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The Tropical Group Members are involved in distinctive Research Projects, which receive their funding from diverse sources. On this page you find information about present and past projects.

  
         
    Running Projects    
   
Tropical variability in atmosphere-only and coupled versions of the Unified Model (Met Office funded)
Dr Gui-Ying Yang

   
   
Quantifying the economic value of coupled ocean-atmosphere (NERC funded)
Dr Sergio Pezzulli

   
   
Indian Ocean variability and its role in the Global Circulation (NERC funded)
Dr Hilary Spencer

   
   
Programme for integrated Earth System Modelling (PRISM ) (EU funded)
Dr Eric Guilyardi and Prof. Julia Slingo

   
   
The role of an interactive upper ocean in determining tropical variability (EU funded)
Dr Steve Woolnough

   
         
    Finished Projects    
   

PROMISE (EU funded)

(PRredictability and variability Of Monsoons, and the agricultural and hydrological Impact S of climate chang E)

The importance of developing links with the users of seasonal forecasts has provided a new direction for the group. The University of Reading Endowment Trust Fund has supported a 3-year fellowship to develop a seasonal crop prediction system which brings together the expertise in tropical meteorology and agriculture within the university. In addition, the new EU funded Framework 5 project entitled `Predictability and variability of monsoons, and the agricultural and hydrological impacts of climate change (PROMISE)' links with the impacts communities in crop modeling and water resources. PROMISE has a budget of 1.6M Euros and commenced in the spring of 2000.

   
   

SHIVA (EU funded)

(Studies of the Hydrology, Influence and Variability of the A sian Summer Monsoon.)
   



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Department of Meteorology,
University of Reading,
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Reading RG6 6BB, UK

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