John Marsham's Publications

Published

Nowcasting Tracks of Severe Convective Storms in West Africa from Observations of Land Surface State, Taylor et al, Accepted Env. Res. Lett., 2022.

2022

Satellite-based nowcasting of West African mesoscale storms has skill at up to four hours lead time, Burton, RR, AM Blyth, Z Cui, J Groves, BL Lamptey, JK Fletcher, JH Marsham, DJ Parker and A Roberts, Accepted Met. Apps., 2022.

2021

Tailored climate projections to assess site-specific vulnerability of tea production, Mittal et al., Accepted, Clim. Risk. Management, 2021.

Combining CMIP data with a regional convection-permitting model and observations to project extreme rainfall under climate change, Klein et al., Accepted, Env. Res. Lett., 2021.

A local-to-large scale view of Maritime Continent rainfall: control by ENSO, MJO and equatorial waves, Peatman et al., 2021.

Aircraft observations and sub-km modelling of the lake–land breeze circulation over Lake Victoria , Woodhams et al., Accepted, Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 2021.

Weather Insight - dust storms and haboobs , JH Marsham and CL Ryder, Weather, 2021.

Capturing convection essential for projections of climate change in African dust emission, L Garcia-Carreras et al., NPJ Atmos. Clim. Sci., accepted, 2021.

Asessing the impact of climate change on soil erosion in East Africa using a convection-permitting climate model, S Chapman, CE Birch, M Galdos, E Pope, J Davie, C Bradshaw, S Eze, J H Marsham Env. Res. Lett., 2021.

Robust Amazon precipitation projections 1 in climate models that capture realistic land-atmosphere interactions, J.C.A. Baker, L. Garcia-Carreras, W. Buermann, D. Castilho de Souza, J.H. Marsham, P. Kubota, M. Gloor, C.A.S. Coelho and D.V. Spracklen, Env. Res. Lett., 2021.

Baker JCA, Garcia-Carreras L, Gloor M, Marsham JH, Buermann W, da Rocha HR, Nobre AD, Carioca de Araujo A, Spracklen DV. 2021. Evapotranspiration in the Amazon: spatial patterns, seasonality and recent trends in observations, reanalysis and CMIP models. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences.

Roos N, Kovats S, Hajat S, Filippi V, Chersich M, Luchters S, Scorgie F, Nakstad B, Stephansson O, Hess J, Kadio K, Kouanda S, Lusambili A, Marsham J, Ngugi A, Wright CY. 2021. Maternal and newborn health risks of climate change: A call for awareness and global action. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Convection permitting regional climate change simulations for understanding future climate and informing decision making in Africa, Catherine A Senior, John H Marsham, Sègoléne Berthou, Laura E Burgin, Sonja S Folwell, Elizabeth J Kendon, Cornelia M Klein, Richard G Jones, Neha Mittal, David P Rowell, Lorenzo Tomassini, Thèo Vischel, Bernd Becker, Cathryn E Birch, Julia Crook, Andrew J Dougill, Declan L Finney, Richard J Graham, Neil C G Hart, Christopher D Jack, Lawrence S Jackson, Rachel James, Bettina Koelle, Herbert Misiani, Brenda Mwalukanga, Douglas J Parker, Rachel A Stratton, Christopher M Taylor, Simon O Tucker, Caroline M Wainwright, Richard Washington, and Martin R Willet, Accepted Bull. Am. Meteoro. Soc., 2021.

Synoptic timescale linkage between midlatitude winter troughs Sahara temperature patterns and northern Congo rainfall: A building block of regional climate variability, Neil Ward Andreas H. Fink Richard J. Keane Françoise Guichard John H. Marsham Douglas J. Parker Christopher M. Taylor, Accepted Int. J. Climatol., 2021.

108.14 Nowcasting for Africa: advances, potential and value, A.J. Roberts, J.K. Fletcher, J. Groves, J.H. Marsham, D.J. Parker, A.M. Blyth, E.A. Adefisan, V.O. Ajayi, R. Barrette, E. de Coning, C. Dione, A-L. Diop, A. K. Foamouhoue, M. Gijben, P.G. Hill, K.A. Lawal, J. Mutemi, M. Padi, T.I. Popoola,1, P. Rípodas, T.H.M. Stein and B.J. Woodhams, Weather, accepted 2021.

2020

Understanding mechanisms for trends in Sahelian squall lines: Roles of thermodynamics and shear, ME Bickle, JH Marsham, AN Ross, DP Rowell, DJ Parker, CM Taylor, Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 2020.

Circulation patterns associated with current and future rainfall over Ethiopia and South Sudan from a convection-permitting model, Herbert O. Misiani, Declan L. Finney, Zewdu T. Segele, John H. Marsham, Abebe Tadege, Guleid Artan, Zachary Atheru, Atmosphere, 2020, Open Access.

Common Mechanism for Interannual and Decadal Variability in the East African Long Rains, Walker DP, JH Marsham, CE Birch, AA Scaife, DL Finney, Geophys. Res. Let., 2020, Open Access.

Future changes in seasonality in Eastern Africa from regional simulations with explicit and parametrised convection, Wainright, CM, JH Marsham, DP Rowell, E Black, accepted, J. Clim., DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0450.1, 2020, Open Access.

