Steve has worked for BAS for the last 30 years. He overwintered at Halley research station in 1991 and has returned to Antarctica 10 times since for Antarctic summer seasons. He is currently head of meteorology and ozone monitoring (MOM) at BAS which is responsible for its operational meteorology program. He is actively involved with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and sits on the panel of experts on polar and high mountain observations, research and services and chairs the Antarctic Task Team with this group. He was awarded a Polar Medal in 2012 for services in the Antarctic which he received from the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2026

Clem, Kyle R. Barreira, Sandra. Colwell, Steve. Fogt, Ryan L. Keller, Linda M. Lazzara, Matthew A. Mikolajczyk, David E. Norton, Taylor. (2026) Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, b. Atmospheric circulation and surface observations [in “State of the Climate in 2022”].

2025

Guarino, Maria-Vittoria ORCID record for Guarino, Maria-Vittoria. Ridley, Jeff K. Colwell, Steve. Farneti, Riccardo. Giuliani, Graziano. Hindley, Neil. King, John ORCID record for King, John. Kucharski, Fred. Polichtchouk, Inna. Tompkins, Adrian Mark. Vignon, Étienne. Wright, Corwin. (2025) A long-term shift in flow regimes over the Antarctic Peninsula.

Raphael, M. N. Clem, K. R. Adjou, Mohamed. Adusumilli, Susheel. Amory, Charles. Bahrami, Mahsa. Baiman, Rebecca. Banwell, Alison F. Barreira, Sandra. Beadling, Rebecca L. Colwell, Steve. Coy, Lawrence. Datta, Rajashree T. De Laat, Jos. du Plessis, Marcel. Fogt, Ryan L. Fricker, Helen A. Hancock, Alyce M. Johnson, Bryan. Josey, Simon A. ORCID record for Josey, Simon A.. Keller, Linda M. Kittel, Christoph. Kramarova, Natalya A. Lait, Leslie R. Lazzara, Matthew A. Lieser, Jan L. MacFerrin, Michael. Maclennan, Michelle. Massom, Robert A. Mikolajczyk, David E. Milward, James. Mote, Thomas L. Newman, Paul A. Norton, Taylor. Petropavlovskikh, Irina. Pezzi, Luciano P. Reid, Phillip. Ryan-Keogh, Thomas J. Santee, Michelle L. Scambos, Theodore. Schulz, Cristina. Shi, Jia-Rui. Souza, Everaldo. Stammerjohn, Sharon. Thomalla, Sandy. Trusel, Luke. Wille, Jonathan D. Editors: Blunden, Jessica. Reagan, James (2025) State of the Climate in 2024. Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.

2024

Bromwich, David H. Gorodetskaya, Irina V. Carpentier, Scott. Alexander, Simon. Bazile, Eric. Heinrich, Victoria J. Massonnet, Francois. Powers, Jordan G. Carrasco, Jorge F. Cayette, Arthur. Choi, Taejin. Chyhareva, Anastasia. Colwell, Steven R. Cordeira, James M. Cordero, Raul R. Doerenbecher, Alexis. Durán-Alarcón, Claudio. French, W. John R. Gonzalez-Herrero, Sergi. Guyot, Adrien. Haiden, Thomas. Hirasawa, Naohika. Imazio, Paola Rodriguez. Kawzenuk, Brian. Krakovska, Svitlana. Lazzara, Matthew A. Litell, Mariana Fontolan. Manning, Kevin W. Norris, Kimberley. Park, Sang-Jong. Ralph, F. Martin. Rowe, Penny M. Sun, Qizhen. Vitale, Vito. Wille, Jonathan D. Zhang, Zhenhai. Zou, Xun. (2024) Winter Targeted Observing Periods during the Year of Polar Prediction in the Southern Hemisphere (YOPP-SH).

2023

Gorodetskaya, I.V. Durán-Alarcón, C. González-Herrero, S. Clem, K.R. Zou, X. Rowe, P. Imazio, P.R. Campos, D. Santos, C.L.D. Dutrievoz, N. Wille, J.D. Chyhareva, A. Favier, V. Blanchet, J. Pohl, B. Cordero, R.R. Park, S-J. Colwell, S. Lazzara, M.A. Carrasco, J. Gulisano, A.M. Krakovska, S. Ralph, F.M. Dethinne, T. Picard, G. (2023) Record-high Antarctic Peninsula temperatures and surface melt in February 2022: a compound event with an intense atmospheric river.

