| (he/him) |
| University of Leeds |
| Current Position | Professor of Meteorology |
| [email protected] | |
| Department(s) | School of Earth and Environment & School of Mathematics |
| ECR | No |
| YES.DTN Core Themes | Atmosphere and Climate |
| Profile(s) | Douglas Parker (0000-0003-2335-8198) – ORCID |
Key Research Interests
- Fluid dynamics of the climate system
- Cyclones and storms, in the midlatitudes and in the tropics, in current and future climate
- Weather forecasting
Recent Key Papers
- Barton EJ, Klein C, Taylor CM, Marsham JH, Parker DJ, Maybee B, Feng Z, Leung LR. 2025. Soil moisture gradients strengthen mesoscale convective systems by increasing wind shear. Nature Geoscience. 330-336 18. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-025-01666-8
- Lamptey B, SAHABI ABED S, Gudoshava M, Mutemi J, Bopape M-J, Adefisan EA, Igri MP, Seidou Sanda I, Ndiaye O, Parker DJ, Dougill AJ, Fink AH, Knippertz P, Woolnough S, Kolstad EW. 2024. Challenges and ways forward for sustainable weather and climate services in Africa. Nature Communications. 15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46742-6
- Clark MR, Parker DJ, Hanley KE. 2021. Synoptic-scale and mesoscale controls for tornadogenesis on cold fronts: Shear-zone vortex-genesis in a developing frontal wave. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 3979-4009 147.741. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qj.4164