S1/Ep. 8: Allison Wing: convective self-aggregation, hurricanes & climate

10/26/20 • 55 min

In this interview, I had the pleasure to interview Allison Wing from Florida State University. She gave me a clear and concise review of what we know about the effects of hurricanes on climate change, plus she explained to me the motivations behind the Radiative Convective Equilibrium model inter-comparison project (led by her), the unexpected findings and the way forward. Learn more: http://myweb.fsu.edu/awing/index.html

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S1/Ep. 7: Special Episode Tim Woollings on his 'Jet Stream' book

Tim Woollings is an associate professor at the University of Oxford. In this special episode aimed at a general audience, we talk about his book called ‘Jet Stream’, which covers the mechanisms behind atmospheric circulation patterns, the impacts of the jet stream on today’s climate and the impacts due to climate change. If you want to watch the video interview go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va1cQg-BqPU&feature=youtu.be. You can find more info about Tim here: https://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/contacts/people/woollings and the book here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44512243-jet-stream.

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S1/Ep. 9: Nicola Maher: Large Ensembles from Australia to the US through Germany

It was a pleasure to chat with Nicola Maher who is now a CIRES visiting fellow in Boulder, Colorado. We discussed her journey from Australia to the US through Germany and our common love for gluehwein. We had interesting discussions regarding the large ensemble and her direct involvement with both the simulations and the outreach through the SMILE seminar series. Check her work out: https://nicolamaher.weebly.com/.