Climatic Research Unit : Publications

CRU PhD Theses

Copies of all theses are held by the CRU Library for reference use only (not for borrowing).
Where an electronic version is available, a link is provided in the following table.
This list is also available sorted by year.

AuthorTitleYearPrincipal Supervisor
Airey, M.J.An evaluation of GCM simulations of precipitation on monthly and daily time-scales1996Hulme, Dr M.
Almazroui, M.The relationships between atmospheric circulation patterns and surface climatic elements in Saudi Arabia2006Jones, Prof. P.
Barrow, E.M.On the construction and evaluation of scenarios of climate change for use in crop-climate models1999Hulme, Dr M.
Barthelmie, R.J.Prediction of on- and off-shore wind speeds for wind energy applications1991Palutikof, Dr. J.
Beresford, A.K.S.Recent climatic change in East Africa, in relation to lake-level fluctuations1982Davies, Prof. T.D.
Blenkinsop, S.Extreme daily temperature and precipitation events in north western Europe and the role of atmospheric circulation2006Jones, Dr. P.
Bohn, L.E.Seasonal climate forecasts in Swaziland; the producer-user interface2003Kelly, Dr. P.M.
Briffa, K.R.Tree-climate relationships and dendroclimatological reconstruction in the British Isles1984Wigley, Prof. T.M.L.
Brooks, N.K.J.Dust-climate interactions in the Sahel-Sahara zone of northern Africa, with particular reference to the late twentieth century sahelian drought1999Hulme, Dr. M.
Burgess, P.E.Premature climatic and cryospheric change on millennial timescales: an assessment using two-dimensional climate modelling studies1998Palutikof, Dr. J.
Caesar, J.The Influence of sea surface temperature patterns on the Winter Monsoon over Southeast Asia2002Kelly, Dr. P.M.
Choi, B.C.On the relationship between Eurasian snow cover, Asian summer rainfall, atmospheric circulation and sea surface temperature.2000Davies, Prof. T.D.
Conway, D.The development of a grid-based hydrologic model of the Blue Nile and the sensitivity of Nile water discharge to climate change1993Hulme, Dr. M.
Cornes, R.C.Early Meteorological Data from London and Paris: Extending the North Atlantic Oscillation Series2010Jones, Dr. P.
Dambul, R.The relationships between large-scale atmospheric circulation and surface climate: a case study for Borneo2007Jones, Prof. P.
Eriksen, S.H.Responding to global change: vulnerability and management of local agro-ecosystems in Kenya and Tanzania2000Kelly, Dr. P.M.
Foxall, D.W.Daily rainfall variability in southern Central Africa: an analysis of recent and future behaviour2004Palutikof, Dr. J.
Goodess, C.The construction of daily rainfall scenarios for Mediterranean sites using a circulation-type approach to downscaling2000Palutikof, Dr. J.
Gray, B.M.The statistical analysis of rainfall and it's reconstruction from tree rings1981Lamb, Prof. H.
Guo, X.An assessment of mesoscale wind modelling techniques in complex terrain1989Palutikof, Dr. J.
Hannah, P.Application of wind modelling techniques in complex terrain1993Vincent, Dr. C.E.
Hanson, C.E.A cyclone climatology of the North Atlantic and its implications for the insurance market2001Palutikof, Dr. J.
Harding, A.E.Changes in Mediterranean climate extremes: patterns, causes and impacts of change2007Goodess, Dr. C.
Hassan, W.A.W.Modelling the impact of Southeast Asian deforestation on climate and atmospheric circulation1999Kelly, Dr. P.M.
Haylock, M.Interannual variability of mean and extreme rainfall and relationship with large scale circulation2005Jones, Prof P.
Hoar, M.Statistical downscaling from an earth system model of intermediate complexity to reconstruct past climate gradients across the British Isles2003Palutikof, Dr. J.
Holt, T.The effect of proposed Soviet river diversions on Arctic sea ice processes1991Kelly, Dr. P.M.
