022
- Harvey Natalie J.; Daleu Chimene L.; Stratton Rachel A.; Plant Robert; Woolnough S.; Stirling Alison J.; The impact of surface heterogeneity on the diurnal cycle of deep convection. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, 148 (749) , 3509--3527, [doi:10.1002/qj.4371] Oct 2022
- Gudoshava Masilin; Wanzala Maureen; Thompson Elisabeth; Mwesigwa Jasper; Endris Hussen Seid; Segele Zewdu; Hirons Linda; Kipkogei Oliver; Mumbua Charity; Njoka Wawira; Baraibar Marta; de Andrade Felipe; Woolnough Steven; Atheru Zachary; Artan Guleid; Application of real time S2S forecasts over Eastern Africa in the co-production of climate services. Climate Services, 27, 100319, [doi:10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100319] Aug 2022
- Gudoshava Masilin; Wainwright Caroline; Hirons Linda; Endris Hussen S.; Segele Zewdu T.; Woolnough Steven; Atheru Zachary; Artan Guleid; Atmospheric and oceanic conditions associated with early and late onset for Eastern Africa short rains. International Journal Of Climatology, 42 (12) , 6562--6578, [doi:10.1002/joc.7627] Apr 2022
- Parker Douglas J.; Blyth Alan M.; Woolnough Steven J.; Dougill Andrew J.; Bain Caroline L.; de Coning Estelle; Diop-Kane Mariane; Kamga Foamouhoue Andre; Lamptey Benjamin; Ndiaye Ousmane; Ruti Paolo; Adefisan Elijah A.; Amekudzi Leonard K.; Antwi-Agyei Philip; Birch Cathryn E.; Cafaro Carlo; Carr Hamish; Chanzu Benard; Clarke Samantha J.; Coskeran Helen; Danuor Sylvester K.; de Andrade Felipe M.; Diakaria Kone; Dione Cheikh; Diop Cheikh Abdoulahat; Fletcher Jennifer K.; Gaye Amadou T.; Groves James L.; Gudoshava Masilin; Hartley Andrew J.; Hirons Linda C.; Ibrahim Ishiyaku; James Tamora D.; Lawal Kamoru A.; Marsham John H.; Mutemi J. N.; Okogbue Emmanuel Chilekwu; Olaniyan Eniola; Omotosho J. B.; Portuphy Joseph; Roberts Alexander J.; Schwendike Juliane; Segele Zewdu T.; Stein Thorwald H. M.; Taylor Andrea L.; Taylor Christopher M.; Warnaars Tanya A.; Webster Stuart; Woodhams Beth J.; Youds Lorraine; The African {SWIFT} Project: Growing Science Capability to Bring about a Revolution in Weather Prediction. Bulletin Of The American Meteorological Society, 103 (2) , E349--E369, [doi:10.1175/bams-d-20-0047.1] Feb 2022
- Coelho Caio A. S.; Baker Jessica C. A.; Spracklen Dominick V.; Kubota Paulo Y.; Souza Dayana C.; Guimarães Bruno S.; Figueroa Silvio N.; Bonatti José P.; Sampaio Gilvan; Klingaman Nicholas P.; Chevuturi A.; Woolnough Steven J.; Hart Neil; Zilli Marcia; Jones Chris D.; A perspective for advancing climate prediction services in Brazil. Climate Resilience And Sustainability, 1 (1) , [doi:10.1002/cli2.29] Jan 2022
- Howard Emma; Thomas Simon Richard; Frame Thomas H. A.; Gonzalez Paula L. M.; Methven John; Martínez-Alvarado Oscar; Woolnough Steven J.; Weather patterns in Southeast Asia: Relationship with tropical variability and heavy precipitation. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society [doi:10.1002/qj.4227] Dec 2021
- Ficchì Andrea; Cloke Hannah; Neves Cláudia; Woolnough S.; Coughlan de Perez Erin; Zsótér Ervin; Pinto Izidine; Meque Arlindo; Stephens Elisabeth; Beyond El Niño: Unsung climate modes drive African floods. Weather And Climate Extremes, 33, 100345, [doi:10.1016/j.wace.2021.100345] Sep 2021
- Beverley Jonathan D.; Woolnough S.; Baker L. H.; Johnson Stephanie J.; Weisheimer A.; O’Reilly Christopher H.; Dynamical mechanisms linking Indian monsoon precipitation and the circumglobal teleconnection. Climate Dynamics [doi:10.1007/s00382-021-05825-6] Jun 2021
- Muetzelfeldt Mark; Plant Robert; Clark Peter A.; Stirling Alison J.; Woolnough S.; A climatology of tropical wind shear produced by clustering wind profiles from the Met Office Unified Model ({GA}7.0). Geoscientific Model Development, 14 (6) , 4035--4049, [doi:10.5194/gmd-14-4035-2021] Jun 2021
- Endris Hussen Seid; Hirons Linda; Segele Zewdu Tessema; Gudoshava Masilin; Woolnough Steven; Artan Guleid A.; Evaluation of the Skill of Monthly Precipitation Forecasts from Global Prediction Systems over the Greater Horn of Africa. Weather And Forecasting [doi:10.1175/waf-d-20-0177.1] May 2021
- Lee S. H.; Charlton-Perez Andrew; Furtado Jason; Woolnough S.; Representation of the Scandinavia-Greenland Pattern and its Relationship with the Polar Vortex in S2S Models. [doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu21-1370] Mar 2021
