Dr David Cameron

Earth System Modeller

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Bush Estate
Penicuik
Midlothian
EH26 0QB
T: +44 (0)131 4454343
F: +44 (0)131 4453943
E-mail: Dr David Cameron
 

Research interests

I joined CEH in early 2004 after being part of the Numerical Weather Prediction section at the Met Office for six years. At the Met Office I was looking mainly at systematic model errors in their global forecast model. Before that I studied for my PhD at Reading University which looked at understanding the Rossby Wave (atmospheric) response to the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau.

Since joining CEH I have been part of a NERC e-science project called GENIE which is tasked with developing a Grid-based computing framework for looking at Earth System scientific questions. The model components are designed to be efficient so that longer term (eg paleo) climate change can be modelled.

Publications

Please see the NERC Open Research Archive.

 

Current research

I am currently involved in:

  • Using a version of the GENIE model to make climate predictions including estimates of uncertainty out to the year 3000 AD under various carbon emission scenarios. Data from this has been sent to the IPCC for inclusion in their 4th Assessment Report.
  • Assessing the importance of the interacting marine physical, chemical and biological processes which regulate atmospheric carbon dioxide.
  • Improving the parameterisation of convection within the dynamical atmospheric component of the GENIE model.

GENIE