Sue Grimmond

Christine Susan Betham Grimmond is a New Zealand scientist and professor of urban meteorology at the University of Reading.[1] She currently holds the post of Met Office Joint Chair. Grimmond is a pioneer of the fields of urban meteorology and micrometerology, which deal with the atmospheric boundary layer.

Education and early career

Grimmond completed her BSc in physical geography at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand in 1980.[2] In 1984, she obtained an MSc in physical geography, specialising in climatology and hydrology, from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. She completed her PhD on evapotranspiration of urban areas at the University of British Columbia in 1989.

In 1989, Grimmond took up an assistant professor post at Indiana University, USA, where she maintains an adjunct professor position. In 2006 she was appointed professor and chair of physical geography in the Environmental Monitoring & Modelling Group of King's College London, UK. In 2013 she took up the post of professor of urban meteorology at the University of Reading.[3]

Grimmond has undertaken visiting scientist positions at Shanghai Institute of Meteorological Sciences (China), the CSIRO Centre for Marine & Atmospheric Research (Australia), Göteborg University (Sweden), University of Tokyo (Japan) and Monash University (Australia).[4]

Research interests

Grimmond has contributed to wide range of topics within boundary layer and urban meteorology, publishing around 240 papers which have attracted approximately 26,000 citations, generating a h-index of 85.[5][6] She has been particularly influential in understanding the effects of urbanisation on climate[7][8] and the representation of urban environments within climate and weather simulations.[9][10][11]

Awards and honours

2020 Symons Gold Medal, Royal Meteorological Society[12]

2013 Chair of the World Meteorological Organization Expert Team on Urban and Building Climatology[13]

2012 Ernest Frolich Fellowship, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Australia

2009 Luke Howard Award for outstanding contributions to the field of urban climatology, International Association for Urban Climate[14]

2009 Helmut E Landsberg Award, American Meteorological Society[15] for "contributions that have greatly advanced urban meteorology & urban climate sciences, and for sustained & effective leadership that has energized the urban climate research community"

2008 Universitatis Lodziensis Amico Medal, University of Łódź, Poland[16]

2006 Doctor of Science Honoris Causa, Göteborg University, Sweden

2006 Elected a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society[17]

2003-2007 President of the International Association for Urban Climate[18]

2001-2014 Associate editor of the Journal of Applied Meteorology & Climatology[19]

References

  1. ^ "Professor Sue Grimmond". University of Reading. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ Grimmond, Christine (1980). Runoff from Seasonal Snow in the Fraser Catchment, Central Otago (Bachelors with Honours thesis). OUR Archive, University of Otago. hdl:10523/11219.
  3. ^ "Prof Sue Grimmond". Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Sue Grimmond CV" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Sue Grimmond - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. ^ ORCID. "Sue Grimmond (0000-0002-3166-9415)". orcid.org. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  7. ^ Grimmond, Sue (1 March 2007). "Urbanization and global environmental change: local effects of urban warming". The Geographical Journal. 173 (1): 83–88. Bibcode:2007GeogJ.173...83G. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4959.2007.232_3.x. ISSN 0016-7398.
  8. ^ Grimmond, C. S. B.; Oke, T. R. (1 September 1999). "Aerodynamic Properties of Urban Areas Derived from Analysis of Surface Form" (PDF). Journal of Applied Meteorology. 38 (9): 1262–1292. Bibcode:1999JApMe..38.1262G. doi:10.1175/1520-0450(1999)038<1262:APOUAD>2.0.CO;2. hdl:2429/35938. ISSN 0894-8763. S2CID 55044496. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2021.
  9. ^ Grimmond, C. S. B.; Oke, T. R. (1 July 2002). "Turbulent Heat Fluxes in Urban Areas: Observations and a Local-Scale Urban Meteorological Parameterization Scheme (LUMPS)". Journal of Applied Meteorology. 41 (7): 792–810. Bibcode:2002JApMe..41..792G. doi:10.1175/1520-0450(2002)041<0792:THFIUA>2.0.CO;2. hdl:2429/35937. ISSN 0894-8763.
  10. ^ Grimmond, C. S. B.; Oke, T. R. (1 July 1999). "Heat Storage in Urban Areas: Local-Scale Observations and Evaluation of a Simple Model". Journal of Applied Meteorology. 38 (7): 922–940. Bibcode:1999JApMe..38..922G. doi:10.1175/1520-0450(1999)038<0922:HSIUAL>2.0.CO;2. hdl:2429/35940. ISSN 0894-8763. S2CID 55502266.
  11. ^ Grimmond, C. S. B.; Blackett, M.; Best, M. J.; Barlow, J.; Baik, J-J.; Belcher, S. E.; Bohnenstengel, S. I.; Calmet, I.; Chen, F.; Dandou, A.; Fortuniak, K. (16 February 2010). "The International Urban Energy Balance Models Comparison Project: First Results from Phase 1" (PDF). Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 49 (6): 1268–1292. Bibcode:2010JApMC..49.1268G. doi:10.1175/2010JAMC2354.1. ISSN 1558-8424. S2CID 564241.
  12. ^ "Royal Meteorological Society". RMetS. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Guide for Urban Integrated Hydro-Meteorological, Climate and Environmental Services, WMO" (PDF).
  14. ^ "The Luke Howard Award | International Association for Urban Climate". Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Search Past Award Winners". American Meteorological Society. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Medal Universitatis Lodziensis Amico". www.uni.lodz.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  17. ^ "List of Fellows". American Meteorological Society. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  18. ^ "History of IAUC | International Association for Urban Climate". Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  19. ^ "Sue Grimmond". ugec.org. Retrieved 15 October 2019.