- Chevuturi A.; Klingaman N. P.; Woolnough S.; Rudorff Conrado M.; Coelho Caio A. S.; Schongart Jochen; Forecasting annual maximum water level for Negro River at Manaus. [doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu21-4594] Mar 2021
- Gonzalez Paula L. M.; Howard Emma; Thomas Simon; Frame Thomas; Martínez-Alvarado Oscar; Methven John; Woolnough S.; Weather regimes in South East Asia: Sub-seasonal predictability of the regimes and the associated high impact weather . [doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu21-7411] Mar 2021
- Howard Emma; Gonzalez Paula L. M.; Thomas Simon; Frame Thomas; Martínez-Alvarado Oscar; Methven John; Woolnough S.; Weather regimes in South East Asia: connections with synoptic phenomena and high impact weather. [doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu21-7472] Mar 2021
- Klingaman Nicholas P.; Young Matthew; Chevuturi Amulya; Guimaraes Bruno; Guo Liang; Woolnough Steven J.; Coelho Caio A. S.; Kubota Paulo Y.; Holloway Christopher E.; Subseasonal Prediction Performance for Austral Summer South American Rainfall. Weather And Forecasting, 36 (1) , 147--169, [doi:10.1175/waf-d-19-0203.1] Feb 2021
- de Andrade Felipe M.; Young Matthew P.; MacLeod David; Hirons Linda C.; Woolnough Steven J.; Black Emily; Subseasonal Precipitation Prediction for Africa: Forecast Evaluation and Sources of Predictability. Weather And Forecasting, 36 (1) , 265--284, [doi:10.1175/waf-d-20-0054.1] Feb 2021
- Yang G-Y; Ferrett Samantha; Woolnough Steven; Methven John; Holloway Chris; Real-Time Identification of Equatorial Waves and Evaluation of Waves in Global Forecasts. Weather And Forecasting, 36 (1) , 171--193, [doi:10.1175/waf-d-20-0144.1] Feb 2021
- Lawal Kamoru A.; Olaniyan Eniola; Ishiyaku Ibrahim; Hirons Linda C.; Thompson Elisabeth; Talib Joshua; Boult Victoria L.; Ogungbenro Stephen Bunmi; Gbode Imoleayo Ezekiel; Ajayi Vincent Olanrewaju; Okogbue Emmanuel Chilekwu; Adefisan Elijah A.; Indasi Victor S.; Youds Lorraine; Nkiaka Elias; Stone Dáithí A.; Nzekwu Richard; Folorunso Olusegun; Oyedepo John A.; New Mark G.; Woolnough Steven J.; Progress and Challenges of Demand-Led Co-Produced Sub-Seasonal-to-Seasonal (S2S) Climate Forecasts in Nigeria. Frontiers In Climate, 3, [doi:10.3389/fclim.2021.712502] 2021
- Hirons Linda; Thompson Elisabeth; Dione Cheikh; Indasi Victor S.; Kilavi Mary; Nkiaka Elias; Talib Joshua; Visman Emma; Adefisan Elijah A.; de Andrade Felipe; Ashong Jesse; Mwesigwa Jasper Batureine; Boult Victoria L.; Diédhiou Tidiane; Konte Oumar; Gudoshava Masilin; Kiptum Chris; Amoah Richmond Konadu; Lamptey Benjamin; Lawal Kamoru Abiodun; Muita Richard; Nzekwu Richard; Nying'uro Patricia; Ochieng Willis; Olaniyan Eniola; Opoku Nana Kofi; Endris Hussen Seid; Segele Zewdu; Igri Pascal Moudi; Mwangi Emmah; Woolnough Steven; Using co-production to improve the appropriate use of sub-seasonal forecasts in Africa. Climate Services, 23, 100246, [doi:10.1016/j.cliser.2021.100246] 2021
- Youds Lorraine; Parker Douglas; Adefisan Elijah A; Antwi-Agyei Philip; Bain Caroline L; Black Emily; Blyth Alan; Dougill Andrew; Hirons Linda C.; Indasi Victor S; Lamptey Benjamin L; Marshall Fionne; Marsham John; Stein Thorwald H M; Taylor Christopher M; Todd Martin C; Visman Emma L; Woolnough Steven; GCRF African SWIFT White Paper Policy Brief: The future of African weather forecasting. [doi:10.5518/100/67] 2021
- Muetzelfeldt Mark; Plant Robert S.; Clark Peter A.; Stirling Alison J.; Woolnough S.; A climatology of tropical wind shear produced by clustering wind profiles from a climate model. [doi:10.5194/gmd-2020-388] Jan 2021
- Muetzelfeldt Mark; Plant Robert S.; Clark Peter A.; Stirling Alison J.; Woolnough S.; Supplementary material to "A climatology of tropical wind shear produced by clustering wind profiles from a climate model". [doi:10.5194/gmd-2020-388-supplement] Jan 2021
- Daleu C. L.; Plant R. S.; Woolnough S.; Stirling A. J.; Harvey N. J.; Memory properties in cloud--resolving simulations of the diurnal cycle of deep convection. Journal Of Advances In Modeling Earth Systems [doi:10.1029/2019ms001897] Jul 2020