Lu, Hua ORCID record for Lu, Hua. Colwell, Steve. King, John ORCID record for King, John. Orr, Andrew ORCID record for Orr, Andrew. Phillips, Tony ORCID record for Phillips, Tony. Dobb, Emilia. Xue, Jonathan. Kucieba, Sabina. Phillips, Guy. Marshall, Gareth ORCID record for Marshall, Gareth. (2023) Temperature variation in the South Orkney Islands, maritime Antarctic.

Hughes, Kevin A. ORCID record for Hughes, Kevin A.. Boyle, Claire P. Morley-Hurst, Kate. Gerrish, Laura ORCID record for Gerrish, Laura. Colwell, Steve R. Convey, Peter ORCID record for Convey, Peter. (2023) Loss of research and operational equipment in Antarctica: Balancing scientific advances with environmental impact.

Lu, Hua ORCID record for Lu, Hua. Orr, Andrew ORCID record for Orr, Andrew. King, John C. ORCID record for King, John C.. Phillips, Tony ORCID record for Phillips, Tony. Gilbert, Ella ORCID record for Gilbert, Ella. Colwell, Steve R. Bracegirdle, Thomas J. ORCID record for Bracegirdle, Thomas J.. (2023) Extreme warm events in the South Orkney Islands, Southern Ocean: Compounding influence of atmospheric rivers and föhn conditions.

Orr, Andrew ORCID record for Orr, Andrew. Deb, Pranab. Clem, Kyle R. Gilbert, Ella ORCID record for Gilbert, Ella. Bromwich, David H. Boberg, Fredrik. Colwell, Steve. Hansen, Nicolaj. Lazzara, Matthew A. Mooney, Priscilla A. Mottram, Ruth. Niwano, Masashi. Phillips, Tony ORCID record for Phillips, Tony. Pishniak, Denys. Reijmer, Carleen H. van de Berg, Willem Jan. Webster, Stuart. Zou, Xun. (2023) Characteristics of surface “melt potential” over Antarctic ice shelves based on regional atmospheric model simulations of summer air temperature extremes from 1979/80 to 2018/19.

2022

Clem, Kyle R. Raphael, Marilyn N. Adusumilli, Susheel. Baiman, Rebecca. Banwell, Alison F. Barreira, Sandra. Beadling, Rebecca L. Colwell, Steve. Coy, Lawrence. Datta, Rajashree T. De Laat, Jos. Dunmire, Devon. Fogt, Ryan L. Freeman, Natalie M. Fricker, Helen Amanda. Gardner, Alex S. Johnson, Bryan. Keller, Linda M. Kramarova, Natalya A. Lazzara, Matthew A. Lieser, Jan L. MacFerrin, Michael. MacGilchrist, Graeme A. MacLennan, Michelle L. Massom, Robert A. Mazloff, Matthew R. Mote, Thomas L. Nash, Eric R. Newman, Paul A. Norton, Taylor. Petropavlovskikh, Irina. Pitts, Michael. Reid, Phillip. Santee, Michelle L. Scambos, Ted A. Shi, Jia-Rui. Stammerjohn, Sharon. Strahan, Susan E. Thompson, Andrew F. Wille, Jonathan D. Wilson, Earle. (2022) Atmospheric circulation and surface observations [in “State of the Climate in 2021”].

King, John C. ORCID record for King, John C.. Marshall, Gareth J. ORCID record for Marshall, Gareth J.. Colwell, Steve. Arndt, Stefanie. Allen-Sader, Clare. Phillips, Tony ORCID record for Phillips, Tony. (2022) The performance of the ERA-Interim and ERA5 atmospheric reanalyses over Weddell Sea pack ice.

Francelino, Márcio Rocha. Schaefer, Carlos. de Los Milagros Skansi, Maria. Colwell, Steve. Bromwich, David H. Jones, Phil. King, John C. ORCID record for King, John C.. Lazzara, Matthew. Renwick, James. Solomon, Susan. Brunet, Manola. Cerveny, Randall S. (2022) WMO evaluation of two extreme high temperatures occurring in February 2020 for the Antarctic Peninsula region.