103.14 How a typical West African day in the future-climate compares with current-climate conditions in a convection-permitting and parameterised convection climate model , RGJ Fitzpatric, DJ Parker, JH Marsham, Dp Rowell, LS Jackson, D Finney, C Deva, S Tucker, R Stratton, Climatic Change,2020.

102.14 How skilful are NWCSAF satellite nowcasting products for tropical Africa? Hill, P, THM Stein, AJ Roberts, JK Fletcher, JH Marsham, J Groves, Met. Apps., 2020.

101.14 African lightning and its relation to rainfall and climate change in a convection-permitting model, Finney, DL, JH Marsham, JM Wilkinson, PR Field, AM Blyth, LS Jackson, EJ kendon, SO Tucker, RA Stratton, Geophys. Res. Lett., 2020.

100.14 Extreme Rainfall in East Africa October 2019 – January 2020 and context under Future Climate Change, Wainwright, C., DL Finney, M Kilavi, E Black, JH Marsham, Weather, 2020.

99.14 The effect of explicit convection on couplings between rainfall, humidity and ascent over Africa under climate change, Lawrence S. Jackson, Declan L. Finney, Elizabeth J. Kendon, John H. Marsham, Douglas J. Parker, Rachel A. Stratton, Lorenzo Tomassini and Simon Tucker, J. Clim., in press, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0322.1 , Open Access

98.14 Impact of climate change on crop suitability in sub-Saharan Africa inparameterized and convection-permitting regional climate models, Sarah Chapman, Cathryn Birch, Edward Pope, Susannah Sallu, Catherine Bradshaw, Jemma Davie, John H Marsham, Environ. Res. Lett. in press, https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab9daf, Open Access

97.14 Effects of Explicit Convection on Future Projections of Mesoscale Circulations,Rainfall, and Rainfall Extremes over Eastern Africa, Declan L. Finney, John H. Marsham, David P. Rowell, Elizabeth J. Kendon, Simon O. Tucker, Rachel A. Stratton and Lawrence S. Jackson, J. Clim., 2020, 33, 2701-2718, Open Access

96.14 What drives the intensification of mesoscale convective systems over the West African Sahel under Climate Change?, Fitzpatrick, RG, DJ Parker, JH Marsham, CP ROwell, FM Guichard, CM Taylor, KH Cook, EK Vizy, LS Jackson, D Finney, J Crook, R Stratton and S Tucker, J. Clim., 2020, 33, 3151-3172, Open Access.

2019

95.14 The effect of westerlies on East African rainfall and the associated role of tropical cyclones and the Madden–Julian Oscillation, Finney, DL, JH Marsham, Dp Walker, CE Birch, BJ Woodhams, LS jackson, S Hardy, Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc.,https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.3698, 2019, Open access.

94.14 Eastern African Paradox’ rainfall decline due to shorter not less intense Long Rains, Wainwright, CM, JH Marsham, RJ Keane, DP Rowell, DL Finney, E Black and RP Allan, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science,2, 3, 2:34 ; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-019-0091-7, 2019, Open access.

93.14 Regional differences in the response of rainfall to convectively coupled Kelvin waves over tropical Africa, Jackson LS, RJ Keane, DL Finney, JH Marsham, DJ Parker, CA Senior, RA Stratton, accepted J. Clim., https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0014.1, 2019

92.14 Interaction of Convective Organisation with Monsoon Precipitation, Atmosphere, Surface and Sea: the 2016 INCOMPASS field campaign in India A. G. Turner, G. S. Bhat, G. M. Martin, D. J. Parker, C. M. Taylor, A. K. Mitra, S. N. Tripathi, S. Milton, E. N. Rajagopal, J. G. Evans, R. Morrison, S. Pattnaik, M. Sekhar, B. K. Bhattacharya, R. Madan, Mrudula Govindankutty, J. K. Fletcher, P. D. Willetts, A. Menon, J. H. Marsham, the INCOMPASS team , K. M. R. Hunt, T. Chakraborty, G. George, M. Krishnan, C. Sarangi, D. BelušiĆ, L. Garcia‐Carreras, M. Brooks, S. Webster, J. K. Brooke, C. Fox, R. C. Harlow, J. M. Langridge, A. Jayakumar, S. J. Böing, O. Halliday, J. Bowles, J. Kent, D. O'Sullivan, A. Wilson, C. Woods, S. Rogers, R. Smout‐Day, D. Tiddeman, D. Desai, R. Nigam, S. Paleri, A. Sattar, M. Smith, D. Anderson, S. Bauguitte, R. Carling, C. Chan, S. Devereau, G. Gratton, D. MacLeod, G. Nott, M. Pickering, H. Price, S. Rastall, C. Reed, J. Trembath, A. Woolley, A. Volonté, B. New Q. J. Meteorol. Soc., https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.3633, 2019

91.14 Future Changes and Uncertainty in Decision-Relevant Measures of East African Climate Manual Jorge Bornemann F, Rowell DP, Evans B, Lapworth DJ, Lwiza K, MacDonald DMJ, Marsham JH, Tesfaye K, Ascott MJ, Way C, Climatic Change, 2019, Open Access.

