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Simon Peatman is a climate researcher with a focus on tropical meteorology and climate dynamics. He holds a PhD from the University of East Anglia (2014), where his doctoral work examined interactions between the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) and the diurnal cycle over the Maritime Continent. His research interests include air-sea coupling, monsoon systems, tropical cyclones, and high-resolution climate modeling. Peatman has contributed to studies on the Indian summer monsoon, intraseasonal variability in the Bay of Bengal, and the impact of the MJO on regional rainfall patterns in Papua New Guinea.
Education:
- PhD in Meteorology/Climate Science, University of East Anglia, 2014
Research Focus: Peatman's work emphasizes understanding climate processes such as MJO propagation, the role of diurnal cycles in tropical convection, and the effects of horizontal resolution in climate models. His studies often involve collaboration with operational forecasting centers like the Met Office, focusing on improving model simulations of tropical weather systems.
Key Contributions: His recent work evaluates convection-permitting atmosphere-ocean simulations over the Maritime Continent and explores air-sea coupling impacts on monsoon forecasts. He has also investigated tropical cyclone precipitation patterns and the influence of moisture entrainment on equatorial waves.
Collaborations & Grants: Peatman has collaborated with international teams on projects such as BoBBLE (Bay of Bengal Ocean-Atmosphere-Biogeochemistry-Biosphere Linkages Experiment), studying ocean-atmosphere interactions affecting South Asian monsoons.
Labs/Teams: Affiliated with climate modeling groups focused on tropical meteorology, though specific lab affiliations are not explicitly stated.



