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Overview

John H. Marsham is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics, including:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture

John H. Marsham has published research extensively in various academic venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

  • Journal of Climate
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Weather

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Marsham include:

  • "Extreme rainfall in East Africa, October 2019-January 2020 and context under future climate change," 2020, Weather
  • "Evapotranspiration in the Amazon: spatial patterns, seasonality, and recent trends in observations, reanalysis, and climate models," 2021, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • "What Drives the Intensification of Mesoscale Convective Systems over the West African Sahel under Climate Change?" 2020, Journal of Climate
  • "Assessing the impact of climate change on soil erosion in East Africa using a convection-permitting climate model," 2021, Environmental Research Letters
  • "Effects of Explicit Convection on Future Projections of Mesoscale Circulations, Rainfall, and Rainfall Extremes over Eastern Africa," 2020, Journal of Climate

Frequent collaborators of John H. Marsham include Douglas J. Parker, D Finney, Cathryn E. Birch, Christopher M. Taylor, and Lawrence Jackson, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Optical properties of Saharan dust aerosol and contribution from the coarse mode as measured during the Fennec 2011 aircraft campaign

    Claire L. Ryder;Ellie J. Highwood;Philip D. Rosenberg;Jamie Trembath

  • 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

  • Overview of the Dust and Biomass-burning Experiment and African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis Special Observing Period-0

    Jim M. Haywood;Jacques Pelon;Paola Formenti;N. A. Bharmal

  • The role of moist convection in the West African monsoon system: Insights from continental‐scale convection‐permitting simulations

    John H. Marsham;Nick S. Dixon;Luis Garcia-Carreras;Grenville M. S. Lister

  • The role of deep convection and nocturnal low‐level jets for dust emission in summertime West Africa: Estimates from convection‐permitting simulations

    B. Heinold;B. Heinold;P. Knippertz;J. H. Marsham;S. Fiedler

  • Extreme rainfall in East Africa October 2019 – January 2020 and context under future climate change

    Caroline M. Wainwright;Declan L. Finney;Mary Kilavi;Emily Black

  • The Effects of Tropical Vegetation on Rainfall

    D.V. Spracklen;J.C.A. Baker;L. Garcia-Carreras;J.H. Marsham

  • Dynamical mechanisms controlling the vertical redistribution of dust and the thermodynamic structure of the West Saharan atmospheric boundary layer during summer

    Juan Cuesta;Juan Cuesta;John H. Marsham;Douglas J. Parker;Cyrille Flamant

  • The importance of the representation of deep convection for modeled dust‐generating winds over West Africa during summer

    John H. Marsham;Peter Knippertz;Nick S. Dixon;Douglas J. Parker

  • Meteorology and dust in the central Sahara: Observations from Fennec supersite‐1 during the June 2011 Intensive Observation Period

    J. H. Marsham;M. Hobby;C. J. T. Allen;J. R. Banks

  • Uplift of Saharan dust south of the intertropical discontinuity

    J. H. Marsham;D. J. Parker;C. M. Grams;C. M. Taylor

  • The Convective Storm Initiation Project

    Keith A. Browning;Alan M. Blyth;Peter A. Clark;Ulrich Corsmeier

  • The DACCIWA project: Dynamics-aerosol-chemistry-cloud interactions in West Africa

    Peter Knippertz;Hugh Coe;J. Christine Chiu;Mat J. Evans

  • ‘Eastern African Paradox’ rainfall decline due to shorter not less intense Long Rains

    Caroline M. Wainwright;John H. Marsham;Richard J. Keane;Richard J. Keane;David P. Rowell

  • Impact of atmospheric transport on the evolution of microphysical and optical properties of Saharan dust

    C. L. Ryder;E. J. Highwood;T. M. Lai;H. Sodemann

  • A seamless assessment of the role of convection in the water cycle of the West African Monsoon

    C. E. Birch;D. J. Parker;J. H. Marsham;D. Copsey

  • The possible role of local air pollution in climate change in West Africa

    Peter Knippertz;Mat J. Evans;Paul R. Field;Paul R. Field;Andreas H. Fink

  • Observations of mesoscale and boundary-layer scale circulations affecting dust transport and uplift over the Sahara

    J. H. Marsham;D. J. Parker;C. M. Grams;B. T. Johnson

  • Are vegetation-related roughness changes the cause of the recent decrease in dust emission from the Sahel?

    Sophie M. Cowie;Peter Knippertz;John H. Marsham

  • A meteorological and chemical overview of the DACCIWA field campaign in West Africa in June–July 2016

    Peter Knippertz;Andreas H. Fink;Adrien Deroubaix;Eleanor Morris

  • The Dynamics–Aerosol–Chemistry–Cloud Interactions in West Africa Field Campaign: Overview and Research Highlights

    Cyrille Flamant;Peter Knippertz;Andreas H. Fink;Aristide Akpo

  • Impact of atmospheric transport on the evolution of microphysical and optical properties of Saharan dust

    Claire Ryder;Eleanor Highwood;Michele Lai;Harald Sodemann

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas J. Parker
Douglas J. Parker University of Leeds
Peter Knippertz
Peter Knippertz Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Cathryn E. Birch
Cathryn E. Birch University of Leeds
Richard Washington
Richard Washington University of Oxford
James B. McQuaid
James B. McQuaid University of Leeds
Martin C. Todd
Martin C. Todd University of Sussex
Paul R. Field
Paul R. Field Met Office
Alan M. Blyth
Alan M. Blyth University of Leeds
Cyrille Flamant
Cyrille Flamant Sorbonne University

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