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Dr Adrian Matthews School of Environmental Sciences and School of Mathematics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

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		Adrian Matthews

		Reader in the School of Environmental Sciences and School of Mathematics, University of East Anglia
		Address	School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
		Telephone	+44-(0)1603-593733
		Fax	+44-(0)1603-591327
		Email	a.j.matthews@uea.ac.uk
		Internet	http://envam1.env.uea.ac.uk/

Research

My research interests are in meteorology and oceanography, on both weather and climate time scales, through observational data analysis and computer modelling. These include:
- The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO). This is the major source of weather variability in the tropical atmosphere and ocean on week-to-week time scales. In addition to research on basic MJO processes, we now issue a daily operational MJO forecast.
- We are currently taking part in the CINDY/DYNAMO field experiment to investiage the triggering of the MJO, where we have a Seaglider deployed in the Indian Ocean.
- Scale interactions in the climate system, including the Cascade project: very high-resolution modelling of the scale interactions between convection and atmospheric dynamics that lie at the heart of understanding tropical weather and climate.
- The West African monsoon, as part of the AMMA project.
- Triggering of volcanic activity by intense rainfall, as part of a project on the current eruption (1995-present) at the Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat.
- Tropical-extratropical interactions in the atmosphere
- Tropical Atlantic variability and teleconnections with the global climate.
- Normal modes of the atmosphere.
- Earth system science, study of the past climate of the Earth.
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People in my research group and in the wider UEA Met/Ocean/Climate group
PhD Studentships
I am an associate editor for the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.

Current MJO 15-day forecast

Blue (red) colours indicate where it is likely to rain more (less) because of the MJO.

Five most recent publications

	Matthews AJ, 2012: A multiscale framework for the origin and variability of the South Pacific Convergence Zone. Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., published online.	Abstract
	Webber BGM, Stevens DP, Matthews AJ, Heywood KJ, 2012: Dynamical ocean forcing of the Madden-Julian Oscillation at lead times of up to five months. J. Climate, 25, 2824-2842.	Abstract
	Webber BGM, Matthews AJ, Heywood KJ, Stevens DP, 2012: Ocean Rossby waves as a triggering mechanism for primary Madden-Julian events. Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 138, 514-527.	Abstract
	Dawson A, Matthews AJ, Stevens DP, 2011: Rossby wave dynamics of the North Pacific extra-tropical response to El Nino: Importance of the basic state in coupled GCMs. Climate Dyn., 391-405.	Abstract
	Love BS, Matthews AJ, Lister GMS, 2011: The diurnal cycle of precipitation over the maritime continent in a high-resolution atmospheric model. Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 137, 934-947.	Abstract

Teaching I teach on several modules in the School of Environmental Sciences and School of Mathematics, including ENV-1A61 Mathematics for Scientists I, ENV-2A21 Mathematics for Scientists III, ENV-2A24 (ENV-2A24K) Meteorology II (with Fieldcourse), MTH-3D52 (MTH-MD52) Dynamical Meteorology (with Advanced Topics). Additionally, I am the module convenor for ENV-1A61, ENV-1A62, ENV-2A21, ENV-2A22 (Mathematics for Scientists I, II, III, IV), MTH-3D52, and MTH-MD52.

Administration Chair of Examiners for Environmental Sciences. Chair of Examiners for Natural Sciences.