Scientific Software Engineer
Forecast, Production
Summary:
Jonathan is a scientific software engineer with a strong meteorological and scientific background. He has a large range of scientific interests appropriate to atmospheric science, which he is applying to the FOCI project to evaluate the impacts of non-CO2 tracers in the atmosphere in global atmospheric models.
Professional interests:
- Numerical Weather Prediction and General Circulation Model Development.
- Forecast Verification.
- Scientific Software development, including numerical weather prediction models and verification tools.
- Physics of Clouds and representation of Cloud Microphysics in Numerical Models.
- Thunderstorm electrification and prediction.
- Aerosol-Cloud interactions.
Career background:
- 2024-present: Scientific Software Engineer, FOCI Project, Forecast Production Section, ECMWF.
- 2012-2024: Senior Scientist, Atmospheric Processes and Parametrizations, Met Office.
- 2007-2012: Scientist, Atmospheric Processes and Parametrizations, Met Office.
Education
- 2003-2007, PhD in Meteorology, University of Reading.
- 2000-2003, BSc Meteorology, University of Reading.
External recognitions
- Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society.
- Member of the American Meteorological Society.
- 2025
- Marion P. Mittermaier, Jonathan M. Wilkinson (July 2025) Quantifying Observation Representativeness Errors Using a Spatial Verification Method: A Lightning-Based Illustration, Weather and Forecasting. DOI: 10.1175/WAF-D-23-0049.1
- Saji Mohandas, A. Jayakumar, Paul R. Field, T. J. Anurose, Kwinten Van Weverberg, Jonathan M. Wilkinson, S. Indira Rani, Ashu Mamgain, Rose Raphel, K. S. Apsara, Ashis K. Mitra, V. S. Prasad (October 2025) Impact of cloud microphysical factors on the track prediction of recurved tropical cyclone Vayu (2019) in a convective‐scale model, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. DOI: 10.1002/qj.5047
- 2024
- Laiz Souto, Robert Neal, James O. Pope, Paula L. M. Gonzalez, Jonathan Wilkinson, Philip C. Taylor (January 2024) Identification of weather patterns and transitions likely to cause power outages in the United Kingdom, Communications Earth & Environment. DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01217-w
- Ashok K. Luhar, Anthony C. Jones, Jonathan M. Wilkinson (July 2024) Quantifying the impact of global nitrate aerosol on tropospheric composition fields and its production from lightning NOx. DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2024-1363
- Ashok K. Luhar, Anthony C. Jones, Jonathan M. Wilkinson (July 2024) Supplementary material to "Quantifying the impact of global nitrate aerosol on tropospheric composition fields and its production from lightning NOx". DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2024-1363-supplement
- Ashok K. Luhar, Anthony C. Jones, Jonathan M. Wilkinson (December 2024) Quantifying the impact of global nitrate aerosol on tropospheric composition fields and its production from lightning NOx, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. DOI: 10.5194/acp-24-14005-2024
- 2023
- Laiz Souto, Philip C. Taylor, Jonathan Wilkinson (June 2023) Probabilistic impact assessment of lightning strikes on power systems incorporating lightning protection design and asset condition, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2023.108974
- Abdullah Kahraman, Elizabeth Kendon, Hayley Fowler, Jonathan Wilkinson (March 2023) Using convection-permitting simulations to assess future changes in lightning and hail in Europe . DOI: 10.5194/ecss2023-11
- Rakesh Ghosh, S. D. Pawar, Anupam Hazra, Jonathan Wilkinson, Dipjyoti Mudiar, Manoj A. Domkawale, K. Gayatri Vani, V. Gopalakrishnan (June 2023) Seasonal and Regional Distribution of Lightning Fraction Over Indian Subcontinent, Earth and Space Science. DOI: 10.1029/2022EA002728