90.14 Identifying key controls on storm formation over the Lake Victoria Basin Woodhams, B. J., C. E. Birch, J. H. Marsham, C. L. Bain, T. P. Bain, S. Webster, 2019, Mon. Weat. Rev., accepted

89.14 Biomass burning aerosol over the Amazon: analysis of aircarft surface and satellite observations uisng a global aerosol model CL Reddington, WT Morgan, E Derbyshire, J Brito, H Coe, P Artaxo, J H MArsham, DV Spracklen Atmos. Chem. Phys. , 2019, Open access.

88.14 The effects of tropical vegetation on rainfall DV Spracklen, JCA Baker, L Garcia-Carreras, JH Marsham Ann. Rev. Env. and Resources, 43, https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-102017-030136,2018.

87.14 Skill of dynamical and GHACOF consensus seasonal forecasts of East African rainfall Walker, D, CE Birch, JH Marsham, A Scaife, R Graham, Z Segele,Clim. Dyn., 2019, Open access

86.14 Enhanced future chnages in wet and dry extremes over Africa at convection-permitting scale Kendon, EJ, RA Stratton, S Tucker, JH Marsham, S Berthou, DP Rowell, and CA Senior, Nature Comms, 2019, Open access

85.14 Implications of improved representation of convection for the East Africa water budget using a convection-permitting model Finney, DL, JH Marsham, LS Jackson, EJ Kendon, DP Rowell, PM Boorman, RJ Keane, RA Stratton and CA Senior J. Clim., DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0387.1, 2019. Open Access

2018

84.14 What is the added-value of a convection-permitting model for forecasting extreme rainfall over tropical East Africa?" Woodhams, B, CE Birch, John H Marsham, C Bain, N Roberts, D Boyd, Mon. Wea. Rev., 2018.

83.14 Status and future of Numerical Atmospheric Aerosol Prediction with a focus on data requirements Angela Benedetti, Jeffrey S. Reid, Alexander Baklanov, Sara Basart, Olivier Boucher, Ian M. Brooks, Malcolm Brooks, Peter R. Colarco, Emilio Cuevas, Arlindo da Silva, Francesca Di Giuseppe, Jeronimo Escribano, Johannes Flemming, Nicolas Huneeus, Oriol Jorba, Stelios Kazadzis, Stefan Kinne, Peter Knippertz, Paolo Laj, John H. Marsham, Laurent Menut, Lucia Mona, Thomas Popp, Patricia K. Quinn, Samuel Rémy, Thomas S. Sekiyama, Taichu Tanaka, Enric Terradellas, and Alfred Wiedensohler, Atmos. Chem. Phys., https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2018-42, 2018.

82.14 Large-eddy simulation of dust-uplift by a haboob density current, Qian Huang, John H. Marsham, Wenshou Tian, Douglas J. Parker and Luis Garcia-Carreras, Atmospheric Environment, 2018

81.14 Can explicit convection improve modelled dust in summertime West Africa?, Roberts, AJ, MJ Woodage, JH Marsham, EJ Highwood, CL Ryder, W McGinty, S Wilson and J Crook, Atmos. Chem. Phys., doi.org/10.5194/acp-2017-1024, 2018.

80.14 Characteristics of mid-level clouds over West Africa, Bourgeois, E, D Bouniol, F Couvrex, F Guichard, J Marsham, L Garcia-Carreras, C Birch, D Parker, Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., doi: 10.1002/qj.3215, 2018.

2017

79.14 New Saharan wind observations reveal substantial biases in analysed dust-generating winds Alex J Roberts, John H Marsham, P Knippertz, Douglas J Parker, Mark Bart, Luis Garcia-Carreras, Matthew Hobby, James B McQuaid, Philip D Rosenberg and Daniel Walker, accepted Atmos. Sci. Lett., doi 10.1002/asl.765. Open access

78.14 The Dynamics-Aerosol-Chemistry-Cloud Interactions in West Africa field campaign: Overview and research highlights, Cyrille Flamant et al.,99, 83-104, Bull. Am. Meteo. Soc., https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0256.1

77.14 A detailed characterization of the Saharan dust collected during the Fennec Campaign in 2011: in situ ground-based and laboratory measurements Adriana Rocha-Lima, J. Vanderlei Martins, Lorraine A. Remer, Martin Todd, John H. Marsham, Sebastian Engelstaedter, Claire L. Ryder, Carolina Cavazos-Guerra, Paulo Artaxo, Peter Colarco, and Richard Washington, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., doi.org/10.5194/acp-2017-279.

76.14 Observations of increased cloud cover over irrigated agriculture in an arid environment, L Garcia-Carreras, J H Marsham, D V Spracklen, accepted J. Hydro. Meteorol.

75.14 The summertime Saharan heat low: Sensitivity of the radiation budget and atmospheric heating to water vapor and dust aerosol , NK Alamirew, MC Todd, CL Ryder, J H Marsham and Y Wang Atmos. Chem. Phys., doi:10.5194/acp-2017-397

74.14 A meteorological and chemical overview of the DACCIWA field campaign in West Africa in June–July 2016, Peter Knippertz, Andreas H. Fink, Abalo Affo-Dogo, Titike Bahaga, Fabien Brosse, Adrien Deroubaix, Mat Evans, Marco Gaetani, Ridha Guebsi, Issaou Latifou, Christophe Lavaysse, Marlon Maranan, Celine Mari, John H. Marsham, Rémi Meynadier, Eleanor Morris, Philip D. Rosenberg, Andreas Schlueter and Flore Tocquer, Accepted Atmos. Chem. Phys., doi:10.5194/acp-2017-345

73.14 Spatial and temporal CCN variations in convection-permitting aerosol microphysics simulations in an idealised marine tropical domain, Céline Planche, Graham W. Mann, Kenneth S. Carslaw, Mohit Dalvi, John H. Marsham, and Paul R. Field Atmos. Chem. Phys., doi:10.5194/acp-2016-826, 2017

72.14 Cross Saharan transport of water vapour via recycled cold-pool outflows from moist convection, T Trzeciak, L Garcia-Carreras and JH Marsham, Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, 1554-1563, doi: 10.1002/2016GL072108, 2017 (Open Access).

