Prof Alan Blyth

Professor of Atmospheric Science

Telephone number: +44(0) 113 34 31632
Email address: a.m.blyth@leeds.ac.uk
Room: 11.111

Research Interests

Cloud Physics
Initiation of Convection
Ice Nucleation in Clouds
Convective Clouds

Publications

Cooper WA; Lasher-Trapp SG; Blyth AM (2011) Initiation of coalescence in a cumulus cloud: A beneficial influence of entrainment and mixing, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, 11, pp.10557-10613.
Bennett LJ; Blyth AM; Burton RR; Gadian AM; Weckwerth TM; Behrendt A; Di Girolamo P; Dorninger M; Lock S; Smith VH; Mobbs SD (2011) Initiation of convection over the Black Forest mountains during COPS IOP15a, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 137, pp.176-189. doi: 10.1002/qj.760
Wulfmeyer V; Behrendt A; Kottmeier C; Corsmeier U; Barthlott C; Craig GC; Hagen M; Althausen D; Aoshima F; Arpagaus M; Bauer H; Bennett L; Blyth A; Brandau C; Champollion C; Crewell S; Dick G; Di Girolamo P; Dorninger M; Dufournet Y; Eigenmann R; Engelmann R; Flamant C; Foken T; Gorgas T; Grzeschik M; Handwerker J; Hauck C; Hoeller H; Junkermann W; Kalthoff N; Kiemle C; Klink S; Koenig M; Krauss L; Long CN; Madonna F; Mobbs S; Neininger B; Pal S; Peters G; Pigeon G; Richard E; Rotach MW; Russchenberg H; Schwitalla T; Smith V; Steinacker R; Trentmann J; Turner DD; van Baelen J; Vogt S; Volkert H; Weckwerth T; Wernli H; Wieser A; Wirth M (2011) The Convective and Orographically-induced Precipitation Study (COPS): the scientific strategy, the field phase, and research highlights, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 137, pp.3-30. doi: 10.1002/qj.752
Cui Z; Davies S; Carslaw KS; Blyth AM (2011) The response of precipitation to aerosol through riming and melting in deep convective clouds, ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, 11, pp.3495-3510. doi: 10.5194/acp-11-3495-2011
Crosier J; Bower KN; Choularton TW; Westbrook CD; Connolly PJ; Cui ZQ; Crawford IP; Capes GL; Coe H; Dorsey JR; Williams PI; Illingworth AJ; Gallagher MW; Blyth AM (2011) Observations of ice multiplication in a weakly convective cell embedded in supercooled mid-level stratus, ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, 11, pp.257-273. doi: 10.5194/acp-11-257-2011
Huang Y; Blyth AM; Brown PRA; Cotton R; Crosier J; Bower KN; Gallagher MW; Jones H; Gadian AM; Choularton TW; Cardwell J; Coe H; Mobbs SD; Hagen M (2011) Development of ice particles in convective clouds observed over the Black Forest mountains during COPS, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 137, pp.275-286. doi: 10.1002/qj.749
Browning KA; Marsham JH; Nicol JC; Perry FM; White BA; Blyth AM; Mobbs SD (2010) Observations of dual slantwise circulations above a cool undercurrent in a mesoscale convective system, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 136, pp.354-373. doi: 10.1002/qj.582
Lowenstein JH; Blyth AM; Lawson RP (2010) Early evolution of the largest-sized droplets in maritime cumulus clouds, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 136, pp.708-717. doi: 10.1002/qj.597
Cui Z; Davies S; Carslaw KS; Blyth AM (2010) The response of precipitation to aerosol through riming and melting in deep convective clouds, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, 10, pp.29007-29050.
Bennett LJ; Weckwerth TM; Blyth AM; Geerts B; Miao Q; Richardson YP (2010) Observations of the Evolution of the Nocturnal and Convective Boundary Layers and the Structure of Open-Celled Convection on 14 June 2002, MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW, 138, pp.2589-2607. doi: 10.1175/2010MWR3200.1
Marsham JH; Browning KA; Nicol JC; Parker DJ; Norton EG; Blyth AM; Corsmeier U; Perry FM (2010) Multi-sensor observations of a wave beneath an impacting rear-inflow jet in an elevated mesoscale convective system, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 136, pp.1788-1812. doi: 10.1002/qj.669
