| (she/her) |
| University of Leeds |
| Current Position | Lecturer |
| c.m.wainwright@leeds.ac.uk | |
| Department(s) | Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment |
| ECR | Yes |
| YES.DTN Core Themes | Atmosphere and Climate |
| Profile(s) | Caroline Wainwright (0000-0002-7311-7846) – ORCID |
Key Research Interests
- Tropical meteorology, monsoons, and tropical seasonality.
- Sub-seasonal to seasonal predictability and development of early warning systems.
- Climate change and climate variability, including modes of variability (Indian Ocean Dipole, MJO).
- Co-production of weather and climate services in the Global South.
- Renewable energy meteorology.
Recent Key Papers
- Thompson, E. M., Wainwright, C. M., Hirons, L. C., & Woolnough, S. J. (2024). Practical application of real-time sub-seasonal monsoon onset forecasting and monitoring for decision-making. Frontiers in Climate, 6, 1441647. https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2024.1441647
- Palmer, P.I., Wainwright, C.M., Dong, B. et al. (2023). Drivers and impacts of Eastern African rainfall variability. Nat Rev Earth Environ 4, 254–270 https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-023-00397-x
- Wainwright, C.M., Black, E. and Allan, R.P., (2021) Future changes in wet and dry season characteristics in CMIP5 and CMIP6 simulations. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 22, 9, 2339-2357. https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-21-0017.1