- Gu Jian-Feng; Plant Robert Stephen; Holloway Christopher E.; Jones Todd R.; Stirling Alison; Clark Peter A.; Woolnough Steven J.; Webb Thomas L.; Evaluation of the Bulk Mass Flux Formulation Using Large-Eddy Simulations. Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences, 77 (6) , 2115--2137, [doi:10.1175/jas-d-19-0224.1] Jun 2020
- Merryfield William J.; Baehr Johanna; BATTÉ LAURIANE; Becker Emily J.; Butler Amy H.; Coelho Caio A. S.; Danabasoglu Gokhan; Dirmeyer Paul A.; Doblas-Reyes Francisco J.; Domeisen Daniela I. V.; Ferranti Laura; Ilyina Tatiana; Kumar Arun; Müller Wolfgang A.; Rixen Michel; Robertson Andrew W.; Smith Doug M.; Takaya Yuhei; Tuma Matthias; Vitart Frederic; White Christopher J.; Alvarez Mariano S.; Ardilouze Constantin; Attard Hannah; Baggett Cory; Balmaseda Magdalena A.; Beraki Asmerom F.; Bhattacharjee Partha S.; Bilbao Roberto; de Andrade Felipe M.; DeFlorio Michael J.; Díaz Leandro B.; Ehsan Muhammad Azhar; Fragkoulidis Georgios; Grainger Sam; Green Benjamin W.; Hell Momme C.; Infanti Johnna M.; Isensee Katharina; Kataoka Takahito; Kirtman Ben P.; Klingaman Nicholas P.; Lee June-Yi; Mayer Kirsten; McKay Roseanna; Mecking Jennifer V.; Miller Douglas E.; Neddermann Nele; Justin Ng Ching Ho; Ossó Albert; Pankatz Klaus; Peatman Simon; Pegion Kathy; Perlwitz Judith; Recalde-Coronel G. Cristina; Reintges Annika; Renkl Christoph; Solaraju-Murali Balakrishnan; Spring Aaron; Stan Cristiana; Sun Y. Qiang; Tozer Carly R.; Vigaud Nicolas; Woolnough Steven; Yeager Stephen; Current and Emerging Developments in Subseasonal to Decadal Prediction. Bulletin Of The American Meteorological Society, 101 (6) , E869--E896, [doi:10.1175/bams-d-19-0037.1] Jun 2020
- Lee Joshua Chun Kwang; Lee Robert W.; Woolnough S.; Boxall Luke John; The links between the Madden-Julian Oscillation and European weather regimes. Theoretical And Applied Climatology, 141 (1-2) , 567--586, [doi:10.1007/s00704-020-03223-2] May 2020
- Dione Cheikh; Diouf Mame Diarra; Ogwang Bob Alex; Adefisan Elijah Adesanya; Woolnough S.; Senghor Habib; Hirons Linda; Relationship between meningitis occurrence and atmospheric conditions over the African meningitis belt. [doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-7924] Mar 2020
- Guimarães Bruno S.; Coelho Caio A. S.; Woolnough Steven J.; Kubota Paulo Y.; Bastarz Carlos F.; Figueroa Silvio N.; Bonatti José P.; Souza Dayana C.; Configuration and hindcast quality assessment of a Brazilian global sub-seasonal prediction system. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, 146 (728) , 1067--1084, [doi:10.1002/qj.3725] Jan 2020
- Ferrett Samantha; Yang G-Y; Woolnough S.; Methven John; Hodges Kevin; Holloway Christopher E.; Linking extreme precipitation in Southeast Asia to equatorial waves. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society [doi:10.1002/qj.3699] Dec 2019
- Lee Robert W.; Woolnough S.; Charlton-Perez A. J.; Vitart F.; ENSO Modulation of MJO Teleconnections to the North Atlantic and Europe. Geophysical Research Letters [doi:10.1029/2019gl084683] Nov 2019
- Lee S. H.; Charlton‐Perez A. J.; Furtado J. C.; Woolnough S.; Abrupt Stratospheric Vortex Weakening Associated With North Atlantic Anticyclonic Wave Breaking. Journal Of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres [doi:10.1029/2019jd030940] Aug 2019
- Woolnough Steven J.;
The Madden-Julian Oscillation
In Sub-Seasonal to Seasonal Prediction, pages 93--117, Elsevier, [doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-811714-9.00005-x] 2019 - Chevuturi Amulya; Turner Andrew G.; Woolnough Steven J.; Martin Gill M.; MacLachlan Craig; Indian summer monsoon onset forecast skill in the UK Met Office initialized coupled seasonal forecasting system (GloSea5-GC2). Climate Dynamics [doi:10.1007/s00382-018-4536-1] Nov 2018
- Talib Joshua; Woolnough Steven J.; Klingaman Nicholas P.; Holloway Christopher E.; The Role of the Cloud Radiative Effect in the Sensitivity of the Intertropical Convergence Zone to Convective Mixing. Journal Of Climate, 31 (17) , 6821--6838, [doi:10.1175/jcli-d-17-0794.1] Sep 2018
- Kamieniecki Jan A.; Ambaum Maarten H. P.; Plant Robert S.; Woolnough Steven J.; The Implications of an Idealized Large-Scale Circulation for Mechanical Work Done by Tropical Convection. Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences, 75 (8) , 2533--2547, [doi:10.1175/jas-d-17-0314.1] Aug 2018
