Professor Christopher Collier

NCAS Head of Strategic Partnerships; Chair of Atmospheric Science

Telephone number: +44(0) 113 34 31453
Email address: C.G.Collier@leeds.ac.uk
Room: 11.112

Publications

Carraça MGD; Collier CG (2012) Geo-referenced databases for roughness parameters in urban areas: An application to Greater Manchester, Meteorological Applications, .
Collier CG (2011) The role of micro-climates in urban regeneration planning, PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-MUNICIPAL ENGINEER, 164, pp.73-82. doi: 10.1680/muen.2011.164.2.73
Barkwith A; Collier CG (2011) Lidar observations of flow variability over complex terrain, METEOROLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 18, pp.372-382. doi: 10.1002/met.244
Collier CG; Morris DG; Jones DA (2011) Assessment of the return period of near-PMP point and catchment rainfall for England and Wales, METEOROLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 18, pp.155-162. doi: 10.1002/met.191
Collier CG; Davies F; Pearson GN (2010) The land below the wind: Doppler LiDAR observations from the tropical rain forest of Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, WEATHER, 65, pp.45-50. doi: 10.1002/wea.429
Pearson G; Davies F; Collier CG (2010) Remote sensing of the tropical rain forest boundary layer using pulsed Doppler lidar, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 10, pp.1-11. doi: 10.5194/acp-10-1-2010
Rihan FA; Collier CG (2010) A basis for improving numerical forecasting in the Gulf area by assimilating Doppler radar radial winds, International Journal of Geosciences, 1, pp.70-78. doi: 10.4236/ijg.2010
Collier CG; Davies F (2009) Representing energy drain in numerical weather prediction models induced by boundary layer sub-grid scale processes, Atospheric Science Letters, . doi: 10.1002/asl.222
Collier CG (2009) On the propagation of uncertainty in weather radar estimates of rainfall through hydrological models, METEOROLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 16, pp.35-40. doi: 10.1002/met.120
Davis JC; Collier CG; Davies F; Pearson GN (2009) Doppler lidar observations of sensible heat flux and intercomparisons with a ground-based energy balance station and WRF model output, Meterologische Zeitschrift, 18, pp.153-160.
Collier CG (2009) On quality indicators for radar-based river flow forecasts, PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-WATER MANAGEMENT, 162, pp.115-123. doi: 10.1680/wama.2009.162.2.115
Pearson G; Davies F; Collier C (2009) An Analysis of the Performance of the UFAM Pulsed Doppler Lidar for Observing the Boundary Layer, Journal of Atmospheric and Ocean Technology, 26, pp.240-250. doi: 10.1175/2008JTECHA1128.1
Collier CG; Robbins GL (2008) Using stochastic state-space modelling to specify and reduce hydrograph error, HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES, 22, pp.1173-1179. doi: 10.1002/hyp.6685
Rihan FA; Collier CG; Ballard SP; Swarbrick SJ (2008) Assimilation of Doppler radial winds into a 3D-Var system: Errors and impact of radial velocities on the variational analysis and model forecasts, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 134, pp.1701-1716. doi: 10.1002/qj.326
Davis JC; Collier CG; Davies F; Lozier KE (2008) Spatial variations of sensible heat flux over an urban area measured using Doppler lidar, METEOROLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 15, pp.367-380. doi: 10.1002/met.79
Bozier KE; Pearson GN; Collier CG (2007) Evaluation of a new autonomous doppler lidar system during the Helsinki international testbed field campaign, 87th AMS Annual Meeting, .
Barkwith AKAP; Bozier KE; Collier CG (2007) Impact of surface heterogeneity in urban and rural areas on the atmospheric boundary layer using doppler lidar, 87th AMS Annual Meeting, .
Collier CG (2007) Flash flood forecasting: What are the limits of predictability?, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 133, pp.3-23. doi: 10.1002/qj.29
Carraca MGD; Collier CG (2007) Modelling the impact of high-rise buildings in urban areas on precipitation initiation, METEOROLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 14, pp.149-161. doi: 10.1002/met.15
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
Collier CG (2006) The impact of urban areas on weather, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 132, pp.1-25. doi: 10.1256/qj.05.199
Rihan FA; Collier CG; Ballard SP (2005) Impact of assimilation of Dopplar radial velocity on a variational system and on its forecasts, 11th Conference on Mesoscale Processes and the 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology, pp.1-13.
Robbins GL; Collier CG (2005) Assessing error in hydrological and hydraulic model output flows, ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE LETTERS, 6, pp.47-53. doi: 10.1002/asl.90
