Philip Woodworth

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Philip Leslie Woodworth MBE is a British oceanographer based at the National Oceanography Centre. [1] His research interests include sea level variation, climatology, and the global development of sea level monitoring networks. [1]

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Early life and education

Woodworth studied for a degree in Physics at Durham University (Hatfield College), graduating in 1970. [2] He went on to complete a doctorate at the University of Birmingham in 1974. [3]

Career

Woodworth's initial training was in particle physics and early in his career he spent some time based at CERN. [4] He has been associated with the National Oceanography Centre (formerly the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory) since 1983. [4]

From 1987 to 2007 Woodworth was the Director of the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level – the global data bank for recording sea-level change. [5] His role involved working with the Environment Agency to provide tidal analysis for UK coastal waters. [5] He has worked closely with the IPCC, and was the lead author on the sea-level chapter for the second and third assessment reports. [5] In 2005, he challenged the views of Nils-Axel Mörner, arguing that rising sea levels do pose a genuine threat to the future of The Maldives. [6] In 2010, he completed research in the Falkland Islands which found that sea level around the islands had risen significantly since the mid-19th century, with the rate of rise accelerating in recent decades. [7]

Woodworth was awarded the Vening Meinesz Medal of the European Geosciences Union in 2010 and received an MBE in the 2011 New Year Honours. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Prof. Phil Woodworth National Oceanography Centre". noc.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Durham First issue 30". Issuu. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Birmingham Magazine, Queen's Honours" (PDF). Birmingham University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Philip Woodworth". The British Library. Archived from the original on 9 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "Professor Philip Woodworth receives MBE National Oceanography Centre". noc.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Maldives Experience That Sinking Feeling". Science AAAS. 17 June 2005. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Measuring sea-level rise in the Falklands National Oceanography Centre". noc.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "NOC scientist awarded MBE National Oceanography Centre". noc.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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