Jonathan M. Gregory
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Jonathan M. Gregory is a climate modeller working on mechanisms of global and large-scale change in climate
and sea level on multidecadal and longer timescales. He is currently a senior scientist in the Climate Division of NERC's
National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS-Climate), located in the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading
; and a Research Fellow in climate change at the Met Office Hadley Centre.
A 2004 study, led by Gregory and published in the journal Nature
, predicted that the Greenland
ice sheet is likely to be eliminated as a consequence of global warming, resulting in a rise in global sea-levels by 7 meters over the next 1000 years or more.
He was a co-ordinating Lead Author of the 2001 IPCC Third Assessment Report
chapter 11 Changes in Sea Level http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/408.htm, and a contributing author to the sea level chapter in the IPCC Second Assessment Report
". Gregory was also a co-Lead Author of the 2007 IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
chapter 5 Observations: Oceanic Climate Change and Sea Level, and chapter 10 Global Climate Projections. IPCC
was a co-recipient (with Al Gore
) of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
for its work on climate change.
In 2010 Jonathan Gregory was awarded an Advanced Grant by the European Research Council
to carry out research on sea level change.
Climate
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and sea level on multidecadal and longer timescales. He is currently a senior scientist in the Climate Division of NERC's
NERC
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National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS-Climate), located in the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading
University of Reading
The University of Reading is a university in the English town of Reading, Berkshire. The University was established in 1892 as University College, Reading and received its Royal Charter in 1926. It is based on several campuses in, and around, the town of Reading.The University has a long tradition...
; and a Research Fellow in climate change at the Met Office Hadley Centre.
A 2004 study, led by Gregory and published in the journal Nature
Nature (journal)
Nature, first published on 4 November 1869, is ranked the world's most cited interdisciplinary scientific journal by the Science Edition of the 2010 Journal Citation Reports...
, predicted that the Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
ice sheet is likely to be eliminated as a consequence of global warming, resulting in a rise in global sea-levels by 7 meters over the next 1000 years or more.
He was a co-ordinating Lead Author of the 2001 IPCC Third Assessment Report
IPCC Third Assessment Report
The IPCC Third Assessment Report, Climate Change 2001, is an assessment of available scientific and socio-economic information on climate change by the IPCC. The IPCC was established in 1988 by the United Nations Environment Programme and the UN's World Meteorological Organization ".....
chapter 11 Changes in Sea Level http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/408.htm, and a contributing author to the sea level chapter in the IPCC Second Assessment Report
IPCC Second Assessment Report
The Second Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , published in 1996, is an assessment of the then available scientific and socio-economic information on climate change...
". Gregory was also a co-Lead Author of the 2007 IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
Climate Change 2007, the Fourth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , is the fourth in a series of reports intended to assess scientific, technical and socio-economic information concerning climate change, its potential effects, and options for...
chapter 5 Observations: Oceanic Climate Change and Sea Level, and chapter 10 Global Climate Projections. IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a scientific intergovernmental body which provides comprehensive assessments of current scientific, technical and socio-economic information worldwide about the risk of climate change caused by human activity, its potential environmental and...
was a co-recipient (with Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
) of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
for its work on climate change.
In 2010 Jonathan Gregory was awarded an Advanced Grant by the European Research Council
European Research Council
The European Research Council is the independent body that funds investigator-driven frontier research in the European Union . It is part of the Seventh Research Framework Programme ....
to carry out research on sea level change.
Selected publications
- White, N. J ., J. A. Church, and J. M. Gregory, 2005. Coastal and global averaged sea level rise for 1950 to 2000 Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, pg(s). L01601.
- Connolley, W. M ., J. M. Gregory, E. Hunke, and A. J. McLaren, 2004. On the consistent scaling of terms in the sea ice dynamics equation J. Phys. Oceanogr., 34, 7, pg(s). 1776-1780.
- Gregory, J. M ., H. T. Banks, P. A. Stott, J. A. Lowe, and M. D. Palmer, 2004. Simulated and observed decadal variability in ocean heat content Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L15312
- Gregory, J. M ., P. Huybrechts and S. C. B. Raper, 2004. Threatened loss of the Greenland ice-sheet, Nature, 428, 6983, pg(s). 616.
- Gregory, J. M ., O. A. Saenko and A. J. Weaver, 2003. The role of the Atlantic freshwater balance in the hyteresis of the meridional overturning circulation Climate Dynamics, 21, 7-8, pg(s). 707-717.
- Gregory, J. M ., R. J. Stouffer, S. C. B. Raper, P. A. Stott and N. A.Rayner, 2002. An observationally based estimate of the climate sensitivity. Journal of Climate, 15, 22, pg(s). 3117-3121.
- Church, J. A . and J. M. Gregory, 2001. Sea level change In: Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences. J. H. Steele and K. K. Turekian eds. Academic Press, London
- Gregory, J. M ., J. A. Church, G. J. Boer, K. W. Dixon, G. M. Flato, D. R. Jackett, J. A. Lowe, S. P. O'Farrell, E. Roeckner, G. L. Russell, R. J. Stouffer and M. Winton, 2001. Comparison of results from several AOGCMs for global and regional sea-level change 1900-2100. Climate Dynamics, 18, 3-4, pg(s). 225-240.