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MSc Meteorology and Climatology Dissertations
Name Title Date Serial
Number
1964
Takhar, H.S.
1965
D’Aubyn, A.P.
Evans, T.E.
Greenland, D.E.
1966
Goodnew, R.C.
1967
Dyer, T.G.J.
Read, G.J.
Tullet, M.T.
Shanker, P.
Turton, P.S.
1968
Ahmed, S.A.
Theoretical methods of evapotranspiration
estimation: a critical review
An objective aid to snow forecasting in the
Birmingham area
Some aspects of the effect of soil moisture
variation on civil engineering construction
Objective methods of decision-making in
climatology
An approach to the forecasting of flood rains
in the British Isles
An investigation of a possible relationship
between extra-terrestrial phenomena and
precipitation in relation to a specific locality in
the U.K. (Birmingham)
An objective approach to the forecasting of
maximum temperature at Elmdon,
Birmingham.
A method of computing vertical velocity and
its use in the forecasting of precipitation rates
A study of frost and frost forecasting at
Elmdon, Birmingham
An investigation into the movement of Polar
Lows crossing the British Isles during the years
1950 to 1967
A review of some of the causes of rainfall in
the arid and semi-arid zone of India and
Pakistan
1969
Abdalla, M.K. Thunderstorms in the Sudan 12
Akrawi, A.Ar.
The variation of pressure at Edgbaston during
13
the winter season
Cook, D.J.
Nocturnal cooling and frost - a review of some
14
recent work and in particular a numerical test
of the prediction formulae with special
reference to the fruit farming areas of the
Vale of Evesham
Callen, J.L. Daily water demand forecasting 15
MacArthur, G.C.S. A study of the winters of the 1960’s 16
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1970
Blackmore, R.S.
Katsiamburtas, E.
Whitelaw, M.H.
1972
Baldwin, H.
Court, A.P.
Elsom, D.
Lewis, P.J.
Utteridge, P.A.
1973
Berry, J
Eden, G.P.
Kent, P.M.
Muller, W.
Thornes, J.E.
Trapp, A.K.
Worthington, C.I.
1974
Zinyowera, M.C.
The mass budget of persistent snow beds in
the Cairngorms: a preliminary survey
Rainfall and temperature analysis at Nicosia
Town Meteorological Station
A general introductory study of the possible
effects of topography on frontal systems
crossing the British Isles from the west
The daily forecasting of a driving-rain index
with special reference to the construction
industry
Cloud patterns experienced over England and
Wales as affected by the presence of jet
streams of different orientation
A combined physical and statistical approach
to the objective forecasting of radiation fog at
Edgbaston Observatory
The effect of solar corpuscular radiation on
the atmosphere and the weather
An investigation of the relationship of crop
yields to evapotranspiration
Further investigations into the estimation of a
monthly precipitation field from satellite data
Long-range forecasting: its current status and
an investigation into prediction based on
mean monthly pressure anomalies
A critical review of the literature on the
measurement of the radiation balance of the
earth from satellites with the emphasis on the
1970’s
Computer programme for objective weather
prediction with the Contingency Table Method
The formulation of hoar frost on road surfaces
and its significance
Some aspects of visibility trend at Edgbaston
Observatory
An objective method for forecasting mean
weekly temperatures at Edgbaston,
Birmingham
An objective scheme for forecasting daily
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rainfall amounts in Rhodesia
Nayava, J.L.
The summer monsoon in Nepal and Southern
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Asia
McCallum, E. Weather forecasts and the consumer 34
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Lloyd, C.R.
A study of tropical circulation systems, with
particular reference to the contribution of
satellite data
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Lloyd, L.D.
Groves, K.S.
Haseldon, R.F.
1975
Sansom, H.E.
A critical review of theories concerning the
causes of late cenozoic glaciations
Air pollution and the chemistry of photochemical
smog formation
Raindrop size spectra and the physics of
clouds
An analysis of air motion in the region of the
39
Post-Monsoon Depression
Mustafa, E.M. Estimating daily rainfall from satellite data in
40
Central Sudan
Balachandiran, S. The assessment of drought in Sri-Lanka
43
(Ceylon).
Jones, A.W.
Large-scale distribution of atmospheric
44
pollution: factors and causes. A review of the
present situation
Kotzamanis, D.G. A study of surface winds over the Aegean area 43
Neophytou, S. Diurnal variation of atmospheric pressure at
44
Nicosia airfield
Lewis, M.P. A thesis on humidity measurement 45
Olsen, R.J.
Tropical-extratropical cloud band connections
in the Northern Hemisphere, as viewed from a
satellite altitude
46
Barrington-Ash, B. The Little Ice Age 1550 to 1850 AD 47
1976
S.Sh. Ali, Kamil
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Andressen, R.
Bailey, M.L.
Statistical analysis of surface wind speed and
direction at Edgbaston, Birmingham 1971 to
1975
A review of some aspects of the state of
current knowledge on cloud growth and liquid
water content in clouds
A study of the effects of circulation types and
other climatic factors on sulphur dioxide
concentration in the area of Birmingham
Kebede, A. A study of summer rainfall over Ethiopia 51
McIldoon, E.R. A study of humidity patterns in England 1970
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to 1974
Ovadia, D.C.