Jones, C.G.Tropical cyclone forecasting with a limited area model1993Wigley, Prof. T.
Jones, J.M.Implications of climate change for acidic deposition over Europe (2 vols)1997Davies, Prof. T..
Kelly, P.M.Climatic change in the North Sea Region1975Lamb, Prof. H.
Kentarchos, A.S.Background tropospheric ozone over Europe1997Davies, Prof. T..
Kostopoulou, E.The relationships between atmospheric circulation patterns and surface climatic elements in the eastern Mediterranean2003Jones, Prof. P.
Lough, J.M.Atlantic sea surface temperatures and weather in Africa1991Wigley, Prof. T.
Luong Quang, H.Climate change adaptation : engaging local society in the research process2010Kelly, Dr P.M.
Matthews, A.An empirical model of Sahel climate2006Jones, Prof. P.
Mavromatis, T.Impact of different methods of climate change scenario construction in the yield of winter wheat using crop growth simulation models1997Jones, Dr. P.
Mayes, P.R.Atmospheric circulation trends in southern South Australia and the Antarctic Peninsula area1981Wigley, Prof. T.
McSweeney, C.F.Daily rainfall variability at point and areal scales: evaluating simulations of present and future climate2007Osborn, Dr. T.
Melvin, T.M.Historical growth rates and changing climatic sensitivity of boreal conifers2004Briffa, Prof. K.
Mitchell, T.M.An investigation of the pattern scaling technique for describing future climates2001Hulme, Dr. M.
Ogilvie, A.E.J.Climate & society in Iceland from the medieval period to the late eighteenth century1981Lamb, Prof. H.
Okwany, V.O.Climate and vegetation relationships in south-western Kenya and the potential impacts of a warmer world1991Wigley, Prof. T.
O'Neill, S.J.An iconic approach to representing climate change2008Hulme, Prof. M.
Osborn, T.J.Internally-generated variability in some ocean models on decadal to millennial timescales1995Wigley, Prof. T.
Raper, S.C.B.Variations in the incidence of tropical cyclones and relationships with the global circulation1978Lamb, Prof. H.
Salas Flores, M.A.Assessing the variability of long-term Mexican instrumental records and the ENSO Modulating Force2008Jones, Prof. P.
Santer, B.D.Regional validation of general circulation models1987Wigley, Prof. T.
Schuepbach, E.Vertical atmospheric transport and surface ozone1994Davies, Prof. T..
Screen, J.A.The Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean Response to the Southern Annular Mode2009Gillett, Dr. N.
Sear, C.B.Atlantic Arctic sea ice variations1984Kelly, Dr. P.M.
Sirabaha, S.The Influence of El Nino Southern Oscillation on climate in Southeast Asia2004Kelly, Dr. P.M.
Slonosky, V.C.Variability in surface atmospheric circulation over Europe from early instrumental records1999Jones, Prof. P.
Swann, M.J.Seasonal forecasting of extreme wind and precipitation frequencies in Europe2009Jones, Prof. P.
Thorne, P.W.Advancing climate change detection and attribution studies in the free atmosphere2001Jones, Dr. P.
Townsend, A.Tracking the time-dependent evolution of extremes under climate change2007Palutikof, Prof. J.
Osborn, Dr.T.
Trigo, I.F.A Climatology of cyclones in the Mediterranean Region2000Davies, Prof. T..
Trigo, R.M.Improving meteorological downscaling methods with artificial neural network models2000Palutikof, Dr. J.
Wallace, C.Variability in the annual cycle of temperature and atmospheric circulation2003Kelly, Dr. P.M.
Osborn, Dr.T.
Willett, K.M.Creation and analysis of HadCRUH: a new global surface humidity dataset2007Jones, Prof. P.
Williams, L.D.Investigation of the onset of glaciation in northern Canada using an energy balance snow model1978Boulton Dr. G.
Williams, M.Development of a spatially explicit forest succession model1994Warwick, Dr. R.
Wigley, Prof. T.


Last updated: December 2017