- Paul R. Field, Adrian Hill, Ben Shipway, Kalli Furtado, Jonathan Wilkinson, Annette Miltenberger, Hamish Gordon, Daniel P. Grosvenor, Robin Stevens, Kwinten Van Weverberg (April 2023) Implementation of a double moment cloud microphysics scheme in the UK met office regional numerical weather prediction model, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. DOI: 10.1002/qj.4414
- Rakesh Ghosh, Sunil D Pawar, Anupam Hazra, Jonathan Wilkinson (May 2023) Seasonal and regional distribution of lightning fraction over Indian Sub-continent. DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu23-58
- Laiz Souto, Robert Neal, James Pope, Paula Gonzalez, Jonathan Wilkinson, Philip Taylor (August 2023) Laying the foundations for an integrated weather pattern and power outage forecasting system in the United Kingdom. DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3179174/v1
- 2022
- Marion Mittermaier, Jonathan Wilkinson, Gabriella Csima, Steven Goodman, Katrina Virts (May 2022) Convective‐scale numerical weather prediction and warnings over Lake Victoria: Part I—Evaluating a lightning diagnostic, Meteorological Applications. DOI: 10.1002/met.2038
- Abdullah Kahraman, Elizabeth J Kendon, Hayley J Fowler, Jonathan M Wilkinson (November 2022) Contrasting future lightning stories across Europe, Environmental Research Letters. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac9b78
- 2021
- Rachel E. Hawker, Annette K. Miltenberger, Jill S. Johnson, Jonathan M. Wilkinson, Adrian A. Hill, Ben J. Shipway, Paul R. Field, Benjamin J. Murray, Ken S. Carslaw (December 2021) Model emulation to understand the joint effects of ice-nucleating particles and secondary ice production on deep convective anvil cirrus, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-17315-2021
- Jonathan M. Wilkinson, Robert Neal (July 2021) Exploring relationships between weather patterns and observed lightning activity for Britain and Ireland, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. DOI: 10.1002/qj.4099
- Rachel E. Hawker, Annette K. Miltenberger, Jill S. Johnson, Jonathan M. Wilkinson, Adrian A. Hill, Ben J. Shipway, Paul R. Field, Benjamin J. Murray, Ken S. Carslaw (July 2021) Model emulation to understand the joint effects of ice-nucleating particles and secondary ice production on deep convective anvil cirrus. DOI: 10.5194/acp-2021-513
- Rachel E. Hawker, Annette K. Miltenberger, Jonathan M. Wilkinson, Adrian A. Hill, Ben J. Shipway, Zhiqiang Cui, Richard J. Cotton, Ken S. Carslaw, Paul R. Field, Benjamin J. Murray (April 2021) The temperature dependence of ice-nucleating particle concentrations affects the radiative properties of tropical convective cloud systems, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-5439-2021
- 2020
- (November 2020) Signatures of large peak current lightning strokes during an unusually intense sprite-producing thunderstorm in southern England, Atmospheric Research. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105357
- (April 2020) The first Met Office Unified Model–JULES Regional Atmosphere and Land configuration, RAL1, Geoscientific Model Development. DOI: 10.5194/gmd-13-1999-2020
- Anurag Dipankar, Stuart Webster, Xiangming Sun, Claudio Sanchez, Rachel North, Kalli Furtado, Jonathan Wilkinson, Adrian Lock, Simon Vosper, Xiang‐Yu Huang, Dale Barker (October 2020) SINGV: A convective‐scale weather forecast model for Singapore, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society n. 733, pp. 4131-4146. DOI: 10.1002/qj.3895
- D. L. Finney, J. H. Marsham, J. M. Wilkinson, P. R. Field, A. M. Blyth, L. S. Jackson, E. J. Kendon, S. O. Tucker, R. A. Stratton (December 2020) African Lightning and its Relation to Rainfall and Climate Change in a Convection‐Permitting Model, Geophysical Research Letters n. 23. DOI: 10.1029/2020GL088163