2021

Bromwich, David H. Lazzara, Matthew A. Cayette, Arthur M. Powers, Jordan G. Werner, Kirstin. Cassano, John J. Colwell, Steven R. Carpentier, Scott. Zou, Xun. (2021) The 16th Workshop on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate and 6th Year of Polar Prediction in the Southern Hemisphere Meeting [Meeting Summary].

Clem, K.R. Barreira, S. Fogt, R.L. Colwell, S. Keller, L.M. Lazzara, M.A. Mikolajczyk, D. (2021) Atmospheric circulation and surface observations: Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.

King, John C. ORCID record for King, John C.. Turner, John ORCID record for Turner, John. Colwell, Steve. Lu, Hua ORCID record for Lu, Hua. Orr, Andrew ORCID record for Orr, Andrew. Phillips, Tony ORCID record for Phillips, Tony. Hosking, J. Scott ORCID record for Hosking, J. Scott. Marshall, Gareth J. ORCID record for Marshall, Gareth J.. (2021) Inhomogeneity of the surface air temperature record from Halley, Antarctica.

Zhang, Lily N. Solomon, Susan. Stone, Kane A. Shanklin, Jonathan D. Eveson, Joshua D. Colwell, Steve. Burrows, John P. Weber, Mark. Levelt, Pieternel F. Kramarova, Natalya A. Haffner, David P. (2021) On the use of satellite observations to fill gaps in the Halley station total ozone record.

Turner, John ORCID record for Turner, John. Lu, Hua ORCID record for Lu, Hua. King, John ORCID record for King, John. Marshall, Gareth J. ORCID record for Marshall, Gareth J.. Phillips, Tony ORCID record for Phillips, Tony. Bannister, Dan ORCID record for Bannister, Dan. Colwell, Steve. (2021) Extreme temperatures in the Antarctic.

Pritchard, Hamish D. ORCID record for Pritchard, Hamish D.. Farinotti, Daniel. Colwell, Steve. (2021) Measuring changes in snowpack SWE continuously on a landscape scale using lake water pressure.

2020

Moffat-Griffin, T. ORCID record for Moffat-Griffin, T.. Colwell, S.R. Wright, C.J. Hindley, N.P. Mitchell, N.J. (2020) Radiosonde observations of a wintertime meridional convergence of gravity waves around 60°S in the lower stratosphere.

Weidner, George. King, John ORCID record for King, John. Box, Jason E. Colwell, Steve. Jones, Philip. Lazzara, Matthew. Cappelen, John. Brunet, Manola. Cerveny, Randall S. (2020) WMO evaluation of northern hemispheric coldest temperature: -69.6°C at Klinck Greenland, 22 December 1991.

Clem, K.R. Barreira, S. Fogt, R.L. Colwell, S. Keller, L.M. Lazzara, M.A. Mikolajczyk, D. (2020) Atmospheric circulation and surface observations [in “State of the Climate in 2019”].

Bromwich, David H. Werner, Kirstin. Casati, Barbara. Power, Jordan G. Gorodetskaya, Irina V. Massonnet, Francois. Vitale, Vito. Heinrich, Victoria J. Liggett, Daniela. Arndt, Stefanie. Bazile, Eric. Carpentier, Scott. Choi, Yonghan. Colwell, Steven R. Cordero, Raul R. Gervasi, Massimo. Haiden, Thomas. Inoue, Jun. Jung, Thomas. Kalesse, Heike. Lazzara, Matthew A. Manning, Kevin W. Norris, Kimberley. Park, Sang-Jong. Rigor, Ignatius. Rowe, Penny M. Seifert, Patric. Uttal, Taneil. Zannoni, Mario. Zou, Xun. (2020) The Year of Polar Prediction in the Southern Hemisphere (YOPP-SH).

Strangeways, Ian. Colwell, Steve. (2020) Measurement of snowfall: preliminary tests at the British Antarctic Survey Rothera Research Station, Antarctica.

Lazzara, Matthew A. Orendorf, Sophie A. Norton, Taylor P. Powers, Jordan G. Bromwich, David H. Carpentier, Scott. Cassano, John J. Colwell, Steven R. Cayette, Arthur M. Werner, Kirstin. (2020) The 13th and 14th Workshops on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate.