- Peatman Simon C.; Methven John; Woolnough Steven J.; Isolating the effects of moisture entrainment on convectively-coupled equatorial waves in an aquaplanet GCM. Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences [doi:10.1175/jas-d-18-0098.1] Jul 2018
- Beverley Jonathan D.; Woolnough S.; Baker Laura H.; Johnson Stephanie J.; Weisheimer Antje; The northern hemisphere circumglobal teleconnection in a seasonal forecast model and its relationship to European summer forecast skill. Climate Dynamics [doi:10.1007/s00382-018-4371-4] Jul 2018
- Yang G-Y; Methven John; Woolnough S. J.; Hodges K. I.; Hoskins B. J.; Linking African Easterly Wave activity with equatorial waves and the influence of Rossby waves from the Southern Hemisphere. The Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences, 75 (6) , 1783-1809, [doi:10.1175/JAS-D-17-0184.1] Jun 2018
- Shonk Jonathan K. P.; Guilyardi Eric; Toniazzo Thomas; Woolnough Steven J.; Stockdale T.; Identifying Causes of Western Pacific ITCZ Drift in ECMWF System 4 Hindcasts. Climate Dynamics, 50, 939--954, [doi:10.1007/s00382-017-3650-9] 2018
- Hirons L. C.; Klingaman N. P.; Woolnough S. J.; The Impact of Air‐Sea Interactions on the Representation of Tropical Precipitation Extremes. Journal Of Advances In Modeling Earth Systems [doi:10.1002/2017MS001252] Jan 2018
- Daleu C. L.; Plant R. S.; Woolnough S. J.; Using the Weak-Temperature Gradient Approximation to Evaluate Parameterizations: An Example of the Transition From Suppressed to Active Convection. Journal Of Advances In Modeling Earth Systems, 9 (6) , 2350–2367, [doi:10.1002/2017ms000940] Oct 2017
- Emerton R.; Cloke H. L.; Stephens E. M.; Zsoter E.; Woolnough S. J.; Pappenberger F.; Complex picture for likelihood of ENSO-driven flood hazard. Nature Communications, 8, 14796, [doi:10.1038/ncomms14796] Mar 2017
- Klingaman Nicholas P.; Jiang Xianan; Xavier Prince K.; Petch Jon; Waliser Duane; Woolnough Steven J.;
Vertical Structure and Diabatic Processes of the Madden-Julian Oscillation
In The Global Monsoon System, pages 161--172, World Scientific, [doi:10.1142/9789813200913_0013] Feb 2017 - Vitart F.; Ardilouze C.; Bonet A.; Brookshaw A.; Chen M.; Codorean C.; Déqué M.; Ferranti L.; Fucile E.; Fuentes M.; Hendon H.; Hodgson J.; Kang H.-S.; Kumar A.; Lin H.; Liu G.; Liu X.; Malguzzi P.; Mallas I.; Manoussakis M.; Mastrangelo D.; MacLachlan C.; McLean P.; Minami A.; Mladek R.; Nakazawa T.; Najm S.; Nie Y.; Rixen M.; Robertson A. W.; Ruti P.; Sun C.; Takaya Y.; Tolstykh M.; Venuti F.; Waliser D.; Woolnough S.; Wu T.; Won D.-J.; Xiao H.; Zaripov R.; Zhang L.; The Subseasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Prediction Project Database. Bulletin Of The American Meteorological Society, 98 (1) , 163–173, [doi:10.1175/bams-d-16-0017.1] Jan 2017
- Walters D.; Boutle I.; Brooks M; Melvin T.; Stratton R.; Vosper S.; Wells H.; Williams K.; Wood N.; Allen T.; Bushell A.; Copsey D.; Earnshaw P.; Edwards J.; Gross M.; Hardiman S.; Harris C.; Heming J.; Klingaman N.; Levine R.; Manners J.; Martin G.; Milton S.; Mittermaier M.; Morcrette C.; Riddick T.; Roberts M.; Sanchez C.; Selwood P.; Stirling A.; Smith C.; Suri D.; Tennant W.; Vidale P. L.; Wilkinson J.; Willett M.; Woolnough S.; Xavier P.; The Met Office Unified Model Global Atmosphere 6.0/6.1 and JULES Global Land 6.0/6.1 configurations. Geoscientific Model Development, 10 (4) , 1487--1520, [doi:10.5194/gmd-10-1487-2017] 2017
- DeMott Charlotte A.; Benedict James J.; Klingaman Nicholas P.; Woolnough Steven J.; Randall David A.; Diagnosing ocean feedbacks to the MJO: SST-modulated surface fluxes and the moist static energy budget. Journal Of Geophysical Research, 121 (14) , 8350–8373, [doi:10.1002/2016jd025098] Jul 2016
- Johnson Stephanie J.; Turner Andrew; Woolnough Steven; Martin Gill; MacLachlan Craig; An assessment of Indian monsoon seasonal forecasts and mechanisms underlying monsoon interannual variability in the Met Office GloSea5-GC2 system. Climate Dynamics [doi:10.1007/s00382-016-3151-2] Jun 2016