Spatial variations in evaporation at reservoirs
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in North Wales
Townsend, A.P. Aeronautical meteorology: a review of the
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current state of knowledge
Zaki, N.A.
The relative importance of solar and sky
radiation in agro-climatology. A ‘literature
review’
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1977
Davies, C.
Dillow, G.
A statistical and spectral analysis of Edgbaston
precipitation values for a 55 year period from
1891 to 1945
Design and construction of weather satellites
picture receiver
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Kong, K
A preliminary examination of tropospheric
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wave disturbances over Gan
Miller, I.J.
Air pollution climatology and the
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petrochemical industry
Mitchell, J.
An investigation into dry spells in the Upper
60
Severn
Postle, S.
Tropical storm and hurricane precipitation in
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Antigua and Honduras in relation to water
supply and flood protection
Ta’ee, M.A.Al The depressions in the Mediterranean 62
1978
Coleman, Angela M. A study of the systematic errors in numerical
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forecasts in relation to synoptic weather types
Milne, Celia M. Comfort and building: a meteorological review 64
Matarira, C.H. Climatic factors which influence crop yields in
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Rhodesia
Turner, J.H.
A spectral and cross-spectral analysis of data
66
from the 500mb pressure surface above
Crawley and Valencia
Silver P.E.
The changing relationship between synoptic
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weather conditions and sulphur dioxide
pollution concentrations in Inner London from
1956 to 1977-78
1979
Battye, D.G.H. Orographic rainfall in North Wales 68
Cockbill, Lynne P. A study of sudden mid-winter stratospheric
69
warmings in the British sector of the Antarctic
Jones, Kathryn M. A synoptic precipitation climatology of southeast
70
Wales
Thain, M. Sea-ice anomalies - their effect on climate 71
1980
Bartzokas, A.
Harmonic analysis and study of annual
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variation of pressure over the Mediterranean
area
Hidalgo, H. Heavy rainfall in Costa Rica 73
Jones, Hilary A. An analysis of heavy rainfall events in mid-
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Wales
Mason, P.
Observation of potential evapotranspiration in
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the English midlands
Nurnlop, W.
A study of rainfall deviation in relation to the
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Saeed, M.A.
1981
Hill, Jennifer
strength of the monsoon current in Thailand
Statistical and synoptic analysis of daily
precipitation in Birmingham 1970 to 1979
Bombs around Britain: a study of rapidly
78
deepening depressions
Pass, Ann Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide pollution in Britain 79
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Persaud, G.
An assessment of drought in the intermediate
savannah of Guyana
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Rodgers, N.P.
Yaaqub, R.R.
1982
Hargy, V.T.
An analysis of the heavy rainfall and flooding
in the Bridgend area of South Wales during
March 1981
A climatological relationship between
precipitable water, thickness and precipitation
for Aughton upper air station 1979 - 1980
Degree days and the heating of Birmingham
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University
Lacey, P.C.
Spatial and temporal variation in
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thunderstorm frequency and intensity around
Birmingham,
Osborne, R.D. Real time computer modelling of road surface
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temperatures
Scott, R.L. The climate of the 70 th parallel north 86
Wenham, P.J.
A study of sub-tropical cyclonic activity in a
defined region of south-west Iberia and north
west Africa.
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1983
Britten, Jill C.
Study of a model for predicting road surface
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temperatures
Gosney, D.G.M. The heat islands of the county of the West
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Midlands
Kahsai, A.
Changes and variations of climate in the Horn
90
of Africa- background to the recent drought
Matthews, S.A. The relationship between synoptic conditions,
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meteorological parameters and pollutant
levels at various sites in Belfast, Northern
Ireland
1984
Boodhoo, Y. Evaluation of wind energy over Mauritius 92
Boufides, K.D. Cloud bands over North Africa and their
interaction with mid-latitude depressions as
they are observed by the Meteosat imagery
93
Crummay, G.P.
BUDGET: an interactive computer algorithm to
calculate the Thornthwaite/Mather climatic
water budget
Dorkin, Francis A. Weather information and the motorist 95
Gemmell, F.
The change in the level of the active surface
96
through the life cycle of a tobacco crop
Ramothwa, Gladys K. Rainfall analysis for selected stations in
Botswana
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1985
Ambenje, P.E.
Hassan, A.
