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2013-date: University of Bath, Bath, UK
Research Officer
Work to prepare for, carry out and exploit data from a field campaign of radiosonde and meteor radar observations on South Georgia Island, Antarctica, in collaboration with the British Antarctic Survey and the UK Met Office. Direct experience of working with a broad range of satellite, in-situ and radar datasets, including deployment of radiosondes and construction of a large-scale atmospheric radar system. Certified in ocean survival skills (STCW95 PST).
Experience mentoring and developing research students.
2012-2013, 2010-2011: National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Postdoctoral Scientist
Analysis of data from the High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (HIRDLS) on NASA's Aura satellite to investigate the terrestrial stratosphere and mesosphere. Direct experience of working with large geophysical datasets, including a wide range of satellite-mounted, terrestrial and in-situ instruments, and offline model output, and of online GCM use.
2011-2012: Laboratoire de Physique des Océans, Brest, France
Postdoctoral Scientist
Exploitation of GMACMD, a collection of ~50 000 ocean current meter time series records, to investigate the mesoscale dynamics of the terrestrial deep ocean. Direct experience of working with large-scale irregularly-formatted datasets, offline output from ocean general circulation models, and using statistical methods to draw connections between the two.
2012 –date: Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
2011 –date: National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA
2012 –2013: Laboratoire de Physique des Océans, Brest, France
2006 –2010: University of Oxford
DPhil (PhD) in Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics
Supervisor: Dr John J. Barnett (deceased)
Thesis title: “Detection of Stratospheric Gravity Waves Using HIRDLS Data”
2005 –2006: University of St. Andrews and Heriot-Watt University
MSc in Photonics and Optoelectronic Devices
Industrial Placement: CST Global Semiconductors, Ltd., Glasgow, UK
Dissertation title: “Characterisation of 1310nm Semiconductor Laser Diodes”
2001
–2005:
University of Durham
MSci in Physics
Supervisor: Dr Gordon D. Love
Dissertation title: “Atmospheric Turbulence Measurements Using SLODAR”
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13. Lee wave generation rates in the deep ocean
C. J. Wright, R. B. Scott, P. Ailliot and D. Furnival
Geophysical Research Letters, doi:10.1002/2013GL059087 (2013)
12. Global observations of gravity wave intermittency and its impact on the observed momentum flux morphology
C. J. Wright, S. M. Osprey and J. C. Gille
Journal of Geophysical Research (Atmospheres), doi:10.1002/jgrd.50869 (2013)
11. Detecting overlapping gravity waves using the S-Transform
C. J. Wright and J. C. Gille
Geophysical Research Letters, doi:10.1002/grl.50378 (2013)
10. Global observations of ocean-bottom subinertial current dissipation
C. J. Wright, R. B. Scott, D. Furnival, P. Ailliot and F. Vermet
Journal of Physical Oceanography, doi:10.1175/JPO-D-12-082.1 (2013)
9. A one-year seasonal analysis of martian gravity waves using MCS Data
C. J. Wright
Icarus, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2012.03.004 (2012)
8. Bottom dissipation of subinertial currents at the Atlantic zonal boundaries
C. J. Wright, R. B. Scott, B. K. Arbic and D. Furnival
Journal of Geophysical Research (Oceans), doi:10.1029/2011JC007702 (2012)
7. HIRDLS observations of gravity wave momentum fluxes over the monsoon regions
C.J. Wright and J. C. Gille
Journal of Geophysical Research (Atmospheres), doi:10.1029/2011JD015725 (2011)
6. Intercomparisons of HIRDLS, COSMIC and SABER for the detection of stratospheric gravity waves
C. J. Wright, M. Belmonte Rivas and J. C. Gille
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, doi:10.5194/amt-4-1581-2011 (2011)
5. HIRDLS Measurements of gravity wave activity in the 2006 Arctic stratosphere
C.J. Wright, S. M. Osprey, J. J. Barnett, L. J. Gray and J. C. Gille
Journal of Geophysical Research, doi:10.1029/2009JD011858 (2010)
4. SLODAR as turbulence monitor for free space optical communications
G. D. Love, C. N. Dunlop, S. Patrick, C. D. Saunter, R. W. Wilson, and C. Wright.
Proceedings of the SPIE, doi:10.1117/12.669279 (2006)
