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Dr Mike Blackburn

Research Scientist

University of Reading

Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, PO Box 243, Earley Gate, Reading RG6 6BB

+44 118 378 8327

http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/~mike

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Climate

Publications

Simpson, I. R.; Blackburn, M.; Haigh, J. D.; A mechanism for the effect of tropospheric jet structure on the annular mode-like response to stratospheric forcing. Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences 2012
Hoskins, B. J.; Fonseca, R. M.; Blackburn, M.; Jung, T.; Relaxing the tropics to an "observed" state: analysis using a simple baroclinic model. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc. [doi:10.1002/qj.1881] 2012
Sauli�re, J.; Brayshaw, D. J.; Hoskins, B. J.; Blackburn, M.; Further Investigation of the Impact of Idealised Continents and SST Distributions on the Northern Hemisphere Storm tracks. Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences, 69 (3) , 840-856, [doi:10.1175/JAS-D-11-0113.1] Mar 2012
Woollings, T.; Blackburn, M.; The North Atlantic jet stream under climate change, as described by the NAO and EA patterns. Journal Of Climate, 25 (3) , 886-902, [doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00087.1] Feb 2012
Brayshaw, D. J.; Hoskins, B. J.; Blackburn, M.; The basic ingredients of the North Atlantic storm track. Part II: sea surface temperatures. Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences, 68 (8) , 1784-1805, [doi:10.1175/2011JAS3674.1] Aug 2011
Woollings, T.; Hoskins, B. J.; Blackburn, M.; Hassell, D.; Hodges, K. I.; Storm track sensitivity to sea surface temperature resolution in a regional atmosphere model. Climate Dynamics, 35 (2-3) , 341-353, [doi:10.1007/s00382-009-0554-3] AUG 2010
Simpson, I. R.; Blackburn, M.; Haigh, J. D.; Sparrow, S; The Impact of the State of the Troposphere on the Response to Stratospheric Heating in a Simplified GCM. Journal Of Climate, 23 (23) , 6166-6185, [doi:10.1175/2010JCLI3792.1] DEC 1 2010
Simpson, Isla R.; Blackburn, M.; Haigh, Joanna D.; The Role of Eddies in Driving the Tropospheric Response to Stratospheric Heating Perturbations. Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences, 66 (5) , 1347--1347, [doi:10.1175/2008JAS2758.1] 2009
Brayshaw, D. J.; Hoskins, B. J.; Blackburn, M.; The Basic Ingredients of the North Atlantic Storm Track. Part I: Land–Sea Contrast and Orography. Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences, 66 (9) , 2539--2539, [doi:10.1175/2009JAS3078.1] 2009
Sparrow, S; Blackburn, M.; Haigh, Joanna D.; Annular Variability and Eddy–Zonal Flow Interactions in a Simplified Atmospheric GCM. Part I: Characterization of High- and Low-Frequency Behavior. Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences, 66 (10) , 3075--3075, [doi:10.1175/2009JAS2953.1] 2009
Brayshaw, D. J.; Hoskins, B. J.; Blackburn, M.; The Storm-Track Response to Idealized SST Perturbations in an Aquaplanet GCM. Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences, 65 (9) , 2842--2842, [doi:10.1175/2008JAS2657.1] 2008
Blackburn, M.; Methven, J.; Roberts, Nigel; Large-scale context for the UK floods in summer 2007. Weather, 63 (9) , 280--288, [doi:10.1002/wea.322] 2008
Woollings, T.; Hoskins, B. J.; Blackburn, M.; Berrisford, P.; A New Rossby Wave Breaking Interpretation of the North Atlantic Oscillation. Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences, 65 (2) , 609--609, [doi:10.1175/2007JAS2347.1] 2008
Liu, Yimin; Hoskins, B. J.; Blackburn, M.; Impact of Tibetan Orography and Heating on the Summer Flow over Asia. Journal Of The Meteorological Society Of Japan, 85B, 1--19, [doi:10.2151/jmsj.85B.1] 2007
Haigh, J. D.; Blackburn, M.; Solar Influences on Dynamical Coupling Between the Stratosphere and Troposphere. Space Science Reviews, 125 (1-4) , 331--344, [doi:10.1007/s11214-006-9067-0] 2006
Haigh, Joanna D.; Blackburn, M.; Day, Rebecca; The Response of Tropospheric Circulation to Perturbations in Lower-Stratospheric Temperature. Journal Of Climate, 18 (17) , 3672--3672, [doi:10.1175/JCLI3472.1] 2005