McDonald, Andy
Mean tropospheric motion field over Kenya
and Tanzania during the 1984 long rains
(March to May) season
Microclimatic impact in the West Midlands
county
A bulk thermodynamic approach to the
prediction of valley temperature inversion
dissipation
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Mahmud, Mastura Bt. Aspects of the physical and dynamical
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structure of the troposphere at Indian
longitudes
Fouda, T.O. Rainfall variability in Cameroon 102
Reynolds, Mark A. Predicting road surface temperatures on the
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Royden, Jane L.
motorways of the West Midlands
Rapidly deepening depressions in the North
Atlantic
1986
Brown, Kelvin R. A sunshine climatology of Birmingham 105
Hassan, S. Radioactive air pollution 105
Jones, Trudy L. Polar lows in a case study 106
Kelly, D.J. Forecasting snow in the Birmingham area 107
Ndaraiya, F.M. Rainfall analysis in Central Kenya 108
1987 109
Brown, L.A. Extreme minimum temperatures in Britain 110
Fairmaner, W.D. An analysis of the snowfall of March 7 th 1987
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in the Midlands area
1988
Al-Omary, K.T. The spatial incidence of potential pollution
112
from a single source chimney
Kamdonyo, D.R. Evaluation of wind energy potential in Malawi 113
Mathias, R.
A study into the potential of private
114
meteorological services in the United Kingdom
Pearce, D.P.
An investigation of the synoptic mechanisms
115
required for extreme rainfall start and finish
over Morocco
Reynard, N.S.
An analysis of the potential improvements to
116
the current heating system of the University
of Birmingham which could be achieved with
the implementation of a forecast service
Sokjaars, Pairoj A modification of a program to provide an
116A
analysis of synop observations
Tozy, D.A.D.I.I. An accuracy forecast of surface air
117
temperature at three meteorological stations:
a comparison of skill and score
1989
Dargan, Edmund Influence of solar radiation upon road surface
118
Hammond, John M.
temperature forecasts
Using 500mb geo-potential charts as simple
early indicators for predicting the end of
winter mild-spells
1990
Alsana’a AM.A.T. A study into the bio-climatology of Yemen 120
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Howell, P.P.
Quinn, M.D.
The topographic effect of an isolated hill on
precipitation distribution, Brent Knoll, 1990
An initial investigation into the synoptic
structure of heat-waves over Greece 1979 to
1989
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Rayfield, D.J.
1991
The influence of Sulphur Dioxide and various
meteorological factors on peak expiratory
flow during a pollution episode
123
Leaver, Belinda
Owen, Aled
1992
Agnew, Maureen
The association between atmospheric
pressure and spontaneous pneumothorax. An
explanation
An examination of building damage in the
West Midlands for the period 1969 to 1990
and relating this to a daily windiness index
Meteorological factors and the incidence of
126
respiratory disease in Birmingham
Betts, Richard A comparison of methods for the estimation
127
of evaporation and potential
evapotranspiration
Brown, David
The implications of ocean-atmosphere
128
interactions across the North Atlantic for
British summer weather and associated trends
in the climate of the North Atlantic
Cornford, Dan Geo-statistics and United Kingdom surface air
129
temperatures
Gianarou, M.
An analysis of the snowfall phenomenon
130
during December 1991 and March 1992, in
Greece
Kings, John
An examination of outliers in meteorology
130A
using the Birmingham temperature record
since 1940
Kodithuwakku, S. Use of Clicom 131
Nkhokwe, Jolamu L. Solar radiation in Malawi: its importance and
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how to estimate it
Pass, Jonathan D. A study of the use of spatial and temporal
winter indices within winter maintenance
operations in the UK
133
Pierce, Clive The tephigram: theory and programming 134
1993
Airey, Martin
An analysis of Sussex coast rainfall 1961 to
135
Bamzelis, Demetrios
Birdi, Narinder
Daka, Reuben
Deacon, Andrew
Dukes, Michael
1992
An assessment of air quality variations in
Birmingham using a synoptic climatological
approach
A comparison of North American and British
lay perceptions of the increasing risks to
health from Ultra violet radiation
Optimisation of the tapping of solar radiation
resources in Zambia
A study of urban-rural: contrasts in human
thermal comfort in London
A severe weather and winter index
climatology of fifteen UK airports
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Gooding, Amanda V. A weather sensitivity analysis of weather
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related Automobile Association breakdown
data for Birmingham and London
Moody, Deborah An investigation into the relationship between
141
meridonal pressure indexes and the rates of
ice advance and retreat west of the Atlantic
peninsula
Richardson, Clifford The prediction of nocturnal road surface
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temperature patterns under extreme
meteorological conditions in areas of complex
topography using DTM and GIS techniques
Rye, Graham D. An analysis of mean sea level pressure over
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the British Isles using map-pattern
classification
Spellman, Greg A study of the urban climatology with
144
particular reference to human comfort
Westcott, Martin A frost comparison between Edgbaston and
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Elmdon for the ten year period 1983 to 1992
Wilmshurst, Sarah A comparison of two road weather
146
information system sensors (Vaisala/Scan and
MetroMax/Sermo)
1994
Burhop, Nicola G. The representation of weather in music 147
Finney, Mark A. The development of a fog prediction model
148
from a consideration of the relationships
between visibility and meteorological
predictor variables
Howard, Richard B. Investigation of storm surge activity in the
149
North Sea
Hoyes, Alexander R. A classification of road surface climatic regions
150
in winter for Scotland and Northern England
using principal components analysis and
cluster analysis
Kassavetis, Spridon D. Statistical analysis of spatial patterns of smoke
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and Sulphur Dioxide concentrations in
Birmingham
Loudon, Graeme J. Runway and aircraft de/anti-icing applications
152
at Aberdeen and Birmingham airports
McPhee, Ian J. Forecasting sea breezes in the Bristol channel 153
Millard, Jon
Pearce, Kate
Rolle, Arthur W.