71.14 Moist convection and its upscale effects in simulations of the Indian monsoon with explicit and parametrised convection, PD Willetts, JH Marsham, CE Birch, DJ Parker, S Webster and J Petch, Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 143, 1073 - 1085, 2017, DOI:10.1002/qj.2991. Open Access.

70.14 Clouds over the summertime Sahara: An evaluation of Met Office Meteosat retrievals using airborne remote sensing, JC Kealy, F Marenco, JH Marsham, L Garcia-Carreras, PN Francis, MC Cooke, J Hocking, Atmos. Chem. Phys., doi:10.5194/acp-2016-884, 2017.

2016

69.14 Identifying errors in dust models from data assimilation, RJ Pope, JH Marsham, P Knippertz, ME Brooks and AJ Roberts, Geophys. Res. Lett. , 43, 9270-9279, DOI: 10.1002/2016GL070621, 2016.

68.14 The interaction of moist convection and mid-level dry air in the advance of the onset of the Indian monsoon, DJ Parker, P Willetts, CE Birch, AG Turner, JH Marsham, CM Taylor, S Kolusu and M Gill, Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., doi: 10.1002/qj.2815, 2016.

67.14 Simulations of an observed elevated mesoscale convective system over southern England during CSIP IOP 3, B.A. White, A.M Blyth and J.H. Marsham, Quart. J. Roy. Meterol. Soc., 142, 1929-1947, DOI: 10.1002/qj.2787, 2016.

66.14 The contrasting roles of water and dust in controlling daily variations in radiative heating of the summertime Saharan heat low, J.H. Marsham, D.J. Parker, M.C. Todd, J.R. Banks, H.E. Brindley, L. Garcia-Carreras, A.J. Roberts and C.L. Ryder, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 3563-3575, doi:10.5194/acp-16-3563-2016, 2016.

65.13 Modeling Haboob Dust Storms in Large-Scale Weather and Climate Models, F Pantillon, P Knippertz, JH Marsham, H-J Panitz and I Bischoff-Gauss, J. Geophys. Res., 121, 2090-2109, doi: 10.1002/2015JD024349, 2016. Accepted version Supplementary Material

64.13 On what scale can we predict the agronomic onset of the West African Monsoon? RGJ Fitzpatrick, DJ Parker, JH Marsham, P Knippertz and CL Bain, Monthly Weather Review, 2016. Open Access.

63.13 The COnvective Precipitation Experiment (COPE): Investigating the origins of heavy precipitation in the southwestern UK, D.C.Leon, J.R. French, S. Lasher-Trapp; A. Blyth et al., Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 97, 1003–1020, doi: 10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00157.1., 2016.

62.13 A characterization of cold pools in the West African Sahel, M Provod., JH Marsham, DJ Parker, CE Birch, Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 1923-1934, DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-15-0023.1, 2016. Accepted version

2015

61.13 The importance of rare, high-wind events for dust uplift in northern Africa, SM Cowie, P Knippertz and JH Marsham, Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, 8208–8215, doi: 10.1002/2015GL065819, 2015. Accepted version (Open access) Accepted Supplementary Infomation

60.13 The representation of the West-African Monsoon vertical cloud structure in the Met Office Unified Model: An evaluation with CloudSat, T.H.M. Stein, D.J. Parker, R.J. Hogan, C. Birch, C.E.Holloway, G. Lister, J.H. Marsham and S.J. Woolnough, Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 141, 3312–3324, DOI: 10.1002/qj.2614, 2015 (Open Access).

59.13 The West African monsoon onset - A concise comparison of definitions, R.G.J. Fitzpatrick, D.J. Parker, J.H. Marsham, P. Knippertz, C. Bain, J.Clim., 28, 8653-8672. Accepted version

58.13 Impacts of Amazonia biomass burning aerosols assessed from short-range weather forecasts, S.R. Kolusu, J.H. Marsham, J. Mulcahy, B. Johnson, C. Dunning, M. Bush, and D.V. Spracklen, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 1-16, 2015 (Open Access)

57.13 Precipitation sensitivity to autoconversion rate in a Numerical Weather Prediction model, C Planche, JH Marsham, PR Field, KS Carslaw, AA Hill, GW Mann and BJ Shipway, Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., DOI: 10.1002/qj.2497, 2032-2044, 2015. Accepted version

56.13 The possible role of local air pollution in climate change in West Africa, P Knippertz, MJ Evans, PR Field, AH Fink, C Liousse and JH Marsham, Nature Climate Change, 5, 815-822, doi:10.1038/nclimate2727, 2015.