Crosier J; Bower KN; Choularton TW; Westbrook CD; Connolly PJ; Cui ZQ; Crawford IP; Capes GL; Coe H; Dorsey JR; Williams PI; Illingworth AJ; Gallagher MW; Blyth AM (2010) Observations of ice multiplication in a weakly convective cell embedded in supercooled mid-level stratus, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, 10, pp.19381-19427.
Russell A; Vaughan G; Norton EG; Ricketts HMA; Morcrette CJ; Hewison TJ; Browning KA; Blyth AM (2009) Convection forced by a descending dry layer and low-level moist convergence, TELLUS SERIES A-DYNAMIC METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY, 61, pp.250-263. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2008.00382.x
Russell A; Vaughan G; Norton EG; Morcrette CJ; Browning KA; Blyth AM (2008) Convective inhibition beneath an upper-level PV anomaly, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 134, pp.371-383. doi: 10.1002/qj.214
Peter JR; Blyth AM; Brooks B; McQuaid JB; Lingard JJN; Smith MH (2008) On the composition of Caribbean maritime aerosol particles measured during RICO, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 134, pp.1059-1063. doi: 10.1002/qj.198
Bennett LJ; Blyth AM; Browning KA; Norton EG (2008) Observations of the development of convection through a series of stable layers during the Convective Storm Initiation Project, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 134, pp.2079-2091. doi: 10.1002/qj.344
Huang Y; Blyth AM; Brown PRA; Choularton TW; Connolly P; Gadian AM; Jones H; Latham J; Cui Z; Carslaw K (2008) The development of ice in a cumulus cloud over southwest England, NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, 10, . doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/10/10/105021
Browning KA; Blyth AM; Clark PA; Corsmeier U; Morcrette CJ; Agnew JL; Ballard SP; Bamber D; Barthlott C; Bennett LJ; Beswick KM; Bitter M; Bozier KE; Brooks BJ; Collier CG; Davies F; Deny B; Dixon MA; Feuerle T; Forbes RM; Gaffard C; Gray MD; Hankers R; Hewison TJ; Kalthoff N; Khodayar S; Kohler M; Kottmeier C; Kraut S; Kunz M; Ladd DN; Lean HW; Lenfant J; Li Z; Marsham J; Mcgregor J; Mobbs SD; Nicol J; Norton E; Parker DJ; Perry F; Ramatschi M; Ricketts HMA; Roberts NM; Russell A; Schulz H; Slack EC; Vaughan G; Waight J; Wareing DP; Watson RJ; Webb AR; Wieser A (2007) The Convective Storm Initiation Project, BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 88, pp.1939-+. doi: 10.1175/BAMS-88-12-1939
Marsham JH; Blyth AM; Parker DJ; Beswick K; Browning KA; Corsmeier U; Kalthoff N; Khodayar S; Morcrette CJ; Norton EG (2007) Variable cirrus shading during CSIP IOP 5. II: Effects on the convective boundary layer, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 133, pp.1661-1675. doi: 10.1002/qj.146
Marsham JH; Morcrette CJ; Browning KA; Blyth AM; Parker DJ; Corsmeier U; Kalthoff N; Kohler M (2007) Variable cirrus shading during CSIP IOP 5. I: Effects on the initiation of convection, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 133, pp.1643-1660.
Marsham JH; Morcrette CJ; Browning KA; Blyth AM; Parker DJ; Corsmeier U; Kalthoff N; Kohler M (2007) Variable cirrus shading during initiation of CSIP IOP 5. I: Effects on the convection, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 133, pp.1643-1660. doi: 10.1002/qj.124
Rauber RM; Stevens B; III OHT; Knight C; Albrecht BA; Blyth AM; Fairall CW; Jensen JB; Lasher-Trapp SG; Mayol-Bracero OL; Vali G; Anderson JR; Baker BA; Bandy AR; Burnet E; Brenguier JL; Brewer WA; Brown PRA; Chuang P; Cotton WR; Girolamo LD; Geerts B; Gerber H; Goke S; Gomes L; Heikes BG; Hudson JG; Kollias P; Lawson RP; Krueger SK; Lenschow DH; Nuijens L; O'Sullivan DW; Rilling RA; Rogers DC; Siebesma AP; Snodgrass E; Stith JL; Thornton DC; Tucker S; Twohy CH; Zuidema P (2007) Rain in shallow cumulus over the ocean - The RICO campaign, BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 88, pp.1912-+. doi: 10.1175/BAMS-88-12-1912
