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Overview

Matthew D. Palmer is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, where they conduct research intersecting Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work primarily focuses on the dynamics of climate systems, oceanography, and global environmental changes.

Their recent publications cover aspects of sea-level change and climate indicators. Notable papers include:

  • "Exploring the Drivers of Global and Local Sea-Level Change Over the 21st Century and Beyond," 2020, Earth's Future
  • "Projecting Global Mean Sea-Level Change Using CMIP6 Models," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Heat stored in the Earth system: where does the energy go?", 2020, Earth System Science Data
  • "Indicators of Global Climate Change 2022: annual update of large-scale indicators of the state of the climate system and human influence," 2023, Earth System Science Data
  • "Indicators of Global Climate Change 2023: annual update of key indicators of the state of the climate system and human influence," 2024, Earth System Science Data

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Matthew D. Palmer include Aimée B. A. Slangen, Tim H. J. Hermans, Rachel Killick, Chris Smith, and Helene T. Hewitt. These collaborations indicate strong interdisciplinary efforts within the climate and environmental sciences community.

The main fields of study in Palmer's work are:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, their research spans several subfields:

  • Oceanography
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Their work covers diverse topics relating to climate and earth processes, such as:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Cryospheric studies and observations

Palmer has published frequently in several venues, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their research. These venues include:

  • Environmental Research Communications
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Earth System Science Data
  • Earth's Future

Best Publications

  • A review of global ocean temperature observations: Implications for ocean heat content estimates and climate change

    J. P. Abraham;M. Baringer;N. L. Bindoff;N. L. Bindoff;N. L. Bindoff;T. Boyer

  • An imperative to monitor Earth's energy imbalance

    K. von Schuckmann;M. D. Palmer;K. E. Trenberth;A. Cazenave;A. Cazenave

  • Robust warming of the global upper ocean

    John M. Lyman;John M. Lyman;Simon A. Good;Viktor V. Gouretski;Masayoshi Ishii

  • Heat stored in the Earth system: where does the energy go?

    Karina von Schuckmann;Lijing Cheng;Matthew D. Palmer;James Hansen

  • The Ocean Reanalyses Intercomparison Project (ORA-IP)

    M. A. Balmaseda;F. Hernandez;A. Storto;M. D. Palmer

  • Indicators of Global Climate Change 2022: annual update of large-scale indicators of the state of the climate system and human influence

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  • Causes of the rapid warming of the North Atlantic ocean in the mid 1990s

    Jon Robson;Rowan Sutton;Katja Lohmann;Doug Smith

  • Measuring Global Ocean Heat Content to Estimate the Earth Energy Imbalance

    Benoit Meyssignac;Tim Boyer;Zhongxiang Zhao;Maria Z. Hakuba;Maria Z. Hakuba

  • Geoscientific Model Development The Met Office Unified Model Global Atmosphere 3 . 0 / 3 . 1 and JULES Global Land 3 . 0 / 3 . 1 configurations

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  • Changes in global net radiative imbalance 1985-2012.

    Richard P. Allan;Chunlei Liu;Norman G. Loeb;Matthew D. Palmer

  • Isolating the signal of ocean global warming

    M. D. Palmer;K. Haines;S. F. B. Tett;T. J. Ansell

  • The Met Office Unified Model Global Atmosphere 4 . 0 and JULES Global Land 4 . 0 configurations

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  • Simulated and observed decadal variability in ocean heat content

    J. M. Gregory;J. M. Gregory;H. T. Banks;P. A. Stott;J. A. Lowe

  • Applying the global RCP–SSP–SPA scenario framework at sub-national scale: A multi-scale and participatory scenario approach

    Abiy S. Kebede;Robert J. Nicholls;Andrew Allan;Iñaki Arto

  • Ocean heat content variability and change in an ensemble of ocean reanalyses

    M. D. Palmer;C. D. Roberts;M. Balmaseda;Y. S. Chang

  • Internal variability of Earth’s energy budget simulated by CMIP5 climate models

    M D Palmer;D J McNeall

  • Importance of the deep ocean for estimating decadal changes in Earth's radiation balance

    Matthew D. Palmer;Douglas J. McNeall;Nick J. Dunstone

  • Projecting Global Mean Sea-Level Change Using CMIP6 Models

    Tim H. J. Hermans;Tim H. J. Hermans;Jonathan M. Gregory;Jonathan M. Gregory;Matthew D. Palmer;Mark A. Ringer

  • Quantifying the likelihood of a continued hiatus in global warming

    C. D. Roberts;M. D. Palmer;D. McNeall;M. Collins

  • Earth's energy imbalance since 1960 in observations and CMIP5 models

    Doug M. Smith;Richard P. Allan;Andrew C. Coward;Rosie Eade

  • Atmosphere drives recent interannual variability of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation at 26.5°N

    C. D. Roberts;J. Waters;K. A. Peterson;M. D. Palmer

  • Exploring the Drivers of Global and Local Sea-Level Change Over the 21st Century and Beyond

    M. D. Palmer;Jonathan M. Gregory;Jonathan M. Gregory;M. Bagge;D. Calvert

  • Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation slowdown cooled the subtropical ocean

    Stuart A. Cunningham;Stuart A. Cunningham;Christopher D. Roberts;Eleanor Frajka-Williams;William E. Johns

  • Changes in global net radiative imbalance 1985-2012

    Richard Allan;Chunlei Liu;Norman Loeb;Matt Palmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Doug Smith
Doug Smith Met Office
Jonathan M. Gregory
Jonathan M. Gregory University of Reading
Aimée B. A. Slangen
Aimée B. A. Slangen Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Keith Haines
Keith Haines University of Reading
Catia M. Domingues
Catia M. Domingues National Oceanography Centre
John A. Church
John A. Church University of New South Wales
Timothy P. Boyer
Timothy P. Boyer National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Benoit Meyssignac
Benoit Meyssignac Laboratoire d’Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales
Susan Wijffels
Susan Wijffels Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Richard P. Allan
Richard P. Allan University of Reading

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