Veal, Anthony T.
‘weather to run’ a study ion meteorological
impacts on marathon performance with
special reference to the London Marathon
event
Discriminant function analysis as an aid to the
forecasting of urban flooding
Inter annual variability of rainfall in Nassau,
Bahamas
A synoptic climatological classification to
assess variations in vehicular pollutant
concentrations in Birmingham, UK.
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Wordley, Jo.L. Atmospheric pollen count and weather 156
Zeini, Konstantina Precipitation analysis, Argentina 1961 - 1970 157
1995
Black, Robert
Cater, Helen
Conlan, Anthony P.
Crampton, S.J.
Houseago, Richenda
Jowett, Susan Marie
Livermore, Matthew
Pilling, Charles
Rippon, Jennie
Robinson, Peter
Stanley, A.B.
1996
Bolougouris, C.
Cheeseman, Gareth
Clements, Heather
Hanson, Clair
Harvie, R.L.
Jones, Caspar
A synoptic climatological approach to
detecting climatic change at Faraday,
Antarctic peninsula
An assessment of air quality in Birmingham
using a synoptic climatology
The effect of the weather on attendance
levels at an animal sanctuary museum at
Minster, Kent
A synoptic climatological approach to assess
the climatic sensitivity of the cabbage aphid
Brevicoryne Brassicae
The relationship between meteorological
variables and next-day fog occurrence in
Birmingham
A study of the relationships between sulphur
dioxide and smoke concentrations and winter
synoptic types in Birmingham
Spatial and temporal variations in sunshine
duration experienced in and around the
Midlands
Impact of climatic change on river flow
regimes in the upper Wye and Severn
experimental catchments, Plynlimon, Mid-
Wales
Estimating limits of forecast lead time in an
operational flood forecast system
Changes of mean surface wind speeds over
Ireland 1957 to 1994
The effects of urban pollution and
meteorology on rates of change of lung
function of asthmatic subjects, Birmingham
UK
An investigation to vertical wind and
temperature profiles
A study of the Northern Hemispheric jet
streams and the zonal index
Cyclogenesis and cyclone passage in the
English Channel
Spatial and temporal characteristics of tropical
cyclone activity in the South China sea and the
North-West Pacific
Regionalization of daily rainfall in the Severn
Trent area by means of Principal Component
and Cluster analysis
Anticyclone over Scandinavia: an
investigation of the relationship with cold
winters in the Midlands
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157E
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Legge, Helen
Livermore, Matthew
McCosh, Susan S.
Phillips, Ian D.
Salmond, Jennifer
Thongnunui, Tanya
1997
Evans, Douglas
Garner, D.A.
Proctor, Esther
Wighting, Jonathan
Wedgbrow, Cara
West, Vicky
Wood, Darren
1998
Aji, Muhammad
Bradley, Caroline
Campbell, Rhys
Conway, Geraldine
Ebbon, Peter
Fellows, Christopher
Harris, Megan
A synoptic climatological approach to climatic
change at Plynlimon, Wales
Spatial and temporal variations in sunshine
duration experienced in and around the
Midlands
The effects of the Mt. Pinatubo volcanic
eruption on surface temperature and solar
radiation in Hong Kong
Spatial and temporal modes of variability of
the July high latitude southern circumpolar
vortex and its relationship to the surface
climatology of the Antarctic
Modelling and evaluating of pollutants in the
urban atmosphere from a road network
Application of parch modal to field crop
cultivation in Thailand
A study of acidic atmospheric pollutants, and
related species in the Birmingham area
The seasonal variation of the accuracy of
weather forecasts using climatological and
persistence at Birmingham
The accuracy of Radio 4 17:55 National
weather forecasts: a verification study
A synoptic climatology of intense mid-latitude
cyclones over the north-east Atlantic
An investigation into the cause of the sudden
and extreme warming event which took place
at Halley Bay, Antarctica, on May 22nf and
23 rd , 1991
Dispersion modelling of atmospheric Sulphur
Dioxide in Istanbul
Variations in a modern climatic time-series
and the effects upon glacier mass balance in
Sonnblick, Austria
The Brunei Meteorological Service: a review
and assessment to meet future challenges
The change in heavy rainfall across England
over time
Ischaemic heart disease mortality in England
and Wales 1950 to 1995
Liability of snow and ice related accidents on
UK roads
An air-mass based synoptic climatological
study of the Antarctica Peninsula region
Road weather forecast provision in the West
Midlands
An observational study of the topographic and
meteorological factors that influence road
surface temperature variation
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Hartley, Nina
Hume, Richard
Kantzos, Nicholas
Kennedy, Claire
Rankin, Sally M.
Sanderson, Victoria
Tobin, Mark
1999
Tulloch, James
Al-Khorasani, M.A.A.
