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79 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £22,760,998   

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'Next Generation' unstructured mesh ocean global circulation modelling.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor CC Pain, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor DP Marshall, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor HL Johnson, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2007 - 30 Apr 2011
Value:
£321,148
NERC Reference:
NE/C521028/2
Grant Stage:
Awaiting Completion
Scheme:
Consortiums Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Consortiums




Adjoint sensitivity of sea-level and inter-basin transports to surface forcing and circulation anomalies in present and future climates

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor DP Marshall, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor HL Johnson, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2008 - 31 Mar 2012
Value:
£411,347
NERC Reference:
NE/F00236X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant


Aerosol-Cloud Interactions - A Directed Programme to Reduce Uncertainty in Forcing (ACID-PRUF) through a Targeted Laboratory and Modelling Programme

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor P Stier, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Split Award
Period of Award:
13 Dec 2011 - 31 Mar 2015
Value:
£251,824
NERC Reference:
NE/I020148/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Aerosols and Clouds






Change in the Atlantic Atmosphere Ocean System: ChAAOS

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor MR Allen, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor DP Marshall, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor HL Johnson, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr NF Meinshausen, University of Oxford, Statistics
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Period of Award:
22 Jun 2009 - 21 Jun 2014
Value:
£334,353
NERC Reference:
NE/G007799/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Rapid Watch





Climateprediction.com: distributed computing for global climate research.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor MR Allen, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor RA Spicer, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Kettleborough, STFC - Laboratories, RAL Space
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
25 Mar 2002 - 24 Aug 2004
Value:
£212,577
NERC Reference:
NER/T/S/2001/00871
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
E-Science

Climateprediction.net/PRECIS: Transferring the tools and skills for regional climate prediction.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor MR Allen, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor M New, University of East Anglia, International Development
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2006 - 31 Dec 2007
Value:
£145,854
NERC Reference:
NE/D52189X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
EO Programmes Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Good Ideas Project


Constraining the response of the hydrological cycle, land surface and regional weather to global change (HYDRA)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor MR Allen, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Palmer, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Stier, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor M Jenkinson, University of Oxford, Clinical Neurosciences
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2010 - 31 May 2015
Value:
£823,773
NERC Reference:
NE/I00680X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Changing Water Cycle




Doctoral Training Grant (DTG) to provide funding for 1 PhD studentship.

Training Grant Award

Lead Supervisor:
Mrs J Clay, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Supervisor:
Mrs M T Childs, University of Oxford, Mathematical, Physical&Life Sciences Div
Co-Supervisor:
Professor MR Allen, University of Oxford, Geography - SoGE
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2009 - 30 Sep 2011
Value:
£34,111
NERC Reference:
NE/H527016/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
DTG - Responsive
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Responsive PhD



Doctoral Training Grant (DTG) to provide funding for 3 PhD studentships

Training Grant Award

Lead Supervisor:
Professor PL Read, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Supervisor:
Professor RG Grainger, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Supervisor:
Mrs M T Childs, University of Oxford, Mathematical, Physical&Life Sciences Div
Co-Supervisor:
Mrs J Clay, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2010 - 30 Sep 2014
Value:
£213,435
NERC Reference:
NE/I528493/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
DTG - Responsive
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Responsive PhD

Doctoral Training Grant (DTG) to provide funding for 3 PhD studentships.

Training Grant Award

Lead Supervisor:
Mrs J Clay, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Supervisor:
Mrs M T Childs, University of Oxford, Mathematical, Physical&Life Sciences Div
Co-Supervisor:
Professor P Stier, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Supervisor:
Professor RG Grainger, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Supervisor:
Professor PL Read, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Supervisor:
Professor DP Marshall, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2009 - 31 Mar 2011
Value:
£90,880
NERC Reference:
NE/H527032/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
DTG - Responsive
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Responsive PhD

Drivers Of Change In mid-Latitude weather Events (DOCILE)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor MR Allen, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor TG Shepherd, University of Reading, Meteorology
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Palmer, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Dr TJ Woollings, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Wallom, University of Oxford, Engineering Science
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2022
Value:
£580,838
NERC Reference:
NE/P002099/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant


End-to-end Quantification of Uncertainty for Impacts Prediction (EQUIP)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor MR Allen, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Dr NF Meinshausen, University of Oxford, Statistics
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2010 - 30 Jun 2013
Value:
£212,497
NERC Reference:
NE/H003495/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Quantifying Uncertainty

GEOMETRIC: Geometry and Energetics of Ocean Mesoscale Eddies and Their Representation in Climate models

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor DP Marshall, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Dr X Zhai, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr AJ Nurser, National Oceanography Centre, Science and Technology
Co-Investigator:
Dr JR Maddison, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Mathematics
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2017 - 31 Mar 2022
Value:
£461,687
NERC Reference:
NE/R000999/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant



Global retrieval of ATSR cloud parameters and evaluation (GRAPE).

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor RG Grainger, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor B Lawrence, University of Reading, National Centre for Atmospheric Science
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2002 - 28 Feb 2007
Value:
£196,935
NERC Reference:
NER/T/S/2001/00205
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Clouds, Water Vapour & Climate






IMPETUS: Improving Predictions of Drought for User Decision-Making

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr TJ Woollings, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Dr A Weisheimer, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor T Palmer, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor S Rayner, University of Oxford, Sch of Anthropology & Museum Ethnography
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Split Award
Period of Award:
30 Jun 2014 - 30 Sep 2018
Value:
£407,393
NERC Reference:
NE/L01047X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
UK Droughts




Market assessment of the potential of an IR Radiometer to detect aerosols, volcanic ash and land surface heat emissions

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr NE Bowles, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor RG Grainger, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Period of Award:
18 May 2017 - 17 Oct 2017
Value:
£16,076
NERC Reference:
NE/R003688/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Innovation
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Follow on Fund Pathfinder

Mesoscale Convective Systems: PRobabilistic forecasting and upscale IMpacts in the grey zonE (MCS:PRIME)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr HM Christensen, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Dr TJ Woollings, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor RS Plant, University of Reading, Meteorology
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2022 - 31 Dec 2025
Value:
£618,745
NERC Reference:
NE/W005530/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant







Probabilistic climate forecasting with climateprediction.net

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor MR Allen, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Dr M Collins, University of Reading, Meteorology
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Kettleborough, STFC - Laboratories, RAL Space
Co-Investigator:
Professor A Thorpe, ECMWF (UK), Reading Office
Co-Investigator:
Professor LA Smith, London School of Economics & Pol Sci, Statistics
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Period of Award:
1 Nov 2003 - 30 Apr 2008
Value:
£306,778
NERC Reference:
NER/A/S/2002/00881
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

Quantifying the direct radiative effect of Saharan dust over north-west Africa and the tropical Atlantic.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr H Brindley, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor RG Grainger, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor JE Harries, Imperial College London, Physics
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2007
Value:
£44,391
NERC Reference:
NE/C520398/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant




Representing uncertainty in ocean observations and the ocean model, for coupled ensemble data assimilation and ensemble extended-range prediction

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor T Palmer, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor L Zanna, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2012 - 30 Nov 2016
Value:
£378,722
NERC Reference:
NE/J00586X/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
NGWCP








Spectrally High resolution Infrared measurements for the characterisation of Volcanic Ash (SHIVA): a new way to study volcanic processes

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor RG Grainger, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor D Pyle, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor TA Mather, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2013 - 31 Mar 2017
Value:
£321,846
NERC Reference:
NE/J023310/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant (FEC)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

Summer: Testing Influences and Mechanisms for Europe (SummerTIME)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr TJ Woollings, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor L Zanna, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Dr A Weisheimer, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor LJ Gray, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
18 Dec 2014 - 17 Dec 2018
Value:
£603,569
NERC Reference:
NE/M005887/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Atmospheric Circulation











Wider Impacts of Subpolar nortH atlantic decadal variaBility on the OceaN and atmospherE (WISHBONE)

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr TJ Woollings, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Co-Investigator:
Professor HL Johnson, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2020 - 31 May 2024
Value:
£245,150
NERC Reference:
NE/T013451/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Changing North Atlantic

79 grant, fellowship and training grant records. Total value of £22,760,998   

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