- Rachel E. Hawker, Annette K. Miltenberger, Jonathan M. Wilkinson, Adrian A. Hill, Ben J. Shipway, Zhiqiang Cui, Richard J. Cotton, Ken S. Carslaw, Paul R. Field, Benjamin J. Murray (July 2020) The nature of ice-nucleating particles affects the radiative properties of tropical convective cloud systems. DOI: 10.5194/acp-2020-571
- 2019
- (April 2019) Intensification of single cell storms prior to lightning onset, Atmospheric Science Letters. DOI: 10.1002/asl.873
- (January 2019) Cloud feedbacks in extratropical cyclones: insight from long-term satellite data and high-resolution global simulations, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. DOI: 10.5194/acp-19-1147-2019
- (February 2019) Normalized Hail Particle Size Distributions from the T-28 Storm-Penetrating Aircraft, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. DOI: 10.1175/jamc-d-18-0118.1
- 2018
- Stevens Robin G., Loewe Katharina, Dearden Christopher, Dimitrelos Antonios, Possner Anna, Eirund Gesa K., Raatikainen Tomi, Hill Adrian A., Shipway Benjamin J., Wilkinson Jonathan, Romakkaniemi Sami, Tonttila Juha, Laaksonen Ari, Korhonen Hannele, Connolly Paul, Lohmann Ulrike, Hoose Corinna, Ekman Annica M. L., Carslaw Ken S., Field Paul R. (November 2018) A model intercomparison of CCN-limited tenuous clouds in the high Arctic, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics n. 15, pp. 11041-11071. DOI: 10.5194/acp-18-11041-2018
- Stratton Rachel A., Senior Catherine A., Vosper Simon B., Folwell Sonja S., Boutle Ian A., Earnshaw Paul D., Kendon Elizabeth, Lock Adrian P., Malcolm Andrew, Manners James, Morcrette Cyril J., Short Christopher, Stirling Alison J., Taylor Christopher M., Tucker Simon, Webster Stuart, Wilkinson Jonathan M. (November 2018) A Pan-African Convection-Permitting Regional Climate Simulation with the Met Office Unified Model: CP4-Africa, Journal of Climate n. 9, pp. 3485-3508. DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0503.1
- Kalli Furtado, Paul R. Field, Yali Luo, Xi Liu, Zhun Guo, Tianjun Zhou, Benjamin J. Shipway, Adrian A. Hill, Jonathan M. Wilkinson (November 2018) Cloud-microphysical factors affecting simulations of deep convection during the presummer rainy-season in southern China, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. DOI: 10.1029/2017JD028192
- McCoy Daniel T., Field Paul R., Schmidt Anja, Grosvenor Daniel P., Bender Frida A. -M., Shipway Ben J., Hill Adrian A., Wilkinson Jonathan M., Elsaesser Gregory S. (November 2018) Aerosol midlatitude cyclone indirect effects in observations and high-resolution simulations, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics n. 8, pp. 5821-5846. DOI: 10.5194/acp-18-5821-2018
- Miltenberger Annette K., Field Paul R., Hill Adrian A., Rosenberg Phil, Shipway Ben J., Wilkinson Jonathan M., Scovell Robert, Blyth Alan M. (November 2018) Aerosol-cloud interactions in mixed-phase convective clouds - Part 1: Aerosol perturbations, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics n. 5, pp. 3119-3145. DOI: 10.5194/acp-18-3119-2018
- Miltenberger Annette K., Field Paul R., Hill Adrian A., Shipway Ben J., Wilkinson Jonathan M. (November 2018) Aerosol-cloud interactions in mixed-phase convective clouds - Part 2: Meteorological ensemble, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics n. 14, pp. 10593-10613. DOI: 10.5194/acp-18-10593-2018
- Vergara-Temprado Jesus, Miltenberger Annette K., Furtado Kalli, Grosvenor Daniel P., Shipway Ben J., Hill Adrian A., Wilkinson Jonathan M., Field Paul R., Murray Benjamin J., Carslaw Ken S. (November 2018) Strong control of Southern Ocean cloud reflectivity by ice-nucleating particles, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America n. 11, pp. 2687-2692. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1721627115