55.13 Advances in understanding mineral dust and boundary layer processes over the Sahara from Fennec aircraft observations, C.L. Ryder, J.B. McQuaid, C. Flamant, R. Washington, H.E. Brindley, E.J. Highwood, J.H. Marsham, D.J. Parker, M.C. Todd, J.R. Banks, J.K. Brooke, S. Engelstaedter, V. Estelles, P. Formenti, L. Garcia-Carreras, C. Kocha, F. Marenco, P. Rosenberg, H. Sodemann, C.J.T. Allen, A. Bourdon, M. Bart, C. Cavazos-Guerra, S. Chevaillier, J. Crosier, E. Darbyshire, A.R. Dean, J.R. Dorsey, J. Kent, D. O'Sullivan, K. Schepanski, K. Szpek, and A. Woolley, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 8479-8520, doi:10.5194/acp-15-8479-2015, 2015.

54.13 A parameterization of convective dust storms for models with mass-flux convection schemes, F Pantillon, P Knippertz, JH Marsham, C Birch, J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 2545–2561, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-14-0341.1, 2015. Accepted version

53.13 The DACCIWA project: Dynamics-aerosol-chemistry-cloud interactions in West Africa, Peter Knippertz, Hugh Coe, Christine Chiu, Mat J. Evans, Andreas H. Fink, Norbert Kalthoff, Catherine Liousse, Celine Mari, Richard Allan, Barbara Brooks, Sylvester Danour, Cyrille Flamant, Oluwagbemiga O. Jegede, Fabienne Lohou, John H. Marsham, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, doi.10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00108.1, 2015.

52.13 The daytime cycle in dust aerosol direct radiative effects observed in the central Sahara during the Fennec campaign in June 2011, JR Banks, HE Brindley, M Hobby and JH Marsham, 2014. Accepted version

51.13 Disagreements in Low-level Moisture between (Re)Analyses over Summertime West Africa, AJ Roberts, JH Marsham and P Knippertz, Mon. Wea. Rev.,143, 1193–1211, doi:10.1175/MWR-D-14-00218.1, doi: 10.1175/MWR-D-14-00218.1, 2015 (Open Access)

50.13 Quantifying global dust devil occurrence from meteorological analyses, BC Jemmett-Smith, JH Marsham, P Knippertz, and CA Gilkeson, Geophs. Res. Lett., 42, DOI: 10.1002/2015GL063078, 2015. Open Access.

49.13 The turbulent structure and diurnal growth of the Saharan atmospheric boundary layer, L Garcia-Carreras, DJ Parker, JH Marsham, PD Rosenberg, IM Brooks, AP Lock, F Marenco, JB McQuaid, M Hobby, J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 693-713, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-13-0384.1, 2015. Accepted version

2014

48.13 Quantifying Particle Size and Turbulent Scale Dependence of Dust Flux in the Sahara Using Aircraft Measurements, PD Rosenberg, DJ Parker, CL Ryder, JH Marsham, L Garcia-Carreras4, JR Dorsey5, IM Brooks, AR Dean, J Crosier, JB McQuaid, R Washington, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 119, 7577-7598, doi: 10.1002/2013JD021255, 2014. Accepted version

47.13 The scale-dependence and structure of convergence fields preceding the initiation of deep convection, CE Birch, JH Marsham, DJ Parker, CM Taylor, Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, 4769-4776, DOI: 10.1002/2014GL060493, 2014. Accepted version

46.13 A climatology of dust emission events from northern Africa using long-term surface observations, S.M. Cowie, P. Knippertz, and J.H. Marsham (2014), Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 8579-8597, doi:10.5194/acpd-14-7425-2014.

45.13 Understanding and representing atmospheric convection across scales: Recommendations from the meeting held at Dartington Hall, Devon, UK, 28–30 January 2013, CE Holloway,JC Petch, RJ Beare, P Bechtold, GC Craig, SH Derbyshire, LJ Donner, PR Field, SL Gray, JH Marsham, DJ Parker, RS Plant, NM Roberts, DM Schultz, AJ Stirling, and SJ Woolnough, Atmos. Sci. Lett., 15, 348-353, doi: 10.1002/asl2.508, 2014 (Open Access).

44.13 Solar Cooking in the Sahel, B Newton, S Cowie, D Rijks, J Banks, H Brindley and JH Marsham, Bull. Amer. Metetorol. Soc., 2014. Accepted version

43.13 Verification of Mountain Weather Information Service forecasts for three upland areas in the UK, Procter, N, CE Birch, G Monks and JH Marsham (2014), accepted Weather.

42.13 A seamless assessment of the role of convection in the water cycle of the West African Monsoon, C.E. Birch, D.J. Parker, J.H. Marsham, D. Copsey and L. Garcia-Carreras, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., DOI:10.1002/2013JD020887, 2014. Accepted version.

2013

41.13 Meteorological and dust aerosol conditions over the Western Saharan region observed at Fennec supersite-2 during the Intensive Observation Period in June 2011, M.C. Todd, C.J.T Allen, M. Bart, M. Bechir, J. Bentefouet, B.J. Brooks, C. Cavazos-Guerra, T. Clovis, S. Deyane, M. Dieh, S. Engelstaedter, C. Flamant, L. Garcia-Carreras, A. Gandega, M. Gascoyne, M. Hobby, C. Kocha, C. Lavaysse, J.H. Marsham, J.V. Martins, J.B. McQuaid, J.B. Ngamini, D.J. Parker, T. Podvin, A. Rocha-Lima, S. Traore, Y. Wang and R. Washington accepted J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., doi: 10.1002/jgrd.50470, 2013.

