Alan J. Thorpe

Alan J. Thorpe is affiliated with the University of Reading in the United Kingdom and has contributed to research primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. Their work spans several related topics including Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate Variability and Models, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Climate Change and Permafrost, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, and Arctic and Antarctic Ice Dynamics.

Thorpe's publication record includes recent papers that address various aspects of weather forecasting, climate prediction, and integration of meteorological data. Notable papers include: Advancing Weather and Climate Forecasting for Our Changing World (2022, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society); The global weather enterprise, part 3: an evolving picture (2022, Weather); The global weather enterprise, part 1: the jigsaw pieces (2022, Weather); and To ensure trust, AI weather-forecast models still need training in physics (2025, Nature). Earlier work includes All Kinds of Integration: WMO's Strategy for Seamless Prediction (2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society).

Alan J. Thorpe has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Gilbert Brunet, V. S. Bouchet, Amanda H. Lynch, David P. Rogers, and David B. Parsons. These collaborations have contributed to the diversity and depth of research outputs in meteorology and climate science.

Publication venues where Thorpe's work appears most often include: Weather, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Nature, and Scientific Data.

In addition to journal articles, Thorpe has contributed to book publications with the World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. Titles include The Level Playing Field (2021) and Investing in Digital Hydrometeorological Data for the Developing World (2022), reflecting interests in hydrometeorological data accessibility and equity in environmental data infrastructure.

• Main fields of study: Earth and Planetary Sciences
• Subfields of study: Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change
• Main research topics: Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate Variability and Models, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Climate Change and Permafrost, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, Arctic and Antarctic Ice Dynamics
• Recent notable papers: Advancing Weather and Climate Forecasting for Our Changing World (2022, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society), The global weather enterprise, part 3: an evolving picture (2022, Weather), The global weather enterprise, part 1: the jigsaw pieces (2022, Weather), To ensure trust, AI weather-forecast models still need training in physics (2025, Nature), All Kinds of Integration: WMO's Strategy for Seamless Prediction (2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society)
• Frequent co-authors: Gilbert Brunet, V. S. Bouchet, Amanda H. Lynch, David P. Rogers, David B. Parsons
• Frequent publication venues: Weather, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Nature, Scientific Data