2019

Turner, John ORCID record for Turner, John. Marshall, Gareth ORCID record for Marshall, Gareth. Clem, Kyle. Colwell, Steve. Phillips, Tony ORCID record for Phillips, Tony. Lu, Hua ORCID record for Lu, Hua. (2019) Antarctic temperature variability and change from station data.

Clem, K.R. Barreira, S. Fogt, R.L. Colwell, Steve. Keller, L.M. Lazzara, M.A. (2019) Record-warm conditions at the South Pole and the unusual atmospheric patterns associated with them [in “State of the Climate in 2018”].

Ningombam, Shantikumar Singh. Larson, E.J.L. Dumka, Umesh. Estelles, Victor. Campanelli, Monica. Colwell, Steve. (2019) Long-term (1995-2018) aerosol optical depth derived using ground based AERONET and SKYNET measurements from aerosol aged-background sites.

Clem, K.R. Barreira, S. Fogt, R.L. Colwell, Steve. Keller, L.M. Lazzara, M.A. (2019) Atmospheric circulation and surface observations[in “State of the Climate in 2017”].

2018

Tang, Malcolm S.Y. Chenoli, Sheeba Nettukandy. Colwell, Steve. Grant, Rosey. Simms, Mairi. Law, John. Abu Samah, Azizan. (2018) Precipitation instruments at Rothera Station, Antarctic Peninsula: a comparative study.

Lazzara, Matthew A. Powers, Jordan G. Constanza, Carol A. Bromwich, David H. Carpentier, Scott. Colwell, Steve R. (2018) The 12th Workshop on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate.

Thomas, Zoë. Turney, Chris. Allan, Rob. Colwell, Steve. Kelly, Gail. Lister, David. Jones, Philip. Beswick, Mark. Alexander, Lisa. Lippmann, Tanya. Herold, Nicholas. Jones, Richard. (2018) A New Daily Observational Record from Grytviken, South Georgia: Exploring Twentieth-Century Extremes in the South Atlantic.

2017

King, John C. ORCID record for King, John C.. Bannister, Daniel ORCID record for Bannister, Daniel. Hosking, J. Scott ORCID record for Hosking, J. Scott. Colwell, Steve R. (2017) Causes of the Antarctic region record high temperature at Signy Island, 30 January 1982.

Leeson, A.A. Van Wessem, J.M. Ligtenberg, S.R.M. Shepherd, A. Van Den Broeke, M.R. Killick, R. Skvarca, P. Marinsek, S. Colwell, S. (2017) Regional climate of the Larsen B embayment 1980–2014.

Moffat-Griffin, Tracy ORCID record for Moffat-Griffin, Tracy. Wright, Corwin. Moss, Andrew. King, John ORCID record for King, John. Colwell, Steve. Hughes, John. Mitchell, Nicholas. (2017) The South Georgia Wave Experiment (SG-WEX): Radiosonde observations of gravity waves in the lower stratosphere. Part 1: Energy density, momentum flux and wave propagation direction.

Moffat-Griffin, T. ORCID record for Moffat-Griffin, T.. Colwell, S.R. (2017) The characteristics of the lower stratospheric gravity wave field above Halley (75°S, 26°W), Antarctica, from radiosonde observations.

Harangozo, Stephen A. Colwell, Steve R. King, John C. ORCID record for King, John C.. (2017) Interannual and long-term air temperature variability in the southern Antarctic Peninsula from a reconstructed record for eastern Alexander Island.

Turner, John ORCID record for Turner, John. Lachlan-Cope, Thomas A. ORCID record for Lachlan-Cope, Thomas A.. Thomas, J.P. Colwell, Steve R. (2017) The synoptic origins of precipitation over the Antarctic Peninsula.

Turner, John ORCID record for Turner, John. Colwell, Steve R. (2017) Temporal variability of precipitation over the western Antarctic Peninsula.