40.13 Impact of Atmospheric Transport on the Evolution of Microphysical and Optical Properties of Saharan Dust, C.L. Ryder, E.J. Highwood, T.M. Lai, H. Sodemann and J.H. Marsham, Geophys. Res. Lett., 40, doi: 10.1002/grl.50482, doi: 10.1002/jgrd.50470, 2013.

39.13 The Role of Deep Convection and Low-Level Jets for Dust Emission in Summertime West Africa, B. Heinold, P. Knippertz, J.H. Marsham,S. Fiedler , N. Dixon , K. Schepanski , B. Laurent and I. Tegen. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118, 1-16, doi: 10.1002/jgrd.50402, 2013. (Open Access)

38.13 The role of moist convection in the West African monsoon system - insights from continental-scale convection-permitting simulations, J.H. Marsham, N. Dixon, L. Garcia-Carreras, G.M.S. Lister, D.J. Parker, P. Knippertz and C.E. Birch Geophys. Res. Lett., 40, 1843-1849, doi: 10.1002/grl.50347, 2013. Accepted version

37.12 Are vegetation-related roughness changes the cause of the recent decrease in dust emission from the Sahel? S Cowie, P Knippertz and JH Marsham, Geophys. Res. Lett., 40, 1868-1872, doi: 10.1002/grl.50273, 2013.

36.12 Meteorology and dust in the central Sahara: Observations from Fennec supersite-1 during the June 2011 Intensive Observation Period, JH Marsham, M Hobby, CJT Allen, JR Banks, M Bart, BJ Brooks, C Cavazos-Guerra, S Engelstaedter, M Gascoyne, AR Lima, JV Martins, JB McQuaid, A O'Leary, B Ouchene, A Ouladichir, DJ Parker, A Saci, M Salah-Ferroudj, MC Todd, R Washington, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118, 1-21, 2013, doi: 10.1002/jgrd.50211.

35.11 The impact of convective cold pool outflows on model biases in the Sahara, L. Garcia-Carreras, J.H. Marsham, D.J. Parker, C.L. Bain, S. Milton, A. Saci, M. Salah-Ferroudj, B. Ouchene and R. Washington, Geophys. Res. Lett., 40, 1647-1652, doi: 10.1002/grl.50239 ,2013.

34.11 Optical properties of Saharan dust aerosol and contribution from the coarse mode as measured during the Fennec 2011 aircraft campaign, C.L. Ryder, E.J. Highwood1, P.D. Rosenberg, J. Trembath, J.K. Brooke, M. Bart, A. Dean, J. Crosier, J. Dorsey, H. Brindley, J. Banks, J.H. Marsham, J.B. McQuaid, H. Sodemann and R. Washington, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 303-325, doi:10.5194/acp-13-303-2013 (2013).

33.11 The Fennec Automatic Weather Station (AWS) Network: monitoring the Saharan Climate System, M. Hobby, M. Gascoyne, J. H. Marsham, M. Bart, C. Allen, S. Engelstaedter, M.F. Dieh, A. Gandega, R. Lane, J.B. McQuaid, B. Ouchene, A. Ouladichir, D.J. Parker, P. Rosenberg, M. Salah Ferroudj, A. Saci, F. Seddik, M. Todd, D. Walker and R. Washington, 2012, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 30, 709-724, doi: 10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00037.1, 2013.

32.11 The effect of background wind on mesoscale circulations above variable soil moisture in the Sahel, N. S. Dixon, D. J. Parker, C. M. Taylor, L. Garcia-Carreras, P. P. Harris, J. H. Marsham, J. Polcher and A. Woolley, Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 139, 1009-1024, doi: 10.1002/qj (2013).

31.11 The impact of soil moisture and atmospheric waves on the development of a mesoscale convective system: A model study of an observed AMMA case, Birch, C.E., D.J. Parker, A. O'Leary, C.M. Taylor, J.H. Marsham, P. Harris and G. Lister, Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 139, 1712-1730, doi: 10.1002/qj.465, 2013.

2012

30.11 The effect of orography and surface albedo on stratification in the Saharan atmospheric boundary layer: dynamics and implications for dust transport. C. E. Birch, D. J. Parker, J. H. Marsham, and G. M. Devine (2012), J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 117, doi: 10.1029/2011JD015965

29.11 A case study of a large patch of billows surmounted by elevated convection. K. A. Browning, J. H. Marsham, B. A. White and J. C. Nicol (2012), Q. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc. 138, 1764-1773, doi:10.1002/qj.1908.

28.11 Fennec - The Saharan Climate System Richard Washington, Cyrille Flamant, Doug Parker, John Marsham, Jim McQuaid, Helen Brindley, Martin Todd, Ellie Highwood, Claire Ryder, J-P Chaboureau, Cecile Kocha, Mohamed Bechir and Azzedine Saci, CLIVAR Exchanges, 2012, No. 60, Vol. 17, No. 3 p31-32.

