Awards
- Honorary Doctor of Science, University of East Anglia, 2009
- Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Bristol, 2008
- Knighted for Services to Environmental Science, 2007
- Symons Gold Medal, Royal Meteorological Society, 2007
- Foreign Associate, USA National Academy of Sciences, 2002
- Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2002
- Honorary Fellow (HonFRMetS), Royal Meteorological Society, 2001
- Commander of the British Empire (for services to Meteorology), 1998
- Honorary Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1998
- Vilhelm Bjerknes Medal, European Geophysical Society, 1997
- Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal, American Meteorological Society, 1988
- Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Society, 1988
- Charles Chree Silver Medal, Institute of Physics, 1987
- Fellow of the American Meteorological Society, American Meteorological Society, 1985
- Buchan Prize, Royal Meteorological Society, 1976
- L.F. Richardson Prize, Royal Meteorological Society, 1972
External Positions
- Member, Committee on Climate Change, 2008
- Chairman, Scientific Advisory Committee, Met Office, 1995
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Group, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, 2009
- Inter-governmental Panel for Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group 1, Review Editor and Author for Summary for Policy Makers and Technical Summary, 2005 - 2007
- Non-Executive Director, Met Office, 2003
- Royal Society Council, 1999 - 2001
- Chair, Chair Royal Society Global Environment Research Committee, 1998 - 2006
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, 1998 - 2005
- Member, Global Environmental Change Committee and Chair of its Research Agenda Subcommittee, 1998 - 2006
- Member, Royal Commission for Environmental Pollution, 1998 - 2005
- President, Royal Meteorological Society, 1998 - 2000
- Member of the Joint Scientific Committee of World Climate, (Vice-Chair, 2000 –04, Chair of 2005-15 Strategy Group, 2003-5), World Climate Research Programme, 1995 - 2004
- Member of Scientific Advisory Committee, Max-Planck Institute, Hamburg, 1993 - 2002
- President, International Association of Meteorology andAtmospheric Sciences (IAMAS), 1991 - 1995
- Special Advisor, Secretary of State for Transport, 1990 - 1990
- Council Member, Natural Environment Research Council, 1988 - 1994
- Chairman, Scientific Advisory Committee of the EuropeanCentre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, 1987 - 1988
- Member of the Academic Committee, Laboratory for Numerical Modelling of the Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1986
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, 1985 - 1988
- President of Dynamical Commission, IAMAP, 1983 - 1987
Industrial Connections
- Rolls-Royce, Member of the Environmental Advisory Board