Date: Wednesday 13 November 2019
Time: 19:00 - 20:30
Location:University of Reading
Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AH
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SPEAKER | Dominic Jones
TITLE | Fantastic large-scale atmospheric structures and where to find them
ABSTRACT | In my talk I'll be outlining a novel technique to extract mode structures from atmospheric timeseries data and the useful properties these "Empirical Normal Modes" possess. I will describe a test of the technique's robustness and show its results for a simplified experiment, highlighting the properties of the modes extracted from a simulated atmospheric state.
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SPEAKER | Agnieszka Walenkiewicz
TITLE | Remote sensing of thermal plumes around the British coast.
ABSTRACT | This PhD project focuses on high-resolution remote sensing of sea surface temperatures (SST) in coastal zones. The project has industrial sponsorship (from EDF Energy) and a focuses on investigating thermal plumes from major coastal installations, such as nuclear plants. The aim is to use satellite data to improve our understanding of coastal thermal environments and industrial plumes, working with the EDF Energy company to study sites around the UK and across Europe.
Coolant systems in major coastal installations use sea water which is then released back into coastal environments at a higher-than-ambient temperature, with differences as great as 10 degrees. Satellite-based sensors make thermal observations at a spatial resolution of 100 m to 1 km, enabling us to identify these coastal features, and providing a unique opportunity to study from space the problem of thermal pollution of waters caused by nuclear power plants. Using a combination of high-resolution sensors enables us to detect better the amount of water affected by the thermal plume in the coastal regions as well as the site's tidal regimes.
