Prof Martin Todd

Biography

Career

• 2009-present: Professor of Climate Change, University of Sussex, UK
• 2007-2009: Reader, Department of Geography, University College London (UCL)
• 2000-2006: Lecturer, Department of Geography, University College London (UCL)
• 1996-2000: Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Oxford
• 1996-2000: Lecturer, St John's College, Oxford
• 1992-1996: Post-Doctoral Research Scientist, University of Bristol
• 1989-1992: University of Bristol, PhD awarded July 1993
• 1984-1988: University of Stirling, BSc in Environmental Science

I am a climate scientists with particular research interests in

• The role of mineral dust aerosols in the climate system
• Climate change impacts on hydrological systems
• Variability in the tropical climate system

Recent Research Grants

• The Saharan Climate system ('Fennec'), NERC Consortium, 2010-2014
• Global-scale impacts of climate change: an integrated multi-sectoral assessment (QUEST-GSI), NERC QUEST Theme III, 2007-9
• Simulating potential future threats to biodiversity of the Okavango Delta, Botswana (ACCORD), Defra Darwin Initiative, 2005-9
• African climate change report, Defra/DfID, 2004
• The Bodélé Dust Experiment (BoDEx 2005), RGS, NERC, 2004-5
• Regional Climate Modelling in Uganda: Capacity building, WCRP START, 2004-5
• Assessing regional climate signals from d¹⁸O diatom records in annually laminated lake sediments, NERC small grant, 2003-6
• Water and Ecosystem Resources in Regional Development (WERRD), EU FP5 INCO-DEV, 2002-5
• Development of techniques for monitoring and prediction of Quelea bird infestations in Southern Africa, DfID, 2002

Convenor of MSc programmes:

Climate Change & Policy 

Climate Change & Development

Marsham, J H, Hobby, M, Allen, C J T, Banks, J R, Bart , M, Brooks, B J, Cavazos-Guerra, C, Engelstaedter, S, Gascoyne, M, Lima, A R, Martins, J V, McQuaid, J B, O'Leary, A, Ouchene, B, Ouladichir, A, Parker, D J, Saci, A, Salah-Ferroudj, M, Todd, M C and Washington, R (2013) Meteorology and dust over the