Cui Z; Carslaw KS; Blyth AM (2006) The coupled effect of mid-tropospheric moisture and aerosol abundance on deep convective cloud dynamics and microphysics, 12th Conference on Cloud Physics, and 12th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation, .
Bennett LJ; Browning KA; Blyth AM; Parker DJ; Clark PA (2006) A review of the initiation of precipitating convection in the United Kingdom, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 132, pp.1001-1020. doi: 10.1256/qj.05.54
Bennett LJ; Browning KA; Blyth AM; Parker DJ; Clark PA (2006) Initiation of precipitating convection in the UK, Quarterly Journal of Royal Meteorological Society, 132, .
Peter JR; Blyth AM; Jensen JB; Thornton DC (2006) The impact of cloud processing by trade-wind cumulus on the light scattering efficiency of aerosol particles, 12th Conference on Cloud Physics, and 12th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation, .
Morcrette CJ; Browning KA; Blyth AM; Bozier KE; Clark PA; Ladd D; Norton EG; Pavelin E (2006) Secondary initiation of multiple bands of cumulonimbus over southern Britain. I: An observational case-study, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 132, pp.1021-1051. doi: 10.1256/qj.05.151
Lasher-Trapp SG; Cooper WA; Blyth AM (2005) Broadening of droplet size distributions from entrainment and mixing in a cumulus cloud, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 131, pp.195-220. doi: 10.1256/qj.03.199
Blyth AM; Lasher-Trapp SG; Cooper WA (2005) A study of thermals in cumulus clouds, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 131, pp.1171-1190. doi: 10.1256/qj.03.180
Latham J; Blyth AM; Christian HJ; Deierling W; Gadian AM (2004) Determination of precipitation rates and yields from lightning measurements, JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY, 288, pp.13-19. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2003.11.009
Blyth AM; Lasher-Trapp SG; Cooper WA; Knight CA; Latham J (2003) The role of giant and ultragiant nuclei in the formation of early radar echoes in warm cumulus clouds, JOURNAL OF THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 60, pp.2557-2572. doi: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<2557:TROGAU>2.0.CO;2
Phillips VTJ; Choularton TW; Blyth AM; Latham J (2002) The influence of aerosol concentrations on the glaciation and precipitation of a cumulus cloud, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 128, pp.951-971. doi: 10.1256/0035900021643601
Lasher-Trapp SG; Cooper WA; Blyth AM (2002) Measurements of ultragiant aerosol particles in the atmosphere from the small cumulus microphysics study, JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC TECHNOLOGY, 19, pp.402-408. doi: 10.1175/1520-0426(2002)019<0402:MOUAPI>2.0.CO;2
Phillips VTJ; Blyth AM; Brown PRA; Choularton TW; Latham J (2001) The glaciation of a cumulus cloud over New Mexico, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 127, pp.1513-1534. doi: 10.1256/smsqj.57502
Blyth AM; Christian HJ; Driscoll K; Gadian AM; Latham J (2001) Determination of ice precipitation rates and thunderstorm anvil ice contents from satellite observations of lightning, ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, 59, pp.217-229. doi: 10.1016/S0169-8095(01)00117-X
Ovtchinnikov M; Kogan YL; Blyth AM (2000) An investigation of ice production mechanisms in small cumuli using a 3-D cloud model with explicit microphysics. Part II: Case study of New Mexico cumulus clouds, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 57, pp.3004-3020.