Helen Dacre

Helen Dacre is a British scientist and athlete. She is currently professor of dynamical meteorology at the University of Reading.[1] Her work on modelling and predicting the path of the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic ash plume was pivotal in the reopening of European airspace in a timely manner.[2] She has previously represented Great Britain in water polo at the European, Commonwealth and World Championships.[3]

Helen Dacre
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing  United Kingdom
World Championships

Sporting career

Dacre represented Great Britain at a number of international water polo competitions.[3][4][5] At the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Dacre was a regular fixture in the GB line up.[6][7][8]

Research career

Dacre's research focuses on the development of extratropical cyclones, pollution transport through the atmosphere and volcanic ash dispersion.[9] Her cyclone tracking algorithms are in widespread operational use.[10][11]

Dacre's volcanic ash dispersion model is central to the Met Office aviation safety forecasts.[12] Following the 2010 eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano, European airspace was closed with a cost to the global airline industry an estimated $200 million per day[13] Dacre's assessment of the accuracy of ash models is credited with reducing airspace closure times, in particular reducing the economic impact of the 2011 Grímsvötn eruption.[2][14]

References
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  2. "DR HELEN DACRE: PREDICTING THE DISPERSAL OF VOLCANIC ASH".
  3. "Helen Dacre – STEMsational Figures". Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  4. "Lancaster, Sheffield Win British Water Polo Titles". Swimming World News. 2006-07-10. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  5. Lord, By Craig (2003-06-26). "Team talk and an audience with Bill: the bargaining begins". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  6. "SwimNews.com - FINA WC Day 9 - Women's Water Polo Match 31 & 32". www.swimnews.com. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  7. "SwimNews.com - FINA WC Day 7 - Women's Water Polo Match 25 & 26". www.swimnews.com. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  8. "SwimNews.com - FINA WC Day 5 - Women's Water Polo Match 17 & 18". www.swimnews.com. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  9. "Helen Dacre - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  10. Neu, Urs; Akperov, Mirseid G.; Bellenbaum, Nina; Benestad, Rasmus; Blender, Richard; Caballero, Rodrigo; Cocozza, Angela; Dacre, Helen F.; Feng, Yang; Fraedrich, Klaus; Grieger, Jens (2012-09-19). "IMILAST: A Community Effort to Intercompare Extratropical Cyclone Detection and Tracking Algorithms". Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 94 (4): 529–547. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00154.1. ISSN 0003-0007.
  11. "Storms: Extratropical Cyclone Atlas". www.met.rdg.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  12. "The current volcanic ash modelling setup at the London VAAC" (PDF).
  13. "How the 2010 ash cloud caused chaos: facts and figures". 2011-05-24. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  14. "Case Study 2: Forecasting volcanic ash transport using satellite imagery and dispersion modelling | CREDIBLE". www.credible.bris.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
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