Drew Lorrey

NIWA Principal Scientist-Climate and Environmental Applications. Research on our past, present, future from a Southern Hemisphere perspective. Opinions my own.

[Drew Lorrey @DLorrey]

@NiwaWeather The sudden onset, precip rate, volume and size of hail were really impressive as was the lightning and thunder. Not ideal kiddo drop off conditions, but the pupils got a big kick outta it!

[Drew Lorrey @DLorrey]

@davidjnash Get well soon Dave!

[Drew Lorrey @DLorrey]

@pollenkat @NZSeds @MasseyUni @UCNZ @otago @WellingtonUni @EnvUoA Surprised to read that, I’d have thought it was a standard go-to move for RN 🤣

[Drew Lorrey @DLorrey]

@kate_g_evans Walked a decent length of that stream and also did GPR and passive seismic tomography over the former / current outlet and the surrounds a while back. Really should publish it …

[Brian @brianmenounos]

What have you done over the last 5 yrs (Sept, 2018-July, 2023)? Sadly my fav glacier (Klinaklini) has lost 5 Gt of water. 😪Cloudy shots omitted. B. Floyd @VIUniversity @UNBC @HakaiInstitute met station.

[Drew Lorrey @DLorrey]

Really neat video by @InspireExplore with George Denton from @UMaine , who discusses early explorer contributions to understanding Antarctica and global climate. I’m forever grateful that George helped me get there as a student.

https://t.co/5plOozFAQv

[MBIE Science @MBIEsci]

The 2023 Rutherford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships are now worth $400,000 and include matched institutional support and increased research expenses! Apply by 3 August 2023: https://t.co/A2nLPmAZCB

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[Marsden Fund @MarsdenFund]

We will have a vacancy on the #MarsdenFund Council next year for the convenor of the Earth Sciences and Astronomy panel. @MBIEgovtnz are recruiting for the position. Deadline 25 June. Please share!
https://t.co/E1l6zfELCR

[Kat Holt @pollenkat]

Very pleased to have been a (small) part of this cool research at @MasseyUni, led by Dr Mathieu Quenu, alongside @DLorrey, Mary Morgan-Richards, Steve Trewick, Emily Judd and Jonathan Tyler.
https://t.co/QtJuCdWAY4

[Drew Lorrey @DLorrey]

@Heaton_T_J @dr_eleanor_gee Yes, in my experience looking at subfossil kauri, they typically have root plates that are much smaller in diameter that are shallowly seated - with structural “peg roots” that are numerous. That’s why these trees are prone to wind throw. The model doesn’t reflect reality!

[Drew Lorrey @DLorrey]

Lovely to see mentor and colleague Paul Williams from @AucklandUni honoured with an ONZM today - an absolute legend in physical geography and especially speleothem research in Aotearoa

[Jamie Morton @JamieMortonNZ]

Lots of familiar names here. Congratulations to Nigel French and Ralph Sims (CNZM) and Rochelle Constantine ⁦of @MMEG_UoA⁩ (ONZM) https://t.co/KKVJvWfab1

[Drew Lorrey @DLorrey]

@tgatte @ed_hawkins @Azure @JordiRib1 I’d say yes. Prescribed constraints on the transcription specific to meteorological data could see immediate improvements of 15-20% just by constraining some categories (eg atmospheric pressure). Augmented training libraries would also push it up even more for some methods.

[Drew Lorrey @DLorrey]

@ed_hawkins @tgatte @Azure @JordiRib1 @tgatte We tested recovery of tabulated meteorological data with @Azure through a project supported by Microsoft’s AI for Good programme - it shows potential, but additional constraints (more supervision) on the ML are needed. See our paper about it here: https://t.co/kIzncnonEb

[Natural Sciences at Massey @NatSciMassey]

Did you know snail shells record evidence of climate and diet? New paper from @MasseyUni grad Mathieu Quenu, @NatSciMassey’s Mary Morgan-Richards and Steve Trewick, and @pollenkat, Emily Judd, @jonathanjtyler, Andrew Lorrey. Journal of Quaternary Science https://t.co/G5qUCm9yyV

[Drew Lorrey @DLorrey]

@kate_g_evans @Jamienzherald @tommyhigham No it was not, unfortunately. 😢

[Michael Grose - moving to michaelgrose.bsky.social @ClimateGrose]

Paper early online release on long-term changes to the southern hemisphere circulation and rainfall as the climate moves towards stablisation - with @AndrewKingClim

The circulation and rainfall response in the southern hemisphere extra... https://t.co/sFZ2KJnWsQ

[VitaMolyneux @VitaMolyneux]

I knew Aro Valley was damp but Jesus this is excessive