2011

27.11 Vertical cloud structure for the West African monsoon: A four-year climatology using CloudSat and CALIPSO T. H. M. Stein, D. J. Parker, J. Delanoë, N. S. Dixon, R. J. Hogan, P. Knippertz and J. H. Marsham (2011), doi:10.1029/2011JD016029, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 116, D22, D22205

26.11 Numerical Simulations of the Post-Sunrise Reorganization of a Nocturnal Mesoscale Convective System during 13 June IHOP_2002, S. B. Trier, J. H. Marsham, C. A. Davis and D. A. Ahijevych (2011), J. Atmos. Sci., 68, 2988-3011, DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-11-0112.1

25.11 The importance of the representation of deep convection for modeled dust-generating winds over West Africa during summer, J. H. Marsham, P. Knippertz, N. Dixon, D. J. Parker, G. M. S. Lister (2011), Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L16803, doi:10.1029/2011GL048368.

24.10 What is the mechanism for the modification of convective cloud distributions by land-surface induced flows? L. Garcia-Carreras, D. J. Parker, J. H. Marsham (2011), J. Atmos. Sci., 68, 619-634, doi:10.1175/2010JAS3604.1.

23.10 Layers of insect echoes near a thunderstorm and implications for the interpretation of the radar data in terms of air flow. K. A. Browning, J. C. Nicol, J. H. Marsham, P. Rogberg and E. G. Norton (2011), 137, 723-735 Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc.

22.10

Properties of a simulated convective boundary layer over inhomogeneous vegetation, C. Wang, W. Tian, D. J. Parker, J. H. Marsham and Z. Guo (2011), Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 137, 99-117, DOI: 10.1002/qj.7242010.

21.10 Observations of elevated convection initiation leading to a surface-based squall-line during 13 June IHOP_2002, J. H. Marsham, S. B. Trier, T. M. Weckwerth and J. W. Wilson (2011), Monthly Weather Review, 139, 247-271, doi: 10.1175/2010MWR3422.1.

2010

20.9 Multi-sensor observations of a wave beneath an impacting rear-inflow jet in an elevated mesoscale convective system, J. H. Marsham, K. A Browning, J. C. Nicol, D. J. Parker, E. G. Norton, A. M. Blyth, U. Corsmeier and F. M. Perry (2010), Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 136, 1788-1812, DOI: 10.1002/qj.669.

19.8 Observations of dual slantwise circulations above a cool undercurrent in a mesoscale convective system, K. A Browning, J. H. Marsham, A. M. Blyth, S. D. Mobbs, J. C. Nicol, F. M. Perry and B. A. White (2010), Quart. J. Ro. Meteorol. Soc., 136, 354-373, doi:10.1002/qj.582.

18.8 An Isolated Pre-Frontal Gravity Wave Packet Observed over the UK South West Approaches. P. Knippertz, J. M. Chagnon, A. Foster, L. Lathouwers, J. H. Marsham, J. Methven, D. J. Parker (2010), Weather, 65(11), 293-297.

17.8 Simulations of the effects of surface heat flux anomalies on stratification, convective growth and vertical transport within the Saharan boundary layer, Q. Huang, J. H. Marsham, D. J. Parker, W. Tian and C. M. Grams (2010), J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., doi:10.1029/2009JD012689.

16.8 Atlantic Inflow to the Saharan heat low: Observations and modelling, C. M. Grams, S. C. Jones, J. H. Marsham, D. J. Parker, J. M. Haywood, V. Heuveline D. (2010), Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 136, 125-140.

2009

15.8 Direct estimates of anthropogenic emissions from the megacity of Lagos, J.R. Hopkins, M.J. Evans, J.D. Lee, A.C. Lewis, J.H. Marsham , J.B. McQuaid, D.J. Parker, D.J. Stewart, C.E. Reeves and R.M. Purvis (2009), Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 8471-8477.

14.8 Photographs of dust uplift from small-scale atmospheric features. JH Marsham, CM Grams and B Muhr (2009), Weather, 64, 180-181.

13.8The Impact of Resolution on Ship Plume Simulations with NOx Chemistry, C. L. Charlton-Perez, M. J. Evans, J. H. Marsham and J. G. Esler (2009), Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 7505-7518.

12.7 A comparison of the deepening of moist convection from roll and non-roll convection: an LEM case-study based on SCMS data , Q. Huang, J. H. Marsham, D. J. Parker, W. Tian, and T. Weckwerth (2009), Mon. Weather Rev., 137(1), 350-365. DOI: 10.1175/2008MWR2450.

11.7 Dynamical mechanisms controlling the vertical redistribution of dust and the thermodynamic structure of the West Saharan Atmospheric Boundary Layer during Summer, J. Cuesta, J. H. Marsham, D. J. Parker, C. Flamant (2009), Atmos. Sci. Lett., 10(1), 34-42, DOI: 10.1002/asl.207.

2008

10.7 Overview of the Dust and Biomass-burning Experiment and African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis Special Observing Period-0 Haywood, J. M., J. Pelon, P. Formenti, N. A. Bharmal, M. Brooks, G. Capes, P. Chazette, C. Chou, S. Christopher, H. Coe, J. Cuesta, Y. Derimian, K. Desboeufs, G. Greed, M. Harrison, B. Heese, E. J. Highwood, B. T. Johnson, M. Mallet, B. Marticorena, J. Marsham, S. Milton, G. Myhre, S.R. Osborne, D.J. Parker, J.-L. Rajot, M. Schulz, A. Slingo, D. Tanre, and P. Tulet (2008), J. Geophys. Res. Atmos, D00C17, doi:10.1029/2008JD010077.