Barnes, Philippa
Byrne, Michelle
An investigation into the weather sensitivity of
confectionery sales in the UK
The role of meteorological factors in
avalanche hazard in the Cairngorm mountains,
Scotland
Development of a simple radiative transfer
model to calculate UV radiation at the surface.
Comparison with measurements made during
a short campaign in Thessaloniki, Greece
Damaging hailstorm events in Great Britain
and Ireland and their relationship with mean
monthly central England temperature
anomalies including a detailed synopsis of the
atmospheric conditions prior, during and
following some extreme hailstorm episodes
with an investigation into the use of instability
indices as an aid to thunderstorm and
hailstorm forecasting
Socio-economic risk factors in extreme
temperature mortality in Birmingham 1985 to
1995
A study of the rainy season in Papua New
Guinea, and its relationship to El Nino
southern oscillation
A regional verification of the UK Met. Office’s
24 hour forecast with reference to synoptic
forcing
A qualitative and quantitative investigation
into the factors that contribute to the
development of severe local thunderstorms
over southern Britain and research into the
methods of improving the quality of future
forecasting of these events
The climate effect on the agricultural crop
production in the southern slopes of Yemen
The inter-annual variability of water vapour
over the Antarctic peninsula, and its relation
to surface precipitation
An investigation into the spatial and diurnal
variation of convective activity over tropical
South America using satellite data
Daley, Ben Hurricane Mitch: a space of vulnerability 197
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Dent, Zoe
Haworth, Mark
Evaluating the relationship between synopticscale
atmospheric circulation and surface
energy budgets in the Taillon basin, French
Pyrenees
A study into the effects of the El Nino
southern oscillation on North Atlantic
precipitation using the GPCP dataset
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Heppenstall, Sally
Mather, Duncan
Morley, Sarah
Wilson, Matthew
2000
Bennett, Stuart
Bell, Michael
Bower, Donna
Cambery, Robin
Endacott, Adrian
Euesden, Daniel
Grimshaw, Joanne
Huggins, Tom
Kelly, Graeme
Knightly, R. Paul
Metcalf, Sarah
Njoku, Ngozi
Rossington, Helen
Investigations of ‘cloud thresholding’ and rain
rate conversion variability over Africa
Analysis of winter snowfall patterns in
Scotland for the period 1960 to 1990, and
their association with NAO and SST patterns
Comparison of screen and aspirated
temperature data at Halley, Antarctica203
Weather sensitivity and leaf fall season
analysis of railway operations in Birmingham
Extending the sea surface climate record using
archival data sets: a feasibility study
Does traffic flow volume, road bed
construction and/or the underlying geology
affect road surface temperature
North-West European air mass identification
and characterisation using a spatial synoptic
classification during winter 1993-4 and 1995-
6: a layered approach
An analysis of the relationship between the
presence and duration of cold clouds in the
atmosphere and rain volume and intensity in
tropical South America
An exploratory study into the strength of the
relationship between the North Atlantic
Oscillation and winter weather and mortality
in England and Wales
The influence of selected variables on
transitioning tropical cyclones in the North
Atlantic ocean 1996 - 1999
Spatial and temporal distributions of lightning
activity in Europe
A large-eddy simulation of turbulence within
the convective surface layer and convective
boundary layer over idealised urban surfaces
An analysis of the meteorological conditions
associated with Haar on the coasts of NE
England and SE Scotland
On the forecasting of tornadoes in the UK
including an investigation into the synoptic
conditions surrounding strong tornadoes,
1990 to 1999
An investigation to determine the presence of
an urban heat island phenomenon in the West
Midlands on the dates 24 th to 27 th January
2000
Rainfall variability in southern Africa - a
consequence of El Nino/La Nina
An investigation into the recall of television
weather forecasts
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Vince, Rachel
Wheeler, Joanne
2001
Chieffo, Michelle
The use of satellite data to monitor the onset
of the Indian Ocean monsoon
The verification of road weather forecasts
using various statistical analyses
Investigation of weather and epileptic seizure
219
relationships in the Worcestershire area, UK
Davies, Owain Estimating annual and winter rain days in
220
Scotland using a multifactor northern
oscillation index
Draper, Catherine The relationship between record weather
221
extremes and annual mean climate statistics
in Birmingham
Kirkman, Sarah A study of the rainfall regime in Papua New
222
Guinea using vertical rain rates from the
TRMM PR
Leacroft, Sara Climate change and the UK insurance industry 223
Payne, Rebecca The development of a new winter index and
its use in the analysis of regional road traffic
accidents
224
Robinson, Susanna
Titley, Neil
Watkin, Helen
Williams, Michael
2002
Adams, Richard
PM2.5 concentrations in Birmingham UK:
spatial and temporal variations and
relationship to meteorological conditions
The importance of upper-air data in the
production of an air pollution-weather
relationship: the inclusion of stability
The effect of temperature and seasonality on
UK ischaemic heart disease mortality: an
harmonic analysis and future climatic change
implications
The variation in the onset and end date of the
rainy season over the Brazilian Amazon basin
An investigation into the accuracy of terminal
229
aerodrome forecasts (TAF) issued in the UK
Alsarmi, Said 230
Bewley, Dan 231
Bright, Nick 232
Cooper, Catherine
Crooks, Whitney
Back trajectory analysis of extreme winter
ischaemic heart disease mortality events in
the West Midlands
Average pressure patterns over North America
in late winter and spring and their relationship
to spring flooding in the Red River basin
