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Welcome
Hi, I am the BADC - Met Office Coordinator. I work for the NCAS/British Atmospheric
Data Centre (http://badc.nerc.ac.uk) but I am
located in Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research at the UK Met Office
(http://www.metoffice.gov.uk).
My main duties involve work with:
Global model datasets obtained from the European Centre for Medium Range Weather
Forecasts (ECMWF).
Liaison with the Met Office regarding scientific and technical interactions.
Development of software tools for data extraction, manipulation and delivery (based on Climate Data Analysis Tools (CDAT).
Development of software for data format conversion such as NAppy.
Current Activities
Current activities I am involved in are listed on my TASKS page.
Research Interests
Having studied and been interested in environmental issues for many years I am
drawn to renewable energy. My MSc dissertation examined
long-term variability
in the offshore windfield concluding that interdecadal changes in wind speed
are large enough to significantly affect the economics of wind power generation.
These days I am finding very little time for research but learning lots of
interesting (?!) things about data management, computing and storage. The occassional
brush with real scientists keeps me on my toes.
Software
I spend sometime doing software development, including the NAppy (NASA Ames Processing in Python), dx (Data Extractor) and geosplat (GeoSpatial Plotting and Animation Tool).
Sandwiches
I know it's slightly off track but here is a list of some great sandwiches I have had:
- Avocado and Cottage Cheese (with Salt and Pepper) in Granary Bread.
- Avocado, Mozzarella, Olives, Tomato and Dijon Mustard in a White Baguette.
- The old favourite - Brie and Grape in a baguette.
- Feta cheese, black olives, sun-dried tomatoes and lettuce in a a white baguette (I was quite taken by the quality of this one).
Presentations and Seminars
- Internal BADC/NDG Presentation of my design for a Generic Python Data Web Service with a CGI client.
- The ERA-40 Re-analysis Project - BADC plans for archiving and
distributing the data (HTML version only includes static pages, and can currently only
viewed in Internet Explorer (sorry!),
Powerpoint version also available). This presentation
was given on the 4 March 2002 as an BADC Internal Staff Seminar.
- A Powerpoint presentation on the BADC caching system and data delivery via the Live Access Server and
Climate Data Analysis Tools (CDAT). The presentation was entitled Presenting a multi-terabyte dataset via the web.
Publications
My publications lists my publication history.
Contact
If you would like to contact me then you can try:
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At the Met Office
Met Office,
A2 - W004,
FitzRoy Road,
Exeter,
EX1 3PB,
United Kingdom.
At the BADC
British Atmospheric Data Centre,
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory,
Chilton,
Didcot,
Oxfordshire,
OX11 0QX,
United Kingdom.
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Ph: +44 (0)1392 884263
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a.stephens@rl.ac.uk (BADC)
ag.stephens@metoffice.gov.uk (Met Office)
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