I studied Physics as an undergraduate in Oxford from 2019-2023. For my MPhys project, I investigated the predictability of European summers, supervised by Matt Patterson and Scott Osprey. Specifically, we focused on the connection between the strength of the North Atlantic jet stream in March and subsequent summer weather patterns across Europe, and investigated whether the stratosphere—a high-up layer of Earth's atmosphere—might influence this relationship. Previously, I also worked with Antje Weisheimer and Daniel Befort, looking at how well seasonal forecasts predicted the relationship between El Niño/La Niña events and North Atlantic hurricane frequency
Current Research
For my PhD, I am investigating the physical mechanisms behind the decline in rainfall in subtropical climates. Many of these regions, such as central Chile and the Mediterranean, are characterised by wet winters and dry summers and so already have water resource management issues. My project focuses on understanding how much of the rainfall decline over these regions is due to climate change, and how much of this decline is directly due to rising temperatures or whether it is also because of the changing location of the winter storm tracks. This work aims to enhance our understanding of future precipitation patterns, contributing to more accurate climate change projections for these vulnerable regions.
Publications
Doane-Solomon, R., Befort, D. J., Camp, J., Hodges, K., & Weisheimer, A. (2023). The link between North Atlantic tropical cyclones and ENSO in seasonal forecasts. Atmospheric Science Letters.