- P. R. Field, M. J. Roberts, J. M. Wilkinson (September 2018) Simulated Lightning in a Convection Permitting Global Model, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. DOI: 10.1029/2018JD029295
- Annette K. Miltenberger, Paul R. Field, Adrian A. Hill, Ben J. Shipway, Jonathan M. Wilkinson (February 2018) Supplementary material to "Aerosol-cloud interactions in mixed-phase convective clouds. Part 2: Meteorological ensemble". DOI: 10.5194/acp-2018-167-supplement
- Annette K. Miltenberger, Paul R. Field, Adrian A. Hill, Ben J. Shipway, Jonathan M. Wilkinson (February 2018) Aerosol-cloud interactions in mixed-phase convective clouds. Part 2: Meteorological ensemble. DOI: 10.5194/acp-2018-167
- 2017
- Wilkinson Jonathan M. (November 2017) A Technique for Verification of Convection-Permitting NWP Model Deterministic Forecasts of Lightning Activity, Weather and Forecasting n. 1, pp. 97-115. DOI: 10.1175/WAF-D-16-0106.1
- Walters David, Boutle Ian, Brooks Malcolm, Melvin Thomas, Stratton Rachel, Vosper Simon, Wells Helen, Williams Keith, NigelWood, Allen Thomas, Bushell Andrew, Copsey Dan, Earnshaw Paul, Edwards John, Gross Markus, Hardiman Steven, Harris Chris, Heming Julian, Klingaman Nicholas, Levine Richard, Manners James, Martin Gill, Milton Sean, Mittermaier Marion, Morcrette Cyril, Riddick Thomas, Roberts Malcolm, Sanchez Claudio, Selwood Paul, Stirling Alison, Smith Chris, Suri Dan, Tennant Warren, Vidale Pier Luigi, JonathanWilkinson, Willett Martin, Woolnough Steve, Xavier Prince (November 2017) The Met Office Unified Model Global Atmosphere 6.0/6.1 and JULES Global Land 6.0/6.1 configurations, Geoscientific Model Development n. 4, pp. 1487-1520. DOI: 10.5194/gmd-10-1487-2017
- Kain John S., Willington Steve, Clark Adam J., Weiss Steven J., Weeks Mark, Jirak Israel L., Coniglio Michael C., Roberts Nigel M., Karstens Christopher D., Wilkinson Jonathan M., Knopfmeier Kent H., Lean Humphrey W., Ellam Laura, Hanley Kirsty, North Rachel, Suri Dan (November 2017) COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND UNITED KINGDOM TO ADVANCE PREDICTION OF HIGH-IMPACT WEATHER, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society n. 5, pp. 937-948. DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-15-00199.1
- Kendon Elizabeth J., Ban Nikolina, Roberts Nigel M., Fowler Hayley J., Roberts Malcolm J., Chan Steven C., Evans Jason P., Fosser Giorgia, Wilkinson Jonathan M. (November 2017) DO CONVECTION-PERMITTING REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS IMPROVE PROJECTIONS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION CHANGE?, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society n. 1, pp. 79-+. DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-15-0004.1
- Annette K. Miltenberger, Paul R. Field, Adrian A. Hill, Phil Rosenberg, Ben J. Shipway, Jonathan M. Wilkinson, Robert Scovell, Alan M. Blyth (September 2017) Aerosol-cloud interactions in mixed-phase convective clouds. Part 1: Aerosol perturbations. DOI: 10.5194/acp-2017-788
- Annette K. Miltenberger, Paul R. Field, Adrian A. Hill, Phil Rosenberg, Ben J. Shipway, Jonathan M. Wilkinson, Robert Scovell, Alan M. Blyth (September 2017) Supplementary material to "Aerosol-cloud interactions in mixed-phase convective clouds. Part 1: Aerosol perturbations". DOI: 10.5194/acp-2017-788-supplement
- Daniel T. McCoy, Paul R. Field, Anja Schmidt, Daniel P. Grosvenor, Frida A.-M. Bender, Ben J. Shipway, Adrian A. Hill, Jonathan M. Wilkinson (August 2017) The aerosol-cyclone indirect effect in observations and high-resolution simulations. DOI: 10.5194/acp-2017-649
- Robin G. Stevens, Katharina Loewe, Christopher Dearden, Antonios Dimitrelos, Anna Possner, Gesa K. Eirund, Tomi Raatikainen, Adrian A. Hill, Benjamin J. Shipway, Jonathan Wilkinson, Sami Romakkaniemi, Juha Tonttila, Ari Laaksonen, Hannele Korhonen, Paul Connolly, Ulrike Lohmann, Corinna Hoose, Annica M. L. Ekman, Ken S. Carslaw, Paul R. Field (December 2017) A Model Intercomparison of CCN-Limited Tenuous Clouds in the High Arctic. DOI: 10.5194/acp-2017-1128
