Member Since 2004
Paul Williams
Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Reading
Member, Spilhaus Award Committee
Professional Experience
University of Reading
Professor of Atmospheric Science
2024 - Present
University of Reading
Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Reading
2017 - Present
Education
Oxford University
Doctorate
2003
Publications
Reduced Winter‐Time Clear Air Turbulence in the Trans‐Atlantic Region Under Stratospheric Aerosol In...
Clear air turbulence (CAT) is a safety threat within the aviation sector and is projected to worsen under global warming. Stratospheric aerosol inj...
April 25, 2025
Pro‐L* ‐ A Probabilistic L* Mapping Tool for Ground Observat...
February 20, 2021
Accounting for Variability in ULF Wave Radial Diffusion Mode...
August 06, 2020
Thank You to Our 2018 Peer Reviewers
November 06, 2019
AGU Abstracts
Jet Streams in a Changing Climate: Evidence for Large Increases in Shear and Turbulence since 1979
THE DYNAMICS OF LARGE-SCALE ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION IN PRESENT AND FUTURE CLIMATES: JET STREAMS, STORM TRACKS, STATIONARY WAVES, AND MONSOONS IV ORAL
atmospheric sciences | 13 december 2024
Paul Williams, Isabel Smith, Mark Prosser
The jet streams are a crucial part of the global atmospheric circulation. Jet streams are highly sheared regions of the atmosphere, leading to KelvinH...
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The Performance of Filtered Leapfrog Schemes in Benchmark Simulations
NUMERICAL COUPLING OF ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES IN CURRENT AND FUTURE MODELS: CHALLENGES AND PATHS FORWARD II POSTER
atmospheric sciences | 14 december 2022
Paul Williams, Jerry Straka, Katharine M. Kanak
The stabilisation of the leapfrog time-stepping scheme provided by the RobertAsselin filter has enabled decades of atmospheric and oceanic research an...
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Does ENSO Affect Global Clear-Air Turbulence?
GENERAL SESSION: ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS AND CLIMATE I ORAL
atmospheric sciences | 14 december 2021
Paul Williams, Rachel Cheyne
Clear-air turbulence (CAT) is a major hazard to flying aircraft. It is generated by vertical wind shear instabilities in the upper troposphere and low...
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Volunteer Experience
2024 - 2025
Member
Spilhaus Award Committee
2020 - 2021
Member
Cowen Award Committee
2017 - 2018
Member
Art+Science
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