- Daleu C. L.; Plant R. S.; Woolnough S.; Sessions S.; Herman M. J.; Sobel A; Wang S.; Kim D.; Cheng A.; Bellon G.; Peyrille P.; Ferry F.; Siebesma P.; van Ulft L.; Intercomparison of methods of coupling between convection and large-scale circulation: 2. Comparison over nonuniform surface conditions. Journal Of Advances In Modeling Earth Systems, 8 (1) , 387–405, [doi:10.1002/2015ms000570] Mar 2016
- Holloway C. E.; Woolnough S.; The sensitivity of convective aggregation to diabatic processes in idealized radiative-convective equilibrium simulations. Journal Of Advances In Modeling Earth Systems, 8 (1) , 166–195, [doi:10.1002/2015ms000511] Feb 2016
- Daleu C. L.; Plant R. S.; Woolnough S. J.; Sessions S.; Herman M. J.; Sobel A; Wang S.; Kim D.; Cheng A.; Bellon G.; Peyrille P.; Ferry F.; Siebesma A. P.; {van Ulft} B.; Intercomparison of methods of coupling between convection and large-scale circulation.Part 2: Comparison over non-uniform surface conditions. Journal. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 8, doi:10.1002/2015MS000570, 2016
- DeMott Charlotte A.; Klingaman Nicholas P.; Woolnough Steven J.; Atmosphere-ocean coupled processes in the Madden-Julian oscillation. Reviews Of Geophysics, 53 (4) , 1099-1154, [doi:10.1002/2014rg000478] Dec 2015
- Daleu C. L.; Plant R. S.; Woolnough S.; Sessions S.; Herman M. J.; Sobel A; Wang S.; Kim D.; Cheng A.; Bellon G.; Peyrille P.; Ferry F.; Siebesma P.; van Ulft L.; Intercomparison of methods of coupling between convection and large-scale circulation: I. Comparison over uniform surface conditions. Journal Of Advances In Modeling Earth Systems n/a–n/a, [doi:10.1002/2015ms000468] Oct 2015
- Stein Thorwald H. M.; Parker Douglas J.; Hogan Robin J.; Birch Cathryn E.; Holloway Christopher E.; Lister Grenville M. S.; Marsham John H.; Woolnough Steven J.; The representation of the West African monsoon vertical cloud structure in the Met Office Unified Model: an evaluation with CloudSat. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, 141 (693) , 3312–3324, [doi:10.1002/qj.2614] Sep 2015
- Holloway Christopher E.; Woolnough Steven J.; Lister Grenville M. S.; The Effects of Explicit versus Parameterized Convection on the MJO in a Large-Domain High-Resolution Tropical Case Study. Part II: Processes Leading to Differences in MJO Development*. Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences, 72 (7) , 2719–2743, [doi:10.1175/jas-d-14-0308.1] Jul 2015
- Xavier Prince K.; Petch J. C.; Klingaman Nicholas P.; Woolnough Steven J.; Jiang Xianan; Waliser Duane E.; Caian Mihaela; Cole Jason; Hagos Samson M.; Hannay Cecile; Kim Daehyun; Miyakawa Tomoki; Pritchard Michael S.; Roehrig Romain; Shindo Eiki; Vitart Frederic; Wang Hailan; Vertical structure and physical processes of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Biases and uncertainties at short range. Journal Of Geophysical Research, 120 (10) , 4749–4763, [doi:10.1002/2014jd022718] May 2015
- Jiang Xianan; Waliser Duane E.; Xavier Prince K.; Petch Jon; Klingaman Nicholas P.; Woolnough Steven J.; Guan Bin; Bellon Gilles; Crueger Traute; DeMott Charlotte; Hannay Cecile; Lin Hai; Hu Wenting; Kim Daehyun; Lappen Cara-Lyn; Lu Mong-Ming; Ma Hsi-Yen; Miyakawa Tomoki; Ridout James A.; Schubert Siegfried D.; Scinocca John; Seo Kyong-Hwan; Shindo Eiki; Song Xiaoliang; Stan Cristiana; Tseng Wan-Ling; Wang Wanqiu; Wu Tongwen; Wu Xiaoqing; Wyser Klaus; Zhang Guang J.; Zhu Hongyan; Vertical structure and physical processes of the Madden-Julian oscillation: Exploring key model physics in climate simulations. Journal Of Geophysical Research, 120 (10) , 4718–4748, [doi:10.1002/2014jd022375] May 2015
- Johnson Stephanie J.; Levine Richard C.; Turner Andrew G.; Martin Gill M.; Woolnough Steven J.; Schiemann Reinhard; Mizielinski Matthew S.; Roberts Malcolm J.; Vidale Pier Luigi; Demory Marie-Estelle; Strachan Jane; The resolution sensitivity of the South Asian monsoon and Indo-Pacific in a global 0.35° AGCM. Climate Dynamics [doi:10.1007/s00382-015-2614-1] May 2015
- Daleu C. L.; Woolnough S. J.; Plant R. S.; Transition from Suppressed to Active Convection Modulated by a Weak Temperature Gradient–Derived Large-Scale Circulation. Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences, 72 (2) , 834--853, [doi:10.1175/jas-d-14-0041.1] Feb 2015
