Philip Woodworth

Philip Leslie Woodworth MBE is a British oceanographer based at the National Oceanography Centre.[1] His research interests include sea level variation, climatology, and the global development of sea level monitoring networks.[2] Woodworth studied for a degree in Physics at Durham University (Hatfield College), graduating in 1970.[3] He went on to complete a doctorate at the University of Birmingham in 1974.[4]

Career

Woodworth's initial training was in particle physics and early in his career he spent some time based at CERN.[5] He has been associated with the National Oceanography Centre (formerly the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory) since 1983.[6]

From 1987 to 2007 Woodworth was the Director of the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level - the global data bank for recording sea-level change.[7] His role involved working with the Environment Agency to provide tidal analysis for UK coastal waters.[8] He has worked closely with the IPCC, and was the lead author on the sea-level chapter for the second and third assessment reports.[9] In 2005 he challenged the view of Nils-Axel Mörner and argued that rising sea levels do threaten the future existence of The Maldives.[10] In 2010 he completed research in the Falkland Islands that concluded the sea-level of the islands had risen significantly since the mid-19th century and accelerated in recent decades.[11]

Woodworth was awarded the Vening Meinesz Medal of the European Geosciences Union in 2010 and received an MBE in the 2011 New Year Honours.[12]

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References

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  4. ^ "The Birmingham Magazine, Queen's Honours" (PDF). Birmingham University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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  6. ^ "Philip Woodworth". The British Library. Archived from the original on 9 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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  8. ^ "Professor Philip Woodworth receives MBE National Oceanography Centre". noc.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Professor Philip Woodworth receives MBE National Oceanography Centre". noc.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Maldives Experience That Sinking Feeling". Science AAAS. 17 June 2005. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Measuring sea-level rise in the Falklands National Oceanography Centre". noc.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  12. ^ "NOC scientist awarded MBE National Oceanography Centre". noc.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.


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