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De’Donato, Francesca
A summer-only climatological analysis of
ozone and PM10 with the application of a
back trajectory clustering correlation
methodology to account for pollutant
concentrations in Milan, Italy
235

Paley, Fiona
Relationships between synoptic-scale
236
atmospheric circulation and pollutant
concentrations in Birmingham UK
Rathbone, Linda Atmospheric circulation characteristics and
237
winter ischaemic heart disease mortality in
the Tyne and Wear region
Reece, David 238
Reeves, Jonathan A synoptic climatological analysis of climate
change over Britain using an objective
classification scheme2
239
Thomas, Derek 240
Wilson, Caroline UK discharge and regional climate North
Atlantic atmospheric circulation relationships
1974 - 1997
241
2003
Allen, Clare
Bonehill, Wendy
Cavan, Gina
Clayton, Ian
Coughlan, Ruth
Crellin, Katherine
Holroyd, Kirsten
Mitchell, Ross
Sembhi, Harjinder
Smith, Claire
Venfield, Gareth
Investigating temporal patterns of cirriform
clouds and their radiative effects on surface
temperature
The meteorological sensitivity of winter
respiratory hospital admissions in Birmingham
UK
Forecasting road surface temperatures in
Poland using the ‘Ice Miser’ energy balance
model
A case study of the weather sensitivity of the
UK pub and restaurant industry
Cold wave climatology and implications on
extreme winter mortality episodes
Temperature and rainfall analysis for
Birmingham UK, and comparison with central
England temperature and central and East
Anglian precipitation, 1941 to 2002
A study to investigate the regularity and
nature of north Cornish sea breezes
A synoptic analysis of convective rainfall over
north east England
A study to investigate the relationship
between precipitation variability and the
north Atlantic oscillation using satellite
derived rainfall data
An analysis of Nepalese river flow and the
prospects for developing a monthly runoff
forecasting tool
A study of the dry deposition of ozone in the
lower Fraser valley, British Columbia.
Evaluation and comparisons
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A study of pollutant distribution and rate
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Predicting RST from a meteorological and
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geographical database using ANNs
Eaton, Natalie A Newcastle analysis of climatological
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influences on plant phenology
Exley, Jonathan Variations in road surface temperature across
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Gosling, Simon Excess mortality, high temperature, and
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synoptic climatological associations in the
West Midlands government office region,
England 1974
Kenny, Adam
Spatial modes of variability of the mean arctic
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winter sea-ice extent (January to March) in
the North Atlantic region and its effect on the
surface climatology of Iceland
Ledlie, Mary
An investigation into how a stalagmite from
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NW Scotland has responded to climate
changes over the last century and the
implications for palaeo-climate
reconstructions over the past millennium
Leem, Yonghan The characteristics of rainfall around Jeju
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islands in Korea derived from TRMM data
Magor, James The effects of wind direction on turbulent
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Screen, James Climate variability and trends at the South
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pole: circulation influences on surface
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Waller, Rhian Vorticity and spring rainfall 1931 to 2001 262
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The influence of Arctic sea ice on the climate
of the British Isles
Denning, Holly
Easey, Jennifer
Eden, Jonathan
Griffey, Chris
Hodgson, Susanne
Hutchinson, Robert
Jaroszeweski, David
The utility of daily rainfall for forecasting river
flow variations in South West England
A weather and climate perspective of the
generating mechanisms of national floods
A comparative synoptic climatological analysis
of weather/mortality relationships in London
and Paris
The application of synoptic typing and
backward trajectories in attributing the
isotopic composition of Icelandic precipitation
Turbulent exchange and carbon dioxide
dispersal within and above two urban street
canyons in Toulouse, France
Temporal variability in the concentration and
character of fluorescent dissolved organic
matter in Central England rain
Long term suppression of precipitation in the
UK: examining links to atmospheric pollution
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forecasting of the snow event of 28 th January
2004, with particular reference to the
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Keep, Richard
An analysis of factors leading to variations in
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railway track temperatures
Muller, Catherine Comprehensive analysis of rainwater dissolved
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organic carbon in Birmingham using
fluorescence spectro-photography and
statistical techniques
Newton, Jennifer An investigation into climatic change in the UK
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using the synoptic climatological approach
Preston, Katie A study of the verification of the new nextgeneration
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road weather information system
at a new outstation in south Gloucestershire
Reynolds, Peter Synoptic climatology of wildfires in Greece
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Rowe, Hannah Determination of the onset of the summer
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monsoon across Nepal
Taylon, Claire
The use of ‘Ice-miser’ to predict winter road