2016

Kennicutt, M.C. Kim, Y.D. Rogan-Finnemore, M. Anandakrishnan, S. Chown, S.L. Colwell, S. Cowan, D. Escutia, C. Frenot, Y. Hall, J. Liggett, D. Mcdonald, A.J. Nixdorf, U. Siegert, M.J. Storey, J. Wåhlin, A. Weatherwax, A. Wilson, G.S. Wilson, T. Wooding, R. Ackley, S. Biebow, N. Blankenship, D. Bo, S. Baeseman, J. Cárdenas, C.A. Cassano, J. Danhong, C. Dañobeitia, J. Francis, J. Guldahl, J. Hashida, G. Corbalán, L. Jiménez. Klepikov, A. Lee, J. Leppe, M. Lijun, F. López-Martinez, J. Memolli, M. Motoyoshi, Y. Bueno, R. Mousalle. Negrete, J. Cárdenes, M.A. Ojeda. Silva, M. Proaño. Ramos-Garcia, S. Sala, H. Shin, H. Shijie, X. Shiraishi, K. Stockings, T. Trotter, S. Vaughan, D.G. ORCID record for Vaughan, D.G.. De Menezes, J. Viera Da Unha. Vlasich, V. Weijia, Q. Winther, J.-G. Miller, H. Rintoul, S. Yang, H. (2016) Delivering 21st century Antarctic and Southern Ocean science.

Turner, J. ORCID record for Turner, J.. Colwell, S.R. Harangozo, S. (2016) Variability of precipitation over the coastal western Antarctic Peninsula from synoptic observations.

Harangozo, Stephen A. Colwell, Steven R. King, John C. ORCID record for King, John C.. (2016) An analysis of a 34-year air temperature record from Fossil Bluff (71°S, 68°W), Antarctica.

Turney, Chris S M. Jones, Richard T. Lister, David. Jones, Phil. Williams, Alan N. Hogg, Alan. Thomas, Zoë A. Compo, Gilbert P. Yin, Xungang. Fogwill, Christopher J. Palmer, Jonathan. Colwell, Steve. Allan, Rob. Visbeck, Martin. (2016) Anomalous mid-twentieth century atmospheric circulation change over the South Atlantic compared to the last 6000 years.

Colwell, Steve R. Cayette, Arthur M. Lazzara, Matthew A. Powers, Jordan G. Bromwich, David H. Cassano, John J. Carpentier, Scott. (2016) The 10th Antarctic meteorological observation, modeling, and forecasting workshop.

Deb, Pranab. Orr, Andrew ORCID record for Orr, Andrew. Hosking, J. Scott ORCID record for Hosking, J. Scott. Phillips, Tony ORCID record for Phillips, Tony. Turner, John ORCID record for Turner, John. Bannister, Daniel. Pope, James O. ORCID record for Pope, James O.. Colwell, Steve. (2016) An assessment of the Polar Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) model representation of near-surface meteorological variables over West Antarctica.

2015

Colwell, S. Keller, L.M. Lazzara, M.A. Setzer, A. Fogt, R.L. (2015) Surface staffed and automatic weather station observations.

Colwell, S. Keller, L.M. Lazzara, M.A. Setzer, A. (2015) Surface manned and automatic weather stations.

2013

Turner, John ORCID record for Turner, John. Marshall, Gareth ORCID record for Marshall, Gareth. Colwell, Steve. Sinclair, Jean. (2013) Atmospheric circulation variability in the high latitude areas of the South Pacific during the last 50 years.

Turner, John ORCID record for Turner, John. Colwell, Steven. Leonard, Steven. (2013) Data collected during the FROST project.

Colwell, Steven. Turner, John ORCID record for Turner, John. (2013) Antarctic meteorological observations on the GTS during the FROST project.

2012

Moffat-Griffin, T. ORCID record for Moffat-Griffin, T.. Jarvis, M.J. Colwell, S.R. Kavanagh, A.J. ORCID record for Kavanagh, A.J.. Manney, G.L. Daffer, W.H. (2012) Seasonal variations in lower stratospheric gravity wave energy above the Falkland Islands.

Campanelli, M. Estelles, V. Smyth, T. Tomasi, C. Martìnez-Lozano, M.P. Claxton, B. Muller, P. Pappalardo, G. Pietruczuk, A. Shanklin, Jonathan. Colwell, Steve. Wrench, C. Lupi, A. Mazzola, M. Lanconelli, C. Vitale, V. Congeduti, F. Dionisi, D. Cardillo, F. Cacciani, M. Casasanta, G. Nakajima, T. (2012) Monitoring of Eyjafjallajokull volcanic aerosol by the new European Skynet Radiometers (ESR) network.