Michelson DB; Jones CG; Landelius T; Collier CG; Haase G; Heen M (2005) 'Down-to-Earth' modelling of equivalent surface precipitation using multisource data and radar, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 131, pp.1093-1112. doi: 10.1256/qj.03.203
Collier CG; Davies F; Bozier KE; Holt AR; Middleton DR; Pearson GN; Siemen S; Willetts DV; Upton GJG; Young RI (2005) Dual-Doppler lidar measurements for improving dispersion models, BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 86, pp.825-+. doi: 10.1175/BAMS-86-6-825
Rihan FA; Collier CG; Roulstone I (2005) Four-dimensional variational data assimilation for Doppler radar wind data, JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS, 176, pp.15-34. doi: 10.1016/j.cam.2004.07.003
Pierce CE; Ebert E; Seed AW; Sleigh M; Collier CG; Fox NI; Donaldson N; Wilson JW; Roberts R; Mueller CK (2004) The nowcasting of precipitation during Sydney 2000: An appraisal of the QPF algorithms, WEATHER AND FORECASTING, 19, pp.7-21. doi: 10.1175/1520-0434(2004)019<0007:TNOPDS>2.0.CO;2
Davies F; Collier CG; Pearson GN; Bozier KE (2004) Doppler lidar measurements of turbulent structure function over an urban area, JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC TECHNOLOGY, 21, pp.753-761. doi: 10.1175/1520-0426(2004)021<0753:DLMOTS>2.0.CO;2
Hand WH; Fox NI; Collier CG (2004) A study of twentieth-century extreme rainfall events in the United Kingdom with implications for forecasting, METEOROLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 11, pp.15-31. doi: 10.1017/S1350482703001117
Fox NI; Webb R; Bally J; Sleigh MW; Pierce CE; Sills DML; Joe PI; Wilson J; Collier CG (2004) The impact of advanced nowcasting systems on severe weather warning during the Sydney 2000 Forecast Demonstration Project: 3 November 2000, WEATHER AND FORECASTING, 19, pp.97-114. doi: 10.1175/1520-0434(2004)019<0097:TIOANS>2.0.CO;2
Krzysztofowicz R; Collier CG (2004) Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting II, JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY, 288, pp.1-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2003.11.007
Sleigh MW; Collier CG (2004) An investigation of the tipping term as a prognostic tool in short-range thunderstorm forecasting, ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, 69, pp.185-198. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2003.09.003
Michelson DB; Landelius T; Jones CG; Collier CG (2004) Attempts to parameterize cloud water profiles using a neural network, ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE LETTERS, 5, pp.141-145. doi: 10.1002/asl.76
Davies F; Collier CG; Bozier KE; Pearson GN (2003) On the accuracy of retrieved wind information from Doppler lidar observations, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 129, pp.321-334. doi: 10.1256/gj.01.126
Tilford KA; Fox NI; Collier CG (2002) Application of weather radar data for urban hydrology, METEOROLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 9, pp.95-104. doi: 10.1017/S135048270200110X
Fox NI; Collier CG (2000) Estimating medium-range catchment flood potential, JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY, 237, pp.1-16. doi: 10.1016/S0022-1694(00)00285-7
Collier CG (2000) Quantitative precipitation forecasting - Preface, JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY, 239, pp.1-2. doi: 10.1016/S0022-1694(00)00389-9
Pierce CE; Hardaker PJ; Collier CG; Haggett CM (2000) GANDOLF: a system for generating automated nowcasts of convective precipitation, METEOROLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 7, pp.341-360. doi: 10.1017/S135048270000164X
Fox NI; Collier CG (2000) Physical disaggregation of numerical model rainfall, HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES, 4, pp.419-424.
Holt AR; Goddard JWF; Upton GJG; Willis MJ; Rahimi AR; Baxter PD; Collier CG (2000) Measurement of rainfall by dual-wavelength microwave attenuation, ELECTRONICS LETTERS, 36, pp.2099-2101. doi: 10.1049/el:20001468
Fox NI; Saich P; Collier CG (2000) Estimating the surface water and radiation balance in an upland area from space, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING, 21, pp.2985-3002. doi: 10.1080/01431160050144910
Collier CG (1999) The impact of wind drift on the utility of very high spatial resolution radar data over urban areas, PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF THE EARTH PART B-HYDROLOGY OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE, 24, pp.889-893. doi: 10.1016/S1464-1909(99)00099-4
Pearson GN; Collier CG (1999) A pulsed coherent CO2 lidar for boundary-layer meteorology, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 125, pp.2703-2721. doi: 10.1256/smsqj.55917
Collier CG (1998) Modelling a river catchment using an electrical circuit analogue, HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES, 2, pp.9-18.
Collier CG (1996) Applications of Weather Radar Systems A guide to uses of radar data in meteorology and hydrology, aTMOSPERIC pHYSICS, John Wiley & Sons, pp.1-390.