- Robin G. Stevens, Katharina Loewe, Christopher Dearden, Antonios Dimitrelos, Anna Possner, Gesa K. Eirund, Tomi Raatikainen, Adrian A. Hill, Benjamin J. Shipway, Jonathan Wilkinson, Sami Romakkaniemi, Juha Tonttila, Ari Laaksonen, Hannele Korhonen, Paul Connolly, Ulrike Lohmann, Corinna Hoose, Annica M. L. Ekman, Ken S. Carslaw, Paul R. Field (December 2017) Supplementary material to "A Model Intercomparison of CCN-Limited Tenuous Clouds in the High Arctic". DOI: 10.5194/acp-2017-1128-supplement
- Daniel T. McCoy, Paul R. Field, Anja Schmidt, Daniel P. Grosvenor, Frida A.-M. Bender, Ben J. Shipway, Adrian A. Hill, Jonathan M. Wilkinson (August 2017) Supplementary material to "The aerosol-cyclone indirect effect in observations and high-resolution simulations". DOI: 10.5194/acp-2017-649-supplement
- 2016
- Furtado K., Field P. R., Boutle I. A., Morcrette C. J., Wilkinson J. M. (November 2016) A Physically Based Subgrid Parameterization for the Production and Maintenance of Mixed-Phase Clouds in a General Circulation Model, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences n. 1, pp. 279-291. DOI: 10.1175/jas-d-15-0021.1
- 2014
- Wilkinson Jonathan M., Bornemann F. Jorge (November 2014) A lightning forecast for the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony, Weather n. 1, pp. 16-19. DOI: 10.1002/wea.2176
- Walters D. N., Williams K. D., Boutle I. A., Bushell A. C., Edwards J. M., Field P. R., Lock A. P., Morcrette C. J., Stratton R. A., Wilkinson J. M., Willett M. R., Bellouin N., Bodas-Salcedo A., Brooks M. E., Copsey D., Earnshaw P. D., Hardiman S. C., Harris C. M., Levine R. C., MacLachlan C., Manners J. C., Martin G. M., Milton S. F., Palmer M. D., Roberts M. J., Rodriguez J. M., Tennant W. J., Vidale P. L. (November 2014) The Met Office Unified Model Global Atmosphere 4.0 and JULES Global Land 4.0 configurations, Geoscientific Model Development n. 1, pp. 361-386. DOI: 10.5194/gmd-7-361-2014
- 2013
- Wilkinson J. M., Porson A. N. F., Bornemann F. J., Weeks M., Field P. R., Lock A. P. (November 2013) Improved microphysical parametrization of drizzle and fog for operational forecasting using the Met Office Unified Model, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society n. 671, pp. 488-500. DOI: 10.1002/qj.1975
- Wilkinson J. M., Wells H., Field P. R., Agnew P. (November 2013) Investigation and prediction of helicopter-triggered lightning over the North Sea, Meteorological Applications n. 1, pp. 94-106. DOI: 10.1002/met.1314
- 2011
- Walters D. N., Best M. J., Bushell A. C., Copsey D., Edwards J. M., Falloon P. D., Harris C. M., Lock A. P., Manners J. C., Morcrette C. J., Roberts M. J., Stratton R. A., Webster S., Wilkinson J. M., Willett M. R., Boutle I. A., Earnshaw P. D., Hill P. G., MacLachlan C., Martin G. M., Moufouma-Okia W., Palmer M. D., Petch J. C., Rooney G. G., Scaife A. A., Williams K. D. (November 2011) The Met Office Unified Model Global Atmosphere 3.0/3.1 and JULES Global Land 3.0/3.1 configurations, Geoscientific Model Development n. 4, pp. 919-941. DOI: 10.5194/gmd-4-919-2011
- 2010
- Wilkinson Jonathan M., Hogan Robin J., Illingworth Anthony J. (November 2010) Using Doppler radar with a simple explicit microphysics model to diagnose problems with ice sublimation depth-scales in forecast models, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society n. 653, pp. 2094-2108. DOI: 10.1002/qj.698
- 2008
- Wilkinson Jonathan M., Hogan Robin J., Illingworth Anthony J., Benedetti Angela (November 2008) Use of a Lidar Forward Model for Global Comparisons of Cloud Fraction between the ICESat Lidar and the ECMWF Model, Monthly Weather Review n. 10, pp. 3742-3759. DOI: 10.1175/2008MWR2309.1
