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. [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]
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]
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. [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]
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]