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ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION
2021–present Research Fellow, University of East Anglia (UEA): CANDIFLOS.
2017–2021 Senior Research Associate, University of East Anglia (UEA): CANDIFLOS (Characterising and Interpreting Fluxes Over Sea-ice) and IGP (Iceland-Greenland Seas project).
2015–2018 Scientist, Met Office, Exeter: Atmospheric Processes & Parameterisations.
2013–2015 Research Associate, UEA: ACCACIA (Aerosol-Cloud Coupling & Climate Interactions in the Arctic).
2009–2013 PhD, UEA: Polar Föhn Winds and Warming Over the Larsen C Ice Shelf.
2008–2009 MSc Atmospheric Sciences (distinction), UEA.
2004–2007 BSc Geology (first-class honours), University of Birmingham (UoB).
Key Research Interests
In my research to date, I have used field observations and numerical weather prediction models to study the dynamical meteorological processes and atmosphere-surface exchanges that shape weather and climate in polar and mountainous environments.
My interests span the following fields:
Mountain meteorology: improving weather and climate forecasts in mountainous regions and wind resource predictions through improved understanding and modelling of terrain-induced winds and atmospheric exchanges over mountains
The meteorological drivers of Antarctic ice shelf melt: improving our understanding of how the atmosphere delivers heat to ice shelves, towards improved predictions of future atmosphere-driven ice shelf/sheet retreat and consequently sea-level rise
Air-sea-ice interactions: improving polar weather and climate forecasts through improved understanding and modelling of surface turbulent fluxes over the frozen oceans of the polar regions
Promoting links between science and art
Recent work has involved air-sea-ice interaction in the Arctic Ocean using a combination of aircraft observations and high resolution model simulations; the atmospheric forcing of Larsen Ice Shelf; orographic flows and their parameterization in weather and climate models; surface energy exchange over snow and ice; inferences for exoplanet climate from polar weather dynamics; observations and the parameterization of surface turbulent fluxes over sea ice and the atmospheric response to these exchanges.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Arctic Summer-time Cyclones: Dynamics and Sea-Ice Interaction
Natural Environment Research Council
1/11/20 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Characterising and Interpreting FLuxes Over Sea-ice (CANDIFLOS)
Natural Environment Research Council
1/01/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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AFIS - Atmospheric Forcing of the Iceland Sea
Bracegirdle, T., Renfrew, I., Cope, A., Lachlan-Cope, T., Elvidge, A. & Macdonald, A.
Natural Environment Research Council
1/10/16 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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Coupled atmosphere-ocean observations of a cold air outbreak and its impact on the Iceland Sea
Renfrew, I. A., Huang, J., Semper, S., Barrell, C., Terpstra, A., Pickard, R. S., Våge, K., Elvidge, A. D., Spengler, T., Strehl, A-M. & Weiss, A., Jan 2023, In: Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 149, 751, p. 472-493 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Improved simulation of the polar atmospheric boundary layer by accounting for aerodynamic roughness in the parameterisation of surface scalar exchange over sea ice
Elvidge, A. D., Renfrew, I. A., Edwards, J. M., Brooks, I. M., Srivastava, P. & Weiss, A. I., Mar 2023, In: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 15, 3, e2022MS003305.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ship-based estimates of momentum transfer coefficient over sea ice and recommendations for its parameterization
Srivastava, P., Brooks, I. M., Prytherch, J., Salisbury, D. J., Elvidge, A. D., Renfrew, I. A. & Yelland, M. J., 12 Apr 2022, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 22, 7, p. 4763–4778 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An evaluation of surface meteorology and fluxes over the Iceland and Greenland Seas in ERA5 reanalysis: the impact of sea ice distribution
Renfrew, I., Barrell, C., Elvidge, A., Brooke, J., Duscha, C., King, J. C., Kristiansen, J., Lachlan Cope, T., Moore, G. W. K., Pickart, R. S., Reuder, J., Sandu, I., Sergeev, D., Terpstra, A., Vage, K. & Weiss, A., Jan 2021, In: Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 147, 734, p. 691-712 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparison of kilometre and sub-kilometre scale simulations of a foehn wind event over the Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula using the Met Office Unified Model (MetUM)
Orr, A., Kirchgaessner, A., King, J., Phillips, T., Gilbert, E., Elvidge, A., Weeks, M., Gadian, A., Kuipers Munneke, P., van den Broeke, M., Webster, S. & McGrath, D., 6 Sep 2021, In: Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 147, 739, p. 3472-3492 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Citations (Scopus)2 Downloads (Pure)
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Dataset accompanying the JAMES publication: Elvidge et al., 2019. Significant uncertainty in the representation of orography in numerical weather prediction and implications for atmospheric drag and circulation
Elvidge, A. (Creator), Sandu, I. (Creator), Wedi, N. (Creator), Vosper, S. (Creator), Zadra, A. (Creator), Boussetta, S. (Creator), Bouyssel, F. (Creator), van Niekerk, A. (Creator), Tolstykh, M. (Creator) & Ujiie, M. (Creator), University of East Anglia, 24 May 2019
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