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Thorpe, Jenny An examination of the mechanisms
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responsible for the spatial and temporal
variations in rainfall over Edinburgh
2006
Davenport, Amanda European windstorms 1960 to 2005 280
Edwards, Sian Retrospective testing and improvement to a
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footway temperature model
Khan, Soraya
Shedding light on Monet’s impressions of the
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London fogs in the 19 th and 20 th centuries
King, Rebecca
Modelling of sea breeze events around the
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Kirby, Dan
An assessment of the effects of surface
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heterogeneity on energy balance measured by
the eddy covariance method
Lavers, David
An analysis of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane
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Locking, Matthew A comparison of road weather forecast
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providers for the Neath/Port Talbot region,
Winter 2005-6
McGeeney, Ross A synoptic and radio sonde proximity study:
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statistical discrimination of tornado and
funnel cloud shear profiles in mainland
England 2005
Melly, Charles An analysis of spatial and temporal variability
of snowfall in the Scottish highlands
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Smith, Elizabeth
A study of the relationship between North
Atlantic sea surface temperature anomalies,
tele-connection patterns and European
weather
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Thurtle, Gary
Willis, Kate
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Hawke, Kerryn
Hingley, Kathryn
Kettley, Victoria
Kotecha, Reena
Morris, Ben
McGivern, Aidan
Plumb, Gemma
The analysis of free air temperature trends
above the south pole
An analysis of the variation of atmospheric
carbon dioxide concentration with rainfall
Ocean response to solar forcing in a midholocene
GCM simulation
Analysis of HULIS in Rainwater and
Atmospheric Aerosol, in Birmingham, using
Solid-Phase Extraction, Fluorescence
Spectrophotometry, Total Organic Carbon
Analysis and Statistical Analysis
Multi-decadal variations in North Atlantic
hurricane tracks in response to variations in
sea surface temperatures during the period
1950 to 2006
Powell, Charles Tornado patterns across the UK 1992 to 2001 294
Sanders, Steven
Scott, Vivien
The role of Arctic sea-ice in determining
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Benton, Andrew
Boothman, Alexi
Breider, Jessica
Caves, Benjamin
Clarke, James
Courtney, Jennifer
Crane, Heather
Earl, Nicholas
Ladva, Chandni
climatic variability over Scotland
The statistical monthly predictability of the
northern annular mode, southern annular
mode and the North Atlantic oscillation
The geographical variability of rainfall in
Yorkshire and Humberside
Spatial significance of palaeo-temperature
proxies of NW Scotland; Speleothem Mg
concentrations as a case study
CloudSat vs micro rain radar and Clee Hill
radar; a comparison of reflectivity and rain
rate
The quantification of vehicle heat fluxes in
relation to road surface temperature
The use of artificial neural network models to
predict the depth temperature at road
weather stations
Improving runway surface temperature
predictions at London Stansted airport using
XRWI
A guide to image interpretation using
multispectral data
The microclimate of the university of
Birmingham Edgbaston inner campus
Variations in global sea level pressure and the
Indian monsoon in response to solar forcing in
a mid-holocene GCM simulation
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Fox, Alexander
Lammas, Heather
Leeson, Alexandra
A 500mb cut-off low climatology for the
western Mediterranean during 1996-2006,
and its link to precipitation
An analysis of road traffic accidents and
rainfall in an urban and rural location in the
UK
The impact of NAO variability on multidecadal
trends in alpine temperature for the
instrumental period
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Mulhall, Rachel
Neal, Robert
Wheeler, Christopher
2009
Bassett, Richard
Blagburn, R
Bullock, C
Evans, Gavin
Gibbs, Chris
Hagan, Rachel
A synoptic climatology study of respiratory
disease mortality in the West Midlands
The main geographic patterns of winter
precipitation variability over Cumbria, England
Improved parameterisation of heat fluxes in
XRWIS
How has the recent economic downturn
affected global carbon dioxide emissions and
thus climatic change
Does the weather cause road accidents- a
Cheshire case study
Seasonal predictability of Ethiopian spring
precipitation
A comparison of the 1998 to 2001 and 2007 to
2009 La Nina phases and their effects on
global temperatures
Analysis of the climate signal contained within
o18O in three Ethiopian stalagmites
Hooper, Elizabeth Creating a winter index using STATS19 data 317
Janes, Victoria
Kontou, Artemis Validation of TRMM precipitation radar
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rainfall estimates in Eastern Mediterranean
May, Emily
Addis Ababa monthly rainfall 018 content and
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large scale atmospheric processes
Moulton, Alexandra The law of the atmosphere: a feasible future
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prospect, or an environmental fantasy
Shearer, Kirsty Snow patch survival and a changing climate 321
Smith, Kieran
An investigation into precipitation variability
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in the central lowlands and southern uplands
of Scotland
2010
Chrysanthou, Andreas
The climatology of sea breeze circulation in
Cyprus
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Dawkins, Erin
Dellar, Martha
Comparison of the ECMWF model with the
TRMM 3B42 product to assess the diurnal
rainfall cycle across the global tropics
Validation of the 20 th century re-analysis for
