Philip Woodworth Explained

Philip Leslie Woodworth 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.[2] Woodworth studied for a degree in Physics at Durham University (Hatfield College), graduating in 1970.[3] He went on to complete a doctorate at the University of Birmingham in 1974.[4]

Career

Woodworth's initial training was in particle physics and early in his career he spent some time based at CERN.[5] He has been associated with the National Oceanography Centre (formerly the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory) since 1983.[6]

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.[7] His role involved working with the Environment Agency to provide tidal analysis for UK coastal waters.[8] He has worked closely with the IPCC, and was the lead author on the sea-level chapter for the second and third assessment reports.[9] In 2005 he challenged the view of Nils-Axel Mörner and argued that rising sea levels do threaten the future existence of The Maldives.[10] In 2010 he completed research in the Falkland Islands that concluded the sea-level of the islands had risen significantly since the mid-19th century and accelerated in recent decades.[11]

Woodworth was awarded the Vening Meinesz Medal of the European Geosciences Union in 2010 and received an MBE in the 2011 New Year Honours.[12]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prof. Phil Woodworth National Oceanography Centre. noc.ac.uk. 6 May 2018. en. 6 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180506174023/http://noc.ac.uk/about-us/staff/plw. live.
  2. Web site: Prof. Phil Woodworth National Oceanography Centre. noc.ac.uk. 6 May 2018. en. 6 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180506174023/http://noc.ac.uk/about-us/staff/plw. live.
  3. Web site: Durham First issue 30. Issuu. 6 May 2018. en. 28 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190428013408/https://issuu.com/durhamfirst/docs/dug2078_durham_first_30_web. live.
  4. Web site: The Birmingham Magazine, Queen's Honours. Birmingham University. 6 May 2018. 14 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121114213128/http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/alumni/BMag2011.pdf. live.
  5. Web site: Philip Woodworth. The British Library. 6 May 2018. en. 9 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170509220530/http://www.bl.uk/voices-of-science/interviewees/philip-woodworth. live.
  6. Web site: Philip Woodworth. The British Library. 6 May 2018. en. 9 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170509220530/http://www.bl.uk/voices-of-science/interviewees/philip-woodworth. live.
  7. Web site: Professor Philip Woodworth receives MBE National Oceanography Centre. noc.ac.uk. 6 May 2018. en. 6 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180506173722/http://noc.ac.uk/news/professor-philip-woodworth-receives-mbe. live.
  8. Web site: Professor Philip Woodworth receives MBE National Oceanography Centre. noc.ac.uk. 6 May 2018. en. 6 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180506173722/http://noc.ac.uk/news/professor-philip-woodworth-receives-mbe. live.
  9. Web site: Professor Philip Woodworth receives MBE National Oceanography Centre. noc.ac.uk. 6 May 2018. en. 6 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180506173722/http://noc.ac.uk/news/professor-philip-woodworth-receives-mbe. live.
  10. Web site: Maldives Experience That Sinking Feeling. Science AAAS. 6 May 2018. en. 17 June 2005. 24 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221224054600/https://www.science.org/content/article/maldives-experience-sinking-feeling. live.
  11. Web site: Measuring sea-level rise in the Falklands National Oceanography Centre. noc.ac.uk. 6 May 2018. en. 6 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180506173711/http://noc.ac.uk/news/measuring-sea-level-rise-falklands. live.
  12. Web site: NOC scientist awarded MBE National Oceanography Centre. noc.ac.uk. 6 May 2018. en. 6 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180506173944/http://noc.ac.uk/news/noc-scientist-awarded-mbe. live.

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