Black, E.C.L.; Blackburn, M.; Harrison, Giles; Hoskins, B. J.; Methven, J.; Factors contributing to the summer 2003 European heatwave. Weather, 59 (8) , 217--223, [doi:10.1256/wea.74.04] 2004
de F. Forster, P. M.; Blackburn, M.; Glover, R.; Shine, K. P.; An examination of climate sensitivity for idealised climate change experiments in an intermediate general circulation model. Climate Dynamics, 16 (10-11) , 833--849, [doi:10.1007/s003820000083] 2000
Bechtold, P; Redelsperger, Jl; Beau, I; Blackburn, M.; Brinkop, S; Grandpeix, Jy; Grant, A; Gregory, D; Guichard, F; Hoff, C; Ioannidou, E; A GCSS model intercomparison for a tropical squall line observed during TOGA-COARE. II: Intercomparison of single-column models and a cloud-resolving model. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, 126 (564) , 865--888, [doi:10.1256/smsqj.56404] 2000
Pavan, V.; Hall, N.; Valdes, P.; Blackburn, M.; The importance of moisture distribution for the growth and energetics of mid-latitude systems. Annales Geophysicae, 17 (2) , 242--256, [doi:10.1007/s00585-999-0242-y] 1999
Thorncroft, CD; Blackburn, M.; Maintenansce of the African easterly jet. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, 125 (555) , 763--786, [doi:10.1256/smsqj.55501] 1999
D'Andrea, F.; Tibaldi, S.; Blackburn, M.; Boer, G.; Déqué, M.; Dix, M. R.; Dugas, B.; Ferranti, L.; Iwasaki, T.; Kitoh, A.; Pope, V.; Randall, D.; Roeckner, E.; Strauss, D.; Stern, W.; Van den Dool, H.; Williamson, D.; Northern Hemisphere atmospheric blocking as simulated by 15 atmospheric general circulation models in the period 1979-1988. Climate Dynamics, 14 (6) , 385--407, [doi:10.1007/s003820050230] 1998
Matthews, Adrian J; Hoskins, B. J.; Slingo, J. M.; Blackburn, M.; Development of convection along the SPCZ within a Madden-Julian oscillation. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, 122 (531) , 669--688, [doi:10.1256/smsqj.53105] 1996
Weare, B. C.; Mokhov, I. I.; Blackburn, M.; Boer, G.; Burridge, D.; Campana, K.; D�qu�, M.; Dymnikov, V.; Ebisusaki, W.; Ferranti, L.; Fowler, L.; Galin, V.; Hall, C.; Hogan, T.; Hunt, B.; Iwasaki, T.; Lau, W. K. -M.; Kalnay, E.; Kim, J-W.; Kitoh, A.; le Treut, H.; Liang, X-Z.; Lo, K.; Mahfouf, J-F.; Maleshko, V.; McAvaney, B.; McFarlane, N.; Mechoso, C.; Miyakoda, K.; Oh, J-H.; Park, C. -K.; Randall, D.; Roeckner, E.; Rood, R.; Rosmond, T.; Sato, N.; Schlese, U.; Schlesinger, M.; Slingo, J.; Stern, W.; Straus, D.; Tokioka, T.; Tsuyuki, T; Van den Dool, H.; Wang, W-C.; Wetherald, R.; Williamson, D.; Zeng, Q-C.; Evaluation of Total Cloudiness and Its Variability in the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project. Journal Of Climate, 8 (9) , 2224-2238, [doi:10.1175/1520-0442(1995)008<2224:eotcai>2.0.co;2] 1995
Juckes, M. N.; James, In; Blackburn, M.; The influence of Antarctica on the momentum budget of the southern extratropics. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, 120 (518) , 1017--1044, [doi:10.1256/smsqj.51810] 1994
Slingo, J. M.; Blackburn, M.; Betts, Alan; Brugge, Roger; Hodges, Kevin; Hoskins, B. J.; Miller, Martin; Steenman-Clark, L.; Thuburn, John; Mean climate and transience in the tropics of the UGAMP GCM: Sensitivity to convective parametrization. Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society, 120 (518) , 881--912, [doi:10.1256/smsqj.51806] 1994
GRAY, L. J.; Blackburn, M.; Chipperfield, M. P.; Haigh, J. D.; Jackson, D.; Shine, K. P.; Thuburn, J.; Zhong, W.; First results from a 3-dimensional middle atmosphere model. Advances In Space Research, 13 (1) , 363 - 372, [doi:10.1016/0273-1177(93)90038-D] 1993
Boer, G. J.; Arpe, K.; Blackburn, M.; D�qu�, M.; Gates, W. L.; Hart, T. L.; le Treut, H.; Roeckner, E.; Sheinin, D. A.; Simmonds, I.; Smith, R. N. B.; Tokioka, T.; Wetherald, R. T.; Williamson, D.; Some Results From an Intercomparison of the Climates Simulated by 14 Atmospheric General Circulation Models. Journal Of Geophysical Research, 97 (D12) , 12771--12786, [doi:10.1029/92jd00722] 1992
Blackburn, M.; Interpretation of ageostrophic winds and implications for jetstream maintenance. Journal Of The Atmospheric Sciences, 42, 2604-2620, [doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1985)042<2604:IOAWAI>2.0.CO;2] 1985

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