the northern hemisphere using spatial
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Dunne, Siobhan
Flower, Verity
Griffiths, John
Hook, Rhys
degrees of freedom
The sensitivity to climatic controls of two
rivers in a permafrost environment in Arctic
Canada
Identification of meso-scale temperature
variations in the UK resulting from the
Eyjafjallajo Icelandic eruption of April 2010
Reconstruction of precipitation time series in
Ethiopia with use of multi-proxy data
The chain of river flow modifiers for high and
low flows: regional study for western Britain
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Hughes, James
Jackon,Katherine
McKenzine, Helen
O’Neill, James
Ryan, Adam
Seddon, Genevieve
Sedgwick, Amy
Sillitoe, Emma
Vigers, Becky
Zhang, Fang
2011
Abubaker, Muawiyah
Explaining the relationship between pacific
sea surface temperature and precipitation in
Ethiopia
The effect of background wind profile on fine
(pm2.5) and coarse (PM10) particulate matter
concentrations within an urban canyon
Surface temperature patterns and the urban
heat island effect: energy consumption and
population density
A meteorological analysis of PM10 air
pollution inn Port Talbot, Wales, at a synoptic
and regional scale
A ten year lightning climatology for
metropolitan France 1999 to 2009
Ann investigation into rainfall modification by
the urban area of Birmingham
Analysis of the 2009/2010 winter, and
comparison to previous winters in the British
Isles to see if extreme winters are becoming
less severe
The effects of the weather on the Aintree
Grand National
A study into the comparison between the air
urban heat island and surface urban heat
island in Birmingham and also the effects of
SVF on both air and road surface
temperatures
Assessment of region air flow in the West
Midlands and its influence on health, 2001-
2005
Impacts of rainfall variability on crop
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production in north west Nigeria from 1971 to
2010
Bell, Simon
Influence of weather and future climate on
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motorcycle accidents in Great Britain
Caldwell, Laura Power Generation and the Wind Potential in
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Ferguson, James
Howard, Emma
Hughes, Anna
Jenkins, Louise
Phillips, Lucy
Prebble, Nicholas
meteorology
A study of offshore pressure changes and
wind speeds at individual locations around the
UK and Ireland
Daily summer precipitation variability over
Cumbria from 1994 to 2004
Regional hydrological drought in western
Europe: linking hydrological drought
occurrence and air mass type
An analysis of the southern annular mode in
the millennium simulation
Investigating climate signals in a stalagmite
from northwest Scotland
A comparison between summer and winter
daily precipitation variability over the four
counties of Merseyside, Cheshire, greater
Manchester and Lancashire
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Turvey, Samantha
Webb, Sally-Jean
Wilkinson, Ryan
Willis, Nicola
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Al Bahri, Jalila
An investigation into the errors caused by the
nudging of GCMs and the impact of including
temperature in the nudging process
Daily summer precipitation in Powys,
Herefordshire and Shropshire
The impact of snowfall on vehicle speeds on
the M6 motorway in Cumbria 2008
The impact of climate change on domestic
energy consumption in the united Kingdom
A climatology of the sea breeze circulation in
Kent.
The climatology of sea breezes along the Sea
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of Oman
Adshead, Rachel A study into the relationship between climate
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and variability, socio-economic factors and the
incidence of Cholera in Nigeria
Barber, Anne
Assessing the risk of storm surge coastal and
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river flooding in Kings Lynn due to climate
change induced sea level rise
Bland, Sophie
'An assessment of the Aginova Sentinal Micro
sensors with external probe for use within the
University of Birmingham's HiTemp project
Brittain. Katie
An analysis of the effects of changes in
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boundary layer height on PM10
concentrations in Port Talbot, Wales
Brown, Richard Development of an objective storm severity
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measure for the northern hemisphere tropical
Atlantic Ocean
Despina, Pavlou The influence of wind speed and wind
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stations in Cyprus
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Greening, Kate
Hall, Emily
Hembrow, Sarah
Howse, Anne
Lee, John
McCrystall, Michelle
Mojisola, Adeniyi
Mtonya, Amos
Roberts, Charles
Sarghini, Naufal
Yang, Fan
winning race times of the London Marathon
and the Great North Run
Five year lightning climatology of the Iberian
Peninsula 2007 to 2011
Defining a climate index for the British Isles
with relation to the north Atlantic oscillation
index
Relationship between the occurrence of
tropical and extra-tropical cyclones, with
particular reference to frequency and
intensity
An investigation into the variability of daily
spring and summer precipitation in the central
lowlands and southern uplands of Scotland
Investigating the Madden-Julian oscillation
and its influence on precipitation in Great
Britain
A study assessing the climatology of contrails
over Lancaster from 2002 to 2011
Statistical downscaling of west Africa
precipitation
Tropical cyclone activities’ influence on rainfall
amounts in Malawi
Recovering direct solar down-welling flux time
series from the Campbell-Stokes sunshine
card archive
Winter rainfall variability in Avon, Dorset,
Somerset and Wiltshire
The relationship between traffic density and
roadside NOx concentration under different
synoptic conditions at Marylebone Road: a
new approach in simulating NOx using GARCH
and ACF
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