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Dr. David Simonin is the Strategic Head and Manager of the Assimilation of Surface-based observations at MetOffice@Reading, affiliated with the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading. He leads the development of the Met Office’s next-generation observation processing and data assimilation systems within the Joint Effort for Data assimilation Integration (JEDI) framework, focusing on improving weather forecast accuracy through surface-based observation integration.
David holds an MSc in Oceanography and a PhD in the automatic detection of internal waves in SAR imagery, both from the University of Southampton.
His research expertise includes data assimilation, observation processing, uncertainty quantification, novel observations, and weather radar. His work aims to enhance the impact of surface-based observations (e.g., upper air, aircraft, and weather radar) in numerical weather prediction (NWP) systems to improve forecast accuracy.
He manages the Assimilation of Surface-Based Observations group under the Met Office’s Satellite and Surface Assimilation theme. His contributions include advancing the operational NWP systems and collaborating on R&D to integrate surface-based observations into global and regional models. While specific grants or advising details aren’t provided, his role emphasizes collaborative efforts to refine weather prediction methodologies.
David previously worked at Vexcel UK (2002–2007), focusing on Arctic sea ice monitoring and climate model comparisons (e.g., HadCM3, GISS ModelE), before joining the Met Office in 2018.