3. Horizontal turbulence measurements using SLODAR
G. D. Love, C. N. Dunlop, S. Patrick, C. D. Saunter, R. W. Wilson, and C. Wright.
Proceedings of the SPIE, doi:10.1117/12.620599 (2005)
2. High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder Data Description and Quality, Version 7
J. C. Gille et al (15 authors, 2013)
1. High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder Data Description and Quality, Version 6
J. C. Gille et al (16 authors, 2011)
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a. Global distributions of identifiable gravity wave species in HIRDLS data
C. J. Wright, S. M. Osprey, N. J. Mitchell and J. C. Gille
Intending to submit to Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Q3 2014 b. COSMIC studies of the Andes Gravity Wave Hotspot
N. Hindley, C. J. Wright and N. J. Mitchell
Intending to submit to Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Q3 2014 c. Anomalous meteor radar-derived momentum fluxes over Ascension Island
A. Moss, C. J. Wright, R. Davis and N. J. Mitchell
Intending to submit to Geophysical Research Letters, Q3 2014 d. A new method for gravity wave detection using COSMIC
N. Hindley, C. J. Wright and N. J. Mitchell
Intending to submit to Journal of Geophysical Research, Q4 2014
2012 –2013, 2007–2009: Third Year Atmospheric Physics Laboratory, University of Oxford
2007
–2010:
Second Year Computational Physics Laboratory, University of Oxford
2006 –2007: First Year Optical Physics Laboratory, University of Oxford
Laboratory Demonstrator
Responsible for assisting with the delivery of lab-based teaching to undergraduate physics students at the University of Oxford, including assisting understanding of experiments, troubleshooting, and outlining key principles.
NCAS Early Career Forum (York, UK), May 2014
Laboratoire de Physique des Océans (Brest, France), February 2012
NCAR Satellite Data Seminar Series (Boulder, USA), June 2011
International Space Science Inst. (Bern, Switzerland), February 2010 and April 2011
NCEO Annual Science Meeting (Leicester, UK), September 2010
NCEO Atmospheric Composition Meeting (Cambridge, UK), April 2010
Reviewer for Advances in Space Research,
Annales Geophysicæ, Annals of Geophysics,
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Geophysical
Research Letters, Icarus, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics , Journal of
Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans.
Selected posters: Aura Science Team 2012 (Pasadena, USA), EGU General Assembly
2011 (Vienna, Austria), AGU Chapman Conference on Atmospheric Gravity Waves (2011,
Honolulu, USA), Aura Science Team 2010 (Boulder, USA) and 2009 (Leiden, Netherlands),
EGU General Assembly 2009 (Vienna, Austria), NCAS Annual Meeting 2009 (Bristol, UK)
Selected non-invited talks : EGU General Assembly 2012 (Vienna, Austria), Institute of
Physics Environmental Physics Day 2009 (London, UK), AOPP Seminar Series (2008,
Oxford, UK)
2013-date: SPARC Reanalysis/Analysis Intercomparison Project (QBO section)
2010-date: SPARC Gravity Waves Activity
2006-2013: NASA-Aura Science Team (HIRDLS Project)
2010-2011: ISSI Group on Observational Constraints for Gravity Wave Parameterisations
2001-2005: Student Observer, Durham University Physics Dept. Board of Studies
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2001-2005: Member, Durham University Physics Dept. Staff-Student Consultative Committee
2003-2005: Undergraduate Representative, Collingwood College Council
2003-2005: Undergraduate Representative, Durham University IT Strategy Committee
2002-2004: Undergraduate Representative, Durham University Ceremonies Committee
Plus a broad range of student executive and committee memberships, 2001-2010
2010-date: European Geosciences Union
2008-date: American Geophysical Union
2008-2010: Royal Meteorological Society
English: native speaker
French: GCSE, 1999, plus fourteen months residence in France 2011-2012
German: GCE Advanced Level, 2001, plus three months residence in Germany 2012
Major
2012-2013: Subcontract for investigation of HIRDLS data (NCAR, ~$70k - PI)
2006-2010: Research Studentship (NERC, £12k /year support + travel, equipment, fees)
2005-2006: MSc Studentship (EPSRC, £10k/year support + fees)
Travel, etc:
2011: Travel grant and fee waiver for Chapman meeting, Honolulu, 2011 (AGU, ~$2000)
2010: Travel grant for NCEO meeting, Leicester (NCEO, ~$1600)
2010 : Travel grant for ISSI meeting, Bern (SPARC, ~$2500)
2009 : Travel grant for ISSI meeting, Bern (WCRP, ~£1000)
2009: Travel grant for EGU, Vienna, 2009 (Insti tute of Physics, £500)
2009: Travel grant for EGU, Vienna, 2009 (Trinity College Oxford, £150)
2014: STCW95 Personal (Ocean) Survival Skills Certificate
2005: Honorary Life Membership, Collingwood College Junior Common Room
2005:
Honorary Life Membership, Durham Students’ Union
2002: Community Sports Leader Award, Grand National Archery Society
2000: Sixth Form Modern Foreign Languages Prize, Beckfoot School
CSAOS, Elec Eng
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United Kingdom
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