- Klingaman Nicholas P.; Jiang Xianan; Xavier Prince K.; Petch Jon; Waliser Duane; Woolnough Steven J.; Vertical structure and physical processes of the Madden-Julian oscillation: Synthesis and summary. Journal Of Geophysical Research, 120, 4671-4689, [doi:10.1002/2015jd023196] 2015
- Klingaman Nicholas P.; Woolnough Steven J.; Jiang Xianan; Waliser Duane; Xavier Prince K.; Petch Jon; Caian Mihaela; Hannay Cecile; Kim Daehyun; Ma Hsi-Yen; Merryfield William J.; Miyakawa Tomoki; Pritchard Mike; Ridout James A.; Roehrig Romain; Shindo Eiki; Vitart Frederic; Wang Hailan; Cavanaugh Nicholas R.; Mapes Brian E.; Shelly Ann; Zhang Guang J.; Vertical structure and physical processes of the Madden-Julian oscillation: Linking hindcast fidelity to simulated diabatic heating and moistening. Journal Of Geophysical Research, 120, 4690-4717, [doi:10.1002/2014jd022374] 2015
- Bush Stephanie J.; Turner A.G.; Woolnough S.; Martin G. M.; Klingaman N. P.; The effect of increased convective entrainment on Asian monsoon biases in the MetUM general circulation model. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, 141, 311-326, [doi:10.1002/qj.2371] 2015
- Daleu C. L.; Woolnough S.; Plant R. S.; Sessions S.; Herman M. J.; Sobel A; Wang S.; Kim D.; Cheng A.; Bellon G.; Peyrille P.; Ferry F.; Siebesma A. P.; {van Ulft} B.; Intercomparison of methods of coupling between convection and large-scale circulation.Part I: Comparison over uniform surface conditions. Submitted To: James 2015
- Daleu C. L.; Woolnough S.; Plant R. S.; Transition from suppressed to active convection modulated by a weak-temperature gradient derived large-scale circulation. Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences, 72, 834--853, 2015
- Hirons L. C.; Klingaman N. P.; Woolnough S.; MetUM-GOML1: a near-globally coupled atmosphere–ocean-mixed-layer model. Geoscientific Model Development, 8, 363-379, [doi:10.5194/gmd-8-363-2015] 2015
- Klingaman N. P.; Woolnough S.; Using a case-study approach to improve the Madden-Julian oscillation in the Hadley Centre model. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, 140 (685) , 2491-2505, [doi:10.1002/qj.2314] Dec 2014
- Klingaman N. P.; Woolnough S.; The role of air-sea coupling in the simulation of the Madden-Julian oscillation in the Hadley Centre model. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, 140 (684) , 2272-2286, [doi:10.1002/qj.2295] Nov 2014
- Hirons L. C.; Klingaman N. P.; Woolnough S. J.; MetUM-GOML: a near-globally coupled atmosphere–ocean-mixed-layer model. Geoscientific Model Development Discussions, 7 (5) , 6173--6215, [doi:10.5194/gmdd-7-6173-2014] Sep 2014
- Holloway Christopher E.; Petch J. C.; Beare Robert J.; Bechtold Peter; Craig George C.; Derbyshire Stephen H.; Donner Leo J.; Field Paul R.; Gray Suzanne L.; Marsham John H.; Parker Douglas J.; Plant Robert S.; Roberts Nigel M.; Schultz David M; Stirling Alison J.; Woolnough Steven J.; Understanding and representing atmospheric convection across scales: recommendations from the meeting held at Dartington Hall, Devon, UK, 28-30 January 2013. Atmos. Sci. Lett. n/a–n/a, [doi:10.1002/asl2.508] May 2014
- Vannière Benoît; Guilyardi Eric; Toniazzo Thomas; Madec Gurvan; Woolnough Steven; A systematic approach to identify the sources of tropical SST errors in coupled models using the adjustment of initialised experiments. Climate Dynamics [doi:10.1007/s00382-014-2051-6] Jan 2014
- Pearson K. J.; Lister G. M. S.; Birch C. E.; Allan R. P.; Hogan R. J.; Woolnough S.; Modelling the diurnal cycle of tropical convection across the "Grey Zone". Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, 140 (679) , 491--499, Jan 2014
- B. Vanniere; Guilyardi Eric; Madec G.; Doblas-Reyes F. J.; Woolnough S.; Using seasonal hindcasts to understand the origin of the equatorial cold tongue bias in CGCMs and its impact on ENSO. Climate Dynamics, 40, 963-981, [doi:10.1007/s00382-012-1429-6] 2013
- Holloway C. E.; Woolnough S.; Lister G. M. S.; The effects of explicit versus parameterized convection on the MJO in a large-domain high-resolution tropical case study. Part I: Characterization of large-scale organization and propagation.. Journal. Atmos. Sci, 70, 1342-1369, [doi:10.1175/JAS-D-12-0227.1] 2013
- Toniazzo T.; Woolnough S.; Development of warm SST errors in the southern tropical Atlantic in CMIP5 decadal hindcasts.. Climate Dynamics in press, [doi:10.1007/s00382-013-1691-2] 2013
