We are interested in some of the most important phenomena influencing our weather and climate. We study a wide range of fundamental science that underpins our physical understanding of the atmosphere. Our work has very direct application to areas such as high-impact weather (e.g. heavy rain and wind-storms) and climate. Our research is based on a broad spectrum of activities in the areas of dynamics and clouds, and interacts strongly with other research groups within the Institute.Research into atmospheric dynamics includes investigation of atmospheric flows on scales from a few metres up to global scales, in regions of climatic significance around the world. Our research addresses physical phenomena such as mountain meteorology and climate gravity waves cumulonimbus storms and convection frontal cyclone dynamics boundary-layer turbulence and transport coastal oceanography and air-sea interactions.