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Elizabeth J. Kendon

Elizabeth J. Kendon

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
45
Citations
13268
World Ranking
6246
National Ranking
485

Overview

Elizabeth J. Kendon is affiliated with the Met Office in the United Kingdom. Their research predominantly spans environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with substantial work in subfields such as global and planetary change, atmospheric science, environmental engineering, water science and technology, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

Their publication record reflects an emphasis on climate variability, meteorological phenomena, and flood risk assessment. Specific research topics include:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Meteorological phenomena and simulations
  • Flood risk assessment and management
  • Tropical and extratropical cyclones research
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Hydrology and drought analysis
  • Hydrology and watershed management studies

Elizabeth Kendon has contributed to the academic community through articles in several frequent publication venues. These include:

  • Climate Dynamics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Climate
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Weather and Climate Extremes

Their recent papers cover a range of climate-related topics. Notable publications include:

  • "Anthropogenic intensification of short-duration rainfall extremes," 2021, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "The first multi-model ensemble of regional climate simulations at kilometer-scale resolution, part I: evaluation of precipitation," 2021, Climate Dynamics
  • "The first multi-model ensemble of regional climate simulations at kilometer-scale resolution part 2: historical and future simulations of precipitation," 2021, Climate Dynamics
  • "Challenges and outlook for convection-permitting climate modelling," 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • "Towards advancing scientific knowledge of climate change impacts on short-duration rainfall extremes," 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences

The scholar frequently collaborates with a range of coauthors, reflecting interdisciplinary and collaborative research efforts. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Hayley J. Fowler
  • Steven Chan
  • Simon Tucker
  • Geert Lenderink
  • Nikolina Ban

Best Publications

  • Precipitation downscaling under climate change: Recent developments to bridge the gap between dynamical models and the end user

    Douglas Maraun;Douglas Maraun;F. Wetterhall;A. M. Ireson;R. E. Chandler

  • Future changes to the intensity and frequency of short‐duration extreme rainfall

    S. Westra;H. J. Fowler;J. P. Evans;L. V. Alexander

  • UK Climate Projections Science Report: Climate Change projections

    J.M. Murphy;D.M.H. Sexton;G.J. Jenkins;B.B.B. Booth

  • Heavier summer downpours with climate change revealed by weather forecast resolution model

    Elizabeth J. Kendon;Nigel M. Roberts;Hayley J. Fowler;Malcolm J. Roberts

  • Anthropogenic intensification of short-duration rainfall extremes

    Hayley J. Fowler;Geert Lenderink;Andreas F. Prein;Seth Westra

  • Realism of Rainfall in a Very High-Resolution Regional Climate Model

    Elizabeth J. Kendon;Nigel M. Roberts;Catherine A. Senior;Malcolm J. Roberts

  • Do Convection-Permitting Regional Climate Models Improve Projections of Future Precipitation Change?

    Elizabeth J. Kendon;Nikolina Ban;Nigel M. Roberts;Hayley J. Fowler

  • Percentile indices for assessing changes in heavy precipitation events

    Christoph Schär;Nikolina Ban;Erich M. Fischer;Jan Rajczak

  • A first-of-its-kind multi-model convection permitting ensemble for investigating convective phenomena over Europe and the Mediterranean

    Erika Coppola;Stefan Sobolowski;E. Pichelli;F. Raffaele

  • Challenges in quantifying changes in the global water cycle

    Gabriele C. Hegerl;Emily Black;Richard P. Allan;William J. Ingram

  • The first multi-model ensemble of regional climate simulations at kilometer-scale resolution, part I: evaluation of precipitation

    Nikolina Ban;Cécile Caillaud;Erika Coppola;Emanuela Pichelli

  • Enhanced future changes in wet and dry extremes over Africa at convection-permitting scale.

    Elizabeth J. Kendon;Rachel A. Stratton;Simon Tucker;John H. Marsham

  • The first multi-model ensemble of regional climate simulations at kilometer-scale resolution part 2: historical and future simulations of precipitation

    Emanuela Pichelli;Erika Coppola;Stefan Sobolowski;Nikolina Ban

  • Potential influences on the United Kingdom's floods of winter 2013/14

    Chris Huntingford;Terry Marsh;Adam A. Scaife;Elizabeth J. Kendon

  • Does increasing the spatial resolution of a regional climate model improve the simulated daily precipitation

    Steven C. Chan;Elizabeth J. Kendon;Hayley J. Fowler;Stephen Blenkinsop

  • Challenges and outlook for convection-permitting climate modelling.

    E. J. Kendon;A. F. Prein;C. A. Senior;A. Stirling

  • Robustness of Future Changes in Local Precipitation Extremes

    Elizabeth J. Kendon;David P. Rowell;Richard G. Jones;Erasmo Buonomo

  • Pan-European climate at convection-permitting scale: a model intercomparison study

    Ségolène Berthou;Elizabeth J. Kendon;Steven C. Chan;Nikolina Ban

  • The value of high-resolution Met Office regional climate models in the simulation of multi-hourly precipitation extremes

    Steven C. Chan;Elizabeth J. Kendon;Hayley J. Fowler;Stephen Blenkinsop

  • A Pan-African Convection-Permitting Regional Climate Simulation with the Met Office Unified Model: CP4-Africa

    Rachel A. Stratton;Catherine A. Senior;Simon B. Vosper;Sonja S. Folwell

  • The first multi-model ensemble of regional climate simulations at kilometer-scale resolution, Part I: Evaluation of precipitation

    Nikolina Ban;Erwan Brisson;Cécile Caillaud;Erika Coppola

  • Percentile indices for assessing changes in heavy precipitation events

    Christoph Schär;Nikolina Ban;Jan Rajczak;Jürg Schmidli

Frequent Co-Authors

Hayley J. Fowler
Hayley J. Fowler Newcastle University
Nigel Roberts
Nigel Roberts Met Office
Stephen Blenkinsop
Stephen Blenkinsop Newcastle University
Geert Lenderink
Geert Lenderink Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
John H. Marsham
John H. Marsham University of Leeds
Peter A. Stott
Peter A. Stott Met Office

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