Turner, John ORCID record for Turner, John. Harangozo, Stephen A. Marshall, Gareth J. ORCID record for Marshall, Gareth J.. King, John C. ORCID record for King, John C.. Colwell, Steve R. (2012) Anomalous atmospheric circulation over the Weddell Sea, Antarctica during the austral summer of 2001/02 resulting in extreme sea ice conditions.

van Lipzig, N.P.M. Turner, J. ORCID record for Turner, J.. Colwell, S.R. Van Den Broeke, M.R. (2012) The near-surface wind field over the Antarctic continent.

Turner, John ORCID record for Turner, John. Colwell, Steve R. Marshall, Gareth J. ORCID record for Marshall, Gareth J.. Lachlan-Cope, Tom A. ORCID record for Lachlan-Cope, Tom A.. Carleton, Andrew M. Jones, Phil D. Lagun, Victor. Reid, Phil A. Iagovkina, Svetlana. (2012) The SCAR READER Project: toward a high-quality database of mean Antarctic meteorological observations.

Roscoe, H.K. Colwell, S.R. Shanklin, J.D. (2012) Stratospheric temperatures in Antarctic winter: does the 40-year record confirm mid-latitude trends in stratospheric water vapour?.

2011

Moffat-Griffin, Tracy ORCID record for Moffat-Griffin, Tracy. Hibbins, Robert E. ORCID record for Hibbins, Robert E.. Jarvis, Martin J. Colwell, Steve R. (2011) Seasonal variations of gravity wave activity in the lower stratosphere over an Antarctic Peninsula station.

Shanklin, Jonathan. Moore, Catherine. Colwell, Steve. (2011) Meteorological observing and climate in the British Antarctic Territory and South Georgia: Part 2.

Shanklin, Jonathan. Moore, Catherine. Colwell, Steve. (2011) Meteorological observing and climate in the British Antarctic Territory and South Georgia: Part 1.

2010

Lachlan-Cope, Thomas A. ORCID record for Lachlan-Cope, Thomas A.. Connolley, W.M. Turner, John ORCID record for Turner, John. Roscoe, Howard K. Marshall, Gareth J. ORCID record for Marshall, Gareth J.. Colwell, Steve R. Höpfner, M. Ingram, W. (2010) Antarctic winter tropospheric warming – the potential role of polar stratospheric clouds, a sensitivity study.

Jones, Anna E. ORCID record for Jones, Anna E.. Anderson, Philip S. Wolff, Eric W. Roscoe, Howard K. Marshall, Gareth J. ORCID record for Marshall, Gareth J.. Richter, A. Brough, Neil ORCID record for Brough, Neil. Colwell, Steven R. (2010) Vertical structure of Antarctic tropospheric ozone depletion events: characteristics and broader implications.

Turner, John ORCID record for Turner, John. Anderson, Philip. Lachlan-Cope, Thomas ORCID record for Lachlan-Cope, Thomas. Colwell, Steve. Phillips, Tony ORCID record for Phillips, Tony. Kirchgaessner, Amélie ORCID record for Kirchgaessner, Amélie. Marshall, Gareth J. ORCID record for Marshall, Gareth J.. King, John C. ORCID record for King, John C.. Bracegirdle, Tom ORCID record for Bracegirdle, Tom. Vaughan, David G. ORCID record for Vaughan, David G.. Lagun, Victor. Orr, Andrew ORCID record for Orr, Andrew. (2010) Record low surface air temperature at Vostok Station, Antarctica.

2008

Turner, John ORCID record for Turner, John. Colwell, Steve R. Marshall, Gareth J. ORCID record for Marshall, Gareth J.. Lachlan-Cope, Tom A. ORCID record for Lachlan-Cope, Tom A.. Carleton, Andrew M. Jones, Phil D. Lagun, Victor. Reid, Phil A. Iagovkina, Svetlana. (2008) Antarctic climate change during the last 50 years.