- Pearson K. J.; Lister G. M. S.; Birch CE; Allan R. P.; Hogan R. J.; Woolnough S.; Modelling the diurnal cycle of tropical convection across the “Grey Zone”. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, (in press), [doi:10.1002/qj.2145] 2013
- Tobin I.; Bony S.; Holloway C. E.; Grandpeix J. -Y.; Seze G.; Woolnough S.; Roca R.; Does convective aggregation need to be represented in cumulus parameterizations?. Journal Of Advances In Modeling Earth Systems (James) submitted, [doi:10.1002/jame.20047] 2013
- Klingaman N. P.; Woolnough S.; Syktus J.; On the drivers of inter-annual and decadal rainfall variability in Queensland, Australia.. Int. J. Climatol., 33 (10) , 2413-2430, [doi:10.1002/joc.3593] 2013
- Daleu C. L.; Woolnough S. J.; Plant R. S.; Cloud-Resolving Model Simulations with One- and Two-Way Couplings via the Weak Temperature Gradient Approximation. Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences, 69 (12) , 3683--3699, [doi:10.1175/jas-d-12-058.1] Dec 2012
- Holloway Christopher E.; Woolnough Steven J.; Lister Grenville M. S.; The effects of explicit versus parameterized convection on the MJO in a large-domain high-resolution tropical case study. Part I: Characterization of large-scale organization and propagation. Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences Nov 2012
- Turner A.G.; Joshi M. M.; Robertson E. S.; Woolnough S.; The effect of Arabian Sea optical properties on SST biases and the South Asian summer monsoon in a coupled GCM. Climate Dynamics, 39 (3-4) , 811-826, [doi:10.1007/s00382-011-1254-3] Apr 2012
- Daleu C. L.; Woolnough S.; Plant Robert Stephen; Cloud-resolving model simulations with one and two-way couplings via the weak-temperature gradient approximation.. Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences, 69, 3683-3699, 2012
- Daleu C. L.; Woolnough S.; Plant R. S.; Cloud-resolving model simulations with one and two-way couplings via the weak-temperature gradient approximation. Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences, 69, 3683-3699, 2012
- Holloway C. E.; Woolnough S.; Lister G. M. S.; Precipitation distributions for explicit versus parameterized convection in a large-domain high-resolution tropical case study. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, 138, 1692-1708, [doi:10.1002/qj.1903] 2012
- Klingaman Nicholas P.; Woolnough Steven J.; Weller Hilary; Slingo Julia M.; The Impact of Finer-Resolution Air–Sea Coupling on the Intraseasonal Oscillation of the Indian Monsoon. Journal Of Climate, 24 (10) , 2451--2468, [doi:10.1175/2010jcli3868.1] May 2011
- Klingaman N. P.; Woolnough S.; Weller Henry G.; Slingo Julia M; The impact of finer-resolution air-sea coupling on the intraseasonal oscillation of the Indian monsoon. Journal Of Climate, 24 (10) , 2451--2468, 2011
- Woolnough S.; Blossey P. N.; Xu K. M.; Bechtold P.; Chaboureau J. -P.; Hosomi T.; Iacobellis S. F.; Luo Y.; Petch J. C.; Wong R. Y.; Xie S.; Modelling convective processes during the suppressed phase of a Madden-Julian Oscillation: Comparing single-column models with cloud-resolving models. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, 136, 333-353, 2010
- Woolnough S. J.; Blossey P. N.; Xu K.-M.; Bechtold P.; Chaboureau J.-P.; Hosomi T.; Iacobellis S. F.; Luo Y.; Petch J. C.; Wong R. Y.; Xie S.; Modelling convective processes during the suppressed phase of a Madden-Julian oscillation: Comparing single-column models with cloud-resolving models. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society n/a--n/a, [doi:10.1002/qj.568] 2010
- Klingaman N. P.; Weller H; Woolnough S.; Inness Peter Michael; Slingo J. M.; Coupled simulations of the Indian monsoon intraseasonal oscillation using a fine-resolution mixed-layer ocean model. Proceedings Of The Ecmwf Workshop On Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction 195--205, 2009
- Waliser D.; Sperber K.; Hendon H.; Kim D.; Maloney E.; Wheeler M.; Weickmann K.; Zhang C.; Donner L.; Gottschalck J.; Higgins W.; Kang I. S.; Legler D.; Moncrieff M.; Schubert S.; Stern W.; Vitart F.; Wang B.; Wang W.; Woolnough S.; MJO Simulation Diagnostics. Journal Of Climate, 22 (11) , 3006--3030, [doi:10.1175/2008JCLI2731.1] 2009
