Professor Janet Barlow
Professor of Environmental Physics
Department of Meteorology
University of Reading
United Kingdom
Biography
Professor Janet Barlow is currently working as a Professor of Environmental Physics in the Department of Meteorology, University of Reading , United Kingdom. Current Projects • Refresh: Remodelling building design sustainability from a human-centred approach - EPSRC Challenging Engineering award 2012 • The ACTUAL Project - EPSRC Challenging Engineering award 2008 • Clearflo - NERC Consortium on infrastructure for urban atmospheric pollution research • Clustering effects of major offshore windfarms, sponsored by National Grid (Project description) • Board member of American Meteorological Society Board for the Urban Environment, 2010-2013 • Board member of the International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC) 2003-2007 • Member of Steering Committee for the APRIL network (Air Pollution Research in London) • Lab Manager, Department of Meteorology, 2008-present Teaching • Teaching in Department of Meteorology (Boundary Layer Meteorology; Atmospheric Analogues; Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean) • Teaching for MSc in Intelligent Buildings (Department of Construction Management) Outreach • Participation in See Further, the Royal Society 350th Anniversary Festival of Arts and Science
Research Interest
As a Professor of Environmental Physics, I am interested in applying physics to solving scientific problems of the natural and man-made environment around us. I am also passionate that research should contribute where possible to solving societal problems as well. Research Interests Urban meteorology Boundary layer meteorology Application of meteorology to engineering (e.g. sustainable building design, renewable energy, wind engineering) Experimental methods (micrometeorology, remote sensing, windtunnels)
Publications
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Barlow JF, Belcher SE. A wind tunnel model for quantifying fluxes in the urban boundary layer. Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 2002 Jul 1;104(1):131-50.
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Barlow JF, Dunbar TM, Nemitz EG, Wood CR, Gallagher MW, Davies F, O'Connor E, Harrison RM. Boundary layer dynamics over London, UK, as observed using Doppler lidar during REPARTEE-II. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 2011 Mar 9;11(5):2111-25.
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Barlow JF, Harman IN, Belcher SE. Scalar fluxes from urban street canyons. Part I: Laboratory simulation. Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 2004 Dec 1;113(3):369-85.
