John King

Biography

Degrees: B.Sc. (Hons.) Physics, University of Durham, 1976 Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, University of Leeds, 1980 Employment: 1979-1984: Research Scientist, UK Meteorological Office 1984-1988: Research scientist (boundary layer studies), British Antarctic Survey (BAS) 1988-1999: Section Head, Meteorology, BAS 1999-2005: Principal Investigator, Antarctic Climate Processes Programme, BAS 2005- 2009: Principal Investigator, Antarctic Climate and the Earth System Programme, BAS 2009-2014: Science Leader, Climate Programme, BAS 2015- Science Leader, Atmosphere, Ice and Climate, BAS Publications: Co-author (with J. Turner) of “Antarctic Meteorology and Climatology” (CUP, 1997). Over 80 refereed research papers since 1979. Positions held and professional service: External Ph.D. examiner: University of Utrecht (1992, 2016), University of London (1995), University of Leeds (1998, 2002), University of Hobart (1999), Free University of Amsterdam (2000), University of Helsinki (2008), University of Grenoble (2014, 2016) Postgraduate training: Supervisor or co-supervisor for 19 PhD students since 1986. Executive member, EnvEast Doctoral Training Partnership management board, 2013- . Interview panel member, Cambridge ESS DTP, 2015. Lecturer, NCAS “Introduction to Atmospheric Science” course, 2007- . Journals: Member, Editorial Board, Weather 1996-1998. Associate Editor, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 1998-2004. Regular reviewer for Journal of Geophysical Research, Geophysical Research Letters, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Journal of Climate, International Journal of Climatology, Boundary-Layer Meteorology, The Cryosphere, Nature. Reviewing: Member, DFG Antarctic Programme review panel, 2007. MONSooN proposal review panel, 2013- . Regular reviewer for proposals to US National Science Foundation, Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE), Italian National Antarctic Research Programme. Learned societies and international bodies: Council Member, Royal Meteorological Society 1996-1999. Member, International Commission on Polar Meteorology, 1997-2007, 2015- . Member of the Scientific Committee for the Bayer Climate Prize, 2008-2014. Member, WMO world record hurricane gust investigation committee, 2009. Member, WMO record Antarctic temperature investigation committee, 2015. Programme management: Member, Hadley Centre Climate Models Partners’ Board, 2005-7. Member, Joint Science Strategy Group, NERC-Met Office Joint Weather and Climate Research Programme, 2010-2013. Chair, NERC ACSIS Project Management Board, 2016-.

Research Interest

Boundary-layer and mesoscale meteorology, including: Observational and theoretical studies of the atmospheric boundary layer in Antarctica, katabatic winds, blowing snow, air-sea-ice interaction, orographic effects. Climatology and climate modelling, including: Investigations of climate variability and change, particularly in the Antarctic Peninsula. Improving the parametrisation of polar surface processes in climate models.