Turner, John ORCID record for Turner, John. Lachlan-Cope, Tom ORCID record for Lachlan-Cope, Tom. Colwell, Steve. Marshall, Gareth J. ORCID record for Marshall, Gareth J.. (2008) A positive trend in western Antarctic Peninsula precipitation over the last 50 years reflecting regional and Antarctic-wide atmospheric circulation changes.

Roscoe, H.K. Colwell, S.R. Shanklin, J.D. Karhu, J.A. Taalas, P. Gil, M. Yela, M. Rodriguez, S. Rafanelli, C. Cazeneuve, H. Villanueva, C.A. Ginsburg, M. Diaz, S.B. de Zafra, R.L. Muscari, G. Redaelli, G. Dragani, R. (2008) Measurements from ground and balloons during APE-GAIA – A polar ozone library.

Roscoe, H.K. Shanklin, J.D. Colwell, S.R. (2008) Has the Antarctic Vortex Split before 2002?.

2007

Jones, A.E. ORCID record for Jones, A.E.. Anderson, P.S. Wolff, E.W. Turner, J. ORCID record for Turner, J.. Rankin, A.M. Colwell, S.R. (2007) A role for newly forming sea ice in springtime polar tropospheric ozone loss? Observational evidence from Halley station, Antarctica.

Turner, J. ORCID record for Turner, J.. Lachlan-Cope, T.A. ORCID record for Lachlan-Cope, T.A.. Colwell, S.R. Marshall, G.J. ORCID record for Marshall, G.J.. Connolley, W.M. (2007) Significant warming of the Antarctic winter troposphere.

• Colwell, S., & Lu, H. (2023). Continuous Subdaily Meteorological Records at Signy Station, the South Orkney Islands 1947 – 1994 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/d74b142c-7981-4a6a-9321-cf904a5668e6

• Pritchard, H., Farinotti, D., & Colwell, S. (2021). Time series of water pressure, water temperature and ground temperature from lakes Orajarvi (Finland), and Tomasee and Silsersee (Switzerland) from winters 2018-2021 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/170fc6fa-9878-43fc-9abd-e6196bad60a2

• Colwell, S. (2020). Brunt Ice Shelf AWS data for 2015 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/4e963d9b-da5d-43d5-a605-fc44ead63d97

• Colwell, S. (2013). UK Antarctic Meterological Surface Data (Version “1.0”) [Data set]. Polar Data Centre; British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council; Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK.. https://doi.org/10.5285/569d53fb-9b90-47a6-b3ca-26306e696706

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10. Dobson Spectrophotometer

    The Dobson spectrophotometer measures the amount of column ozone above the measurement site.

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11. Cloudbase Recorder

    On the roof of the science module is a white box housing a laser. It fires a beam straight up and measures the time delay on the return beam to calculate the height of the clouds that reflect it.

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12. Sky Photometer

    The sky radiometer is an instrument that measures the extent to which light from the Sun is scattered as it travels through the Earth’s atmosphere. This allows us to calculate the size and density of the particles that are scattering the light.

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13. Meteorological measurements

    The meteorological data are use in real time for aircraft operation and also sent to the UK Met Office for distribution on the Global Telecommunication System (GTS) to be used in forecast models.

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14. FEATURED PAPER: Record temperature at Signy

    On 30th January 1982, a record high temperature of +19.8°C was measured at Signy Research Station – a record for any station south of 60°S. In this paper, we examined […]

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15. NEWS STORY: Awards to BAS staff

    Polar medals awarded to three BAS staff Three British Antarctic Survey staff have been honoured with the Polar Medal. The Queen approved the awards for outstanding achievement and service to […]

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• Lead, GCOS (Global Climate Observing System) monitoring centre for Antarctica
• Represent Antarctic issues, WMO AGG (Antarctic Advisory Group)
• Antarctic expert, WMO GCW-AG (Global Cryosphere Watch Advisory Group)
• Represent Antarctica, WMO SC-ON (Standing Committee on Earth Observing Systems and Monitoring Networks)
• Chair, SCAR expert group on operational meteorology in Antarctica
• Sit on the organising committee, Antarctic Meteorological Observation, Modeling, & Forecasting Workshop group
• Chair, Royal Meteorological Society special interest group on meteorological observing systems
• Represent the special interest group, Royal Meteorological Society’s meetings committee