Mark Parrington

Senior Scientist
Research, CAMS Services, CAMS Devel

Summary:

many aspects of global atmospheric composition research including radiative transfer modelling, remote sounding and retrieval theory, in situ measurements, atmospheric chemistry modelling and data assimilation.

Professional interests:
  • Atmospheric composition and chemistry
  • Wildfires and biomass burning emissions
  • Emissions of atmospheric pollutants from natural and anthropogenic sources
  • Satellite and in situ observations of atmospheric composition
  • Atmospheric chemistry modelling and chemical data assimilation
  • Science communication, media and training
Career background:
  • 2017-present: Senior scientist in the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service at ECMWF.
  • 2013-2017: Scientist in the Research and Copernicus Services Departments at ECMWF.
  • 2009-2013: PDRA in the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh.
  • 2006-2009: Postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Physics at the University of Toronto.
  • 2003-2005: PDRA in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge.
  • 1999-2003: D.Phil. in Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics at the University of Oxford (Thesis title: Satellite infrared limb sounding of ozone in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere).
External recognitions
  • WMO Vegetation Fire and Smoke Warning and Advisory System (VFSP-WAS) global steering committee
  • IGAC Biomass Burning Uncertainty: ReactioNs, Emissions and Dynamics (BBURNED) activity scientific steering committee
  • Arctic Basecamp Science & Global Risks Advisory Team
  • FAO Global Fire Management Hub working group on fire data