Matthew England
Encyclopedia
Matthew England is a physical oceanographer
and climate scientist. England completed a B.Sc. (Honours) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at the University of Sydney
, Australia. In 2005 he became a Professor at the University of New South Wales
, and was awarded an Australian Research Council
Federation Fellowship
that same year.
England's main research work relates to the global-scale ocean
circulation and its influence on regional climate
, with a focus on the Southern Hemisphere
. England is currently Co-Director with Professor Andrew Pitman
of the Climate Change Research Centre at the University of New South Wales. England is a former Fulbright Scholar and CSIRO Flagship Fellow. He currently co-chairs the CLIVAR
Southern Ocean Regional Panel.
England was an organiser and signatory of the 2007 Bali Declaration by Climate Scientists
. England also jointly authored the Copenhagen Diagnosis
in 2009.
External Links
Physical oceanography
Physical oceanography is the study of physical conditions and physical processes within the ocean, especially the motions and physical properties of ocean waters.Physical oceanography is one of several sub-domains into which oceanography is divided...
and climate scientist. England completed a B.Sc. (Honours) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
, Australia. In 2005 he became a Professor at the University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, and was awarded an Australian Research Council
Australian Research Council
The Australian Research Council is the Australian Government’s main agency for allocating research funding to academics and researchers in Australian universities. Its mission is to advance Australia’s capacity to undertake research that brings economic, social and cultural benefit to the...
Federation Fellowship
Federation Fellowship
Federation Fellowships are Australian professorial research fellowships that were instigated by the Australian Government as part of their Backing Australia's Ability initiative. They were initially designed to compete with prestigious overseas grants in an attempt to lure back high profile...
that same year.
England's main research work relates to the global-scale ocean
Ocean
An ocean is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas.More than half of this area is over 3,000...
circulation and its influence on regional climate
Climate
Climate encompasses the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, rainfall, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological elemental measurements in a given region over long periods...
, with a focus on the Southern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"...
. England is currently Co-Director with Professor Andrew Pitman
Andrew Pitman
Andrew Pitman is an atmospheric scientist who was born in Bristol in 1964 and educated at Liverpool University . He holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Leadership from Macquarie University. In 2002 became a Professor at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, moving to University of...
of the Climate Change Research Centre at the University of New South Wales. England is a former Fulbright Scholar and CSIRO Flagship Fellow. He currently co-chairs the CLIVAR
CLIVAR
CLIVAR is a component of the World Climate Research Programme. Its purpose is to describe and understand climate variability and predictability on seasonal to centennial time-scales, identify the physical processes responsible for climate change and develop modeling and predictive capabilities for...
Southern Ocean Regional Panel.
England was an organiser and signatory of the 2007 Bali Declaration by Climate Scientists
Bali Declaration by Climate Scientists
The 2007 was a statement signed by over 200 climate scientists advocating specific targets for greenhouse gas emissions for the 21st century. The statement was based on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change that committed signatories to the "...stabilization of greenhouse gas...
. England also jointly authored the Copenhagen Diagnosis
Copenhagen Diagnosis
The Copenhagen Diagnosis is a report written by twenty six climate scientists from eight countries. It was published in 2009 and was a summary of the peer reviewed literature to date....
in 2009.
External Links