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Overview

Adrian J. Matthews is affiliated with the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with notable contributions to Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Oceanography.

Their body of work covers important topics such as climate variability and models, oceanographic and atmospheric processes, tropical and extratropical cyclones research, meteorological phenomena and simulations, ocean waves and remote sensing, marine and coastal ecosystems, and atmospheric ozone and climate.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Matthews include:

  • South Pacific Convergence Zone dynamics, variability and impacts in a changing climate, 2020, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Closing the sea surface mixed layer temperature budget from in situ observations alone: Operation Advection during BoBBLE, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • The role of geomorphology, rainfall and soil moisture in the occurrence of landslides triggered by 2018 Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippines, 2021, Natural hazards and earth system sciences
  • Validation of GPM IMERG Extreme Precipitation in the Maritime Continent by Station and Radar Data, 2021, Earth and Space Science
  • A Local-to-Large Scale View of Maritime Continent Rainfall: Control by ENSO, MJO, and Equatorial Waves, 2021, Journal of Climate

Matthews frequently publishes in several scientific venues, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their work. Key publication venues include:

  • Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
  • Journal of Climate
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Collaborative work features co-authors such as Benjamin G. M. Webber, Karen J. Heywood, Simon Peatman, Cathryn E. Birch, and Donaldi Sukma Permana, indicating engagement with a diverse academic network.

Best Publications

  • Intraseasonal oscillations in 15 atmospheric general circulation models: results from an AMIP diagnostic subproject

    J. M. Slingo;K. R. Sperber;J. S. Boyle;J.-P. Ceron

  • The Modulation of Tropical Cyclone Activity in the Australian Region by the Madden-Julian Oscillation

    Jonty D. Hall;Adrian J. Matthews;David J. Karoly

  • Propagation mechanisms for the Madden-Julian Oscillation

    Adrian J. Matthews

  • Propagation of the Madden-Julian Oscillation through the Maritime Continent and scale interaction with the diurnal cycle of precipitation

    Simon C. Peatman;Adrian J. Matthews;David P. Stevens

  • The global response to tropical heating in the Madden–Julian oscillation during the northern winter

    Adrian J. Matthews;Brian J. Hoskins;Michiko Masutani

  • Nitrogen-enhanced greenhouse warming on early Earth

    Colin Goldblatt;Colin Goldblatt;Mark W. Claire;Timothy M. Lenton;Adrian J. Matthews

  • Primary and successive events in the Madden–Julian Oscillation

    Adrian J. Matthews

  • Intraseasonal variability over tropical Africa during northern summer

    Adrian J. Matthews

  • The diurnal cycle of precipitation over the Maritime Continent in a high-resolution atmospheric model

    Barnaby S. Love;Adrian J. Matthews;Grenville M. S. Lister

  • The tropical-extratropical interaction between high-frequency transients and the Madden-Julian oscillation

    Adrian J. Matthews;George N. Kiladis

  • Observed Changes in the Lifetime and Amplitude of the Madden-Julian Oscillation Associated with Interannual ENSO Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies

    Benjamin Pohl;Adrian J. Matthews

  • Scale Interactions between the MJO and the Western Maritime Continent

    C. E. Birch;S. Webster;S. C. Peatman;D. J. Parker

  • Muons in air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory: Measurement of atmospheric production depth

    A. Aab;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;M. Ahlers

  • A multiscale framework for the origin and variability of the South Pacific Convergence Zone

    Adrian J. Matthews

  • South Pacific Convergence Zone dynamics, variability and impacts in a changing climate

    Josephine R. Brown;Matthieu Lengaigne;Benjamin R. Lintner;Matthew J. Widlansky

  • Rainfall-induced volcanic activity on Montserrat

    Adrian J. Matthews;Jenni Barclay;Simon Carn;Glenn Thompson

  • A dynamical ocean feedback mechanism for the Madden–Julian Oscillation

    Benjamin G. M. Webber;Adrian J. Matthews;Karen J. Heywood

  • Response of the West African Monsoon to the Madden–Julian Oscillation

    Sally L. Lavender;Adrian J. Matthews

  • The Surface Diurnal Warm Layer in the Indian Ocean during CINDY/DYNAMO

    Adrian J. Matthews;Dariusz B. Baranowski;Karen J. Heywood;Piotr J. Flatau

  • Development of convection along the SPCZ within a Madden‐Julian oscillation

    Adrian J. Matthews;Brian J. Hoskins;Julia M. Slingo;Mike Blackburn

  • Interactions between ENSO, Transient Circulation, and Tropical Convection over the Pacific

    Adrian J. Matthews;George N. Kiladis

Frequent Co-Authors

Karen J. Heywood
Karen J. Heywood University of East Anglia
David P. Stevens
David P. Stevens University of East Anglia
Heino Falcke
Heino Falcke Radboud University
Manoj Joshi
Manoj Joshi University of East Anglia
P. N. Vinayachandran
P. N. Vinayachandran Indian Institute of Science
Sergio Dasso
Sergio Dasso University of Buenos Aires
Andreas Haungs
Andreas Haungs Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
J. W. Cronin
J. W. Cronin University of Chicago
P. Sommers
P. Sommers Pennsylvania State University
J. J. Beatty
J. J. Beatty The Ohio State University

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