9.7 Observations of mesoscale and boundary-layer scale circulations affecting dust transport and uplift over the Sahara, J. H. Marsham, D. J. Parker, C. M. Grams, B. T. Johnson, W. M. F. Grey and A. N. Ross (2008), Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8, 6979-6993.

8.6 Uplift of Saharan dust south of the inter-tropical discontinuity. J. H. Marsham, D. J. Parker, C. M. Grams, C. M. Taylor and J. M. Haywood (2008), J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. , 113, D21102, doi:10.1029/2008JD009844.

2007

7.5 The Convective Storm Initiation Project, K. Browning, A. M. Blyth, P. A. Clark et al (2007), Bull. Am. Met. Soc., 88 (12), 1939-1955 (Figures).

6.5 * Variable cirrus shading during CSIP IOP 5, Part I: Effects on convective initiation. , J. H. Marsham, C. J. Morcrette, K. A. Browning, A. M. Blyth, D. J. Parker, U. Corsmeier, N. Kalthoff and M. Kohler (2007). Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 133 (628), 1643-1660.

5.4 * Variable cirrus shading during CSIP IOP 5, Part II: Effects on the convective boundary layer, J. H. Marsham, A. M. Blyth, D. J. Parker, K. Beswick, K. A. Browning, U. Corsmeier, N. Kalthoff, S. Khodayar, C. J. Morcrette and E. G. Norton (2007). Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 133 (628), 1661-1675.

4.3 On the importance of the diffusional uptake of water vapour for the development and radiative properties of cirrus clouds: a large eddy model sensitivity study, S. Ghosh, S. Dobbie, J. H. Marsham and P. R. Jonas (2007), Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 133 (628), 1731-1741.

2006

3.3 Evaluation of a large-eddy model simulation of a mixed-phase altocumulus cloud using microwave radiometer, lidar and Doppler radar data, J. H. Marsham, S. Dobbie and R. J. Hogan (2006), Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 132, 1733-1763.

2.2 Secondary initiation of multiple bands of cumulonimbus over southern Britain. Part II: Dynamics of secondary initiation, J. H. Marsham and D. J. Parker (2006), Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 132, 1053-1072. ( Part I.)

2005

1.1 The effects of wind-shear on cirrus: a large-eddy model and radar case study, J. H. Marsham and S. Dobbie (2005), Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 131, 2937-2955.

(* Leading to the award of the LF Richardson prize by the Royal Meteorological Society)

Non-peer-reviewed

HyCRISTAL climate change summary

HyCRISTAL urban climate chnage narratives

HyCRISTAL urban climate chnage narrative infographic

HyCRISTAL rural climate chnage narrative and infographic

HyCRISTAL climate chnage narratives: Technical appendix

Technical Reports

GCRF African SWIFT and ForPAc SHEAR White Paper on the Potential of Operational Weather Prediction to Save Lives and Improve Livelihoods and Economies in Sub-Saharan Africa

A Summary of the Convective Storm Initiation Project Intensive Observation Periods, Browning K., Morcrette, C., Blyth, A. (2006) et al, Forecasting Research Technical Report No. 474, Joint Centre for Mesoscale Meteorology Report No. 153.

PhD thesis

"Lake temperatures - thermal remote sensing and assimilation into a lake model"., J.H. Marsham, PhD thesis, The University of Edinburgh.
(Just the Conclusions and suggested future work are also available as a pdf).

Conference papers

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The initiation of deep convection from boundary-layer rolls, J. H. Marsham, K. A. Browning, P. A. Clark, H. Lean, A. M. Blyth, D. J. Parker and Q. Huang International Conference on Clouds and Precipitation, Cancun, Mexico, 2008.

Meeting reports

Report on first HyCRISTAL Workshop, Kampala, September 2015.

First HyCRISTAL Workshop - Integrating Hydroclimate Science into Policy Decisions for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure and Livelihoods in East Africa John Marsham,, David Rowell, Barbara Evans, Rosalind Cornforth, Fred Semazzi, Rob Wilby, Jackson Efitre , Kamazima Lwiza and Richard Ogutu-Ohwayo, GEWEX news, 27(4), 23-24, November 2015

Understanding and Representing Atmospheric Convection Across Scales, 28-30 Jan 2013. Editors: Chris Holloway and Jon Petch. Organising Committee Members: Bob Beare, Paul Field, and John Marsham. Breakout Group Leaders and Other Key Contributers: Peter Bechtold, George Craig, Steve Derbyshire, Leo Donner, Sue Gray, Doug Parker, Bob Plant, Nigel Roberts, David Schultz, Alison Stirling and Steve Woolnough.

Meeting report: Convection workshop, Royal Meteorological Society Conference, 2009. J. H. Marsham., Weather, 2009, 64, 309.

Meeting report: Ice in the troposphere , J. H. Marsham, Accepted Weather, 2008, 63, 372.

Meeting Report: Mid-latitude convective storms and their initiation, J. H. Marsham, Weather, 2006, 61, 175-177, Figure 1, Figures 2 and 3.