Earth System Science Group

... at The University of Exeter

Publications

In preparation

• M. A. Thomas, C. Timmreck, M. Giorgetta, H.-F. Graf and G. Stenchikov: Variability of the climate impact of enhanced stratospheric aerosol loading as seen in ERA40 Re-analysis data(for JGR)
• M. A. Thomas, P. Suntharalingam, T. M. Lenton, L. Pozzoli, S. Rast and J. Feichter: Quantification of DMS-aerosol-cloud interactions - Seasonal influence on cloud microphysics (for ACPD)
• M. A. Giorgetta, M. A. Thomas and C. Timmreck: Influence of the Mt. Pinatubo eruptions on the dynamics of the quasi-biennial oscillation. (for Nature Geosciences)
• K. Krüger, M. A. Thomas, C. Timmreck, M. A. Giorgetta, B. Steil and C. Brühl: Changes of the Brewer Dobson Circulation due to major volcanic eruptions in different ECHAM simulations (for JGR)

Published

• C. Timmreck, S. J. Lorenz, T. J. Crowley, S. Kinne, T. Raddatz, M. A. Thomas and J. H. Jungclaus: Limited temperature response to the very large AD 1258 volcanic eruption, GRL, 2009 (in press).
• M. A. Thomas, C. Timmreck, M. Giorgetta, H.-F. Graf and G. Stenchikov: Simulation of the climate impact of Mt. Pinatubo eruption using ECHAM5 – Part 1: Sensitivity to the modes of atmospheric circulation and boundary conditions, ACP, 9, 757-769, 2009.
• M. A. Thomas, C. Timmreck, M. Giorgetta, H.-F. Graf and G. Stenchikov: Simulation of the climate impact of Mt. Pinatubo eruption using ECHAM5 – Part 2: Sensitivity to the phase of the QBO and ENSO, ACP, 9, 3001-3009, 2009.
• G. S. Bhat, M. A. Thomas, J. V. S. Raju and C. P. Chandrasekhara, 2003: Surface characteristics observed over the central tropical Indian Ocean during INDOEX IFP99; Boundary layer Meteorology, 106, 263 – 281.
• B. N. Goswami and M. A. Thomas, 2000: Coupled ocean-atmosphere inter-decadal modes in the tropics; Journal of Meteorological Society of Japan, 78, 765-775.

Conferences/Workshops

• M.A. Thomas, C. Timmreck, M.A. Giorgetta, H.-F. Graf, G. Stenchikov, Simulation of the dynamical response after volcanic eruptions- The challenge remains!, SPARC 4th General Assembly, Bologna, Italy, 31 Aug 2008.
• C. Timmreck, S. Hagemann, M. Esch, H. Graf, J. Jungclaus, F. Landerer, H. Schmidt, M.A. Thomas, Impact of the 1991 Mt. Pinatubo Eruption on the Hydrological Cycle with Implications for Geoengineering, SPARC 4th General Assembly, Bologna, Italy, 31 Aug 2008.
• C. Timmreck and Super Volcano Group (Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany), The Climate Impact of very Large Volcanic Eruptions: An Earth System Model Approach, SPARC 4th General Assembly, Bologna, Italy, 31 Aug 2008.
• M.A. Giorgetta and M.A. Thomas, Influence of the Mt. Pinatubo eruptions on the dynamics of the quasi-biennial oscillation, SPARC 4th General Assembly, Bologna, Italy, 31 Aug 2008.
• K. Krüger, C. Timmreck, M. A. Thomas, M. A. Giorgetta, B. Steil and C. Brühl, Changes of the Brewer Dobson Circulation due to major volcanic eruptions in different ECHAM simulations, SPARC 4th General Assembly, Bologna, Italy, 31 Aug 2008.
• M. A. Thomas, M. A. Giorgetta, C. Timmreck, H.-F. Graf and G. Stenchikov, Effects of volcanic eruptions on the quasi-biennial oscillation, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 13 April, 2008.
• C. Timmreck, S. Hagemann, M. Esch, H.-F. Graf, J. Jungclaus, F. Landerer, H. Schmidt, M. A. Thomas, Impact of stratospheric sulphur injections on the hydrological cycle: A Mount Pinatubo case study, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 13 April, 2008.
• M. A. Thomas, C. Timmreck, M. Giorgetta, H.-F. Graf and G. Stenchikov, The climate impact of Mt. Pinatubo eruption – Model sensitivity to SSTs and the QBO, Chapman conference on “The role of the stratosphere on climate and climate change”, Santorini, Greece, Sept 2007.
• M. A. Thomas, C. Timmreck, M. Giorgetta, H.-F. Graf and G. Stenchikov, The climate impact of Mt. Pinatubo eruption – Model sensitivity to radiative processes and choice of the aerosol data set, Second international conference on Earth system modeling, Hamburg, Germany, Aug 2007.
• M. A. Thomas, C. Timmreck, M. Giorgetta, H.-F. Graf and G. Stenchikov, The climate impact of Mt. Pinatubo eruption – Model sensitivity to SSTs, Second international conference on Earth system modeling, Hamburg, Germany, Aug 2007.
• M. A. Thomas, C. Timmreck, M. Giorgetta, H.-F. Graf and G. Stenchikov, Simulation of the climate impact of Mt. Pinatubo eruption – Sensitivity to horizontal and vertical resolution, IAVCEI General Assembly, Pucon, Chile, Nov 2004.