- Willett M. R.; Bechtold P.; Williamson D. L.; Petch J. C.; Milton S. F.; Woolnough S.; Modelling suppressed and active convection: Comparisons between three global atmospheric models. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, 134 (636) , 1881--1896, [doi:10.1002/qj.317] 2008
- Bernie D.; Guilyardi Eric; Madec G.; Slingo J.; Woolnough S.; Cole Jeffrey; Impact of resolving the diurnal cycle in an ocean-atmosphere GCM. Part 2: A diurnally coupled CGCM. Climate Dynamics, 31, 909-925, [doi:10.1007/s00382-008-0429-z] 2008
- Petch J. C.; Willett M.; Wong R. Y.; Woolnough S.; Modelling suppressed and active convection. Comparing a numerical weather prediction, cloud-resolving and single-column model. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, 133 (626) , 1087--1100, [doi:10.1002/qj.109] 2007
- Vitart Frédéric; Woolnough S.; Balmaseda M. A.; Tompkins A. M.; Monthly Forecast of the Madden–Julian Oscillation Using a Coupled GCM. Monthly Weather Review, 135 (7) , 2700--2700, [doi:10.1175/MWR3415.1] 2007
- Woolnough S.; Vitart F.; Balmaseda M. A.; The role of the ocean in the Madden–Julian Oscillation: Implications for MJO prediction. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, 133 (622) , 117--128, [doi:10.1002/qj.4] 2007
- Bernie D.; Guilyardi Eric; Madec G.; Slingo J.; Woolnough S.; Impact of resolving the diurnal cycle in an ocean-atmosphere GCM. Part 1: a diurnally forced OGCM. Climate Dynamics, 29, 575-590, [doi:10.1007/s00382-007-0249-6] 2007
- Bernie D. J.; Woolnough S.; Slingo J. M.; Guilyardi Eric; Modeling Diurnal and Intraseasonal Variability of the Ocean Mixed Layer. Journal Of Climate, 18 (8) , 1190--1190, [doi:10.1175/JCLI3319.1] 2005
- Woolnough S.; Slingo J. M.; Hoskins B. J.; The Diurnal Cycle of Convection and Atmospheric Tides in an Aquaplanet GCM. Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences, 61 (21) , 2559--2559, [doi:10.1175/JAS3290.1] 2004
- Slingo J. M.; Inness P. M.; Neale R. B.; Woolnough S.; Yang G-Y; Scale interactions on diurnal to seasonal timescales and their relevance to model systematic errors. Annals Of Geophysics, 46, 139-155, 2003
- Woolnough S.; Slingo J. M.; Hoskins B. J.; The organization of tropical convection by intraseasonal sea surface temperature anomalies. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, 127 (573) , 887--907, [doi:10.1256/smsqj.57309] 2001
- Inness P. M.; Slingo J. M.; Woolnough S.; Neale R. B.; Pope V. D.; Organization of tropical convection in a GCM with varying vertical resolution; implications for the simulation of the Madden-Julian Oscillation. Climate Dynamics, 17 (10) , 777--793, [doi:10.1007/s003820000148] 2001
- Woolnough S.; Slingo J. M.; Hoskins B. J.; The relationship between convection and sea surface temperature on intraseasonal timescales.. Journal Of Climate, 13, 2086-2104, [doi:10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<2086:TRBCAS>2.0.CO;2] 2000
- Woolnough S.; Allen J. R. L.; W.L. Wood; An exploratory numerical model of sediment deposition over tidal saltmarshes.. Estuarine, 41, 515-543, [doi:10.1016/0272-7714(95)90025-X] 1995
Achievements / Science Highlights
- Precipitation distributions for explicit versus parameterized convection in a large-domain high-resolution tropical case study, September 2012
Engagements
- Interviewed by Anil Ananthaswamy in July 2010 for New Scientist Article on the challenges of climate modelling. In particular what are the major sources of uncertainty. The article appeared in the January 2011 New Scientist, June 2010
- Interviewed in January 2011 by Richard Alleyne of the Daily Telegraph to comment on Manoj Joshi's article on El Nino and the Ashes following England's win in Australia. Article appeared in the Telegraph on Saturday 8th January., January 2011
- Interviewed by Alex Gore from the Reading Chronicle on El Nino and the Ashes as a follow up to a Daily Telegraph article, although this was not carried by the paper in the end. We also spoke about the flooding in Queensland at the time, the Chronicle followed this up by interviewing a colleague (Nick Klingaman) which resulted in extensive media coverage., January 2011
- Talk on the Summer of 2018 and its context in a changing climate at Wiltshire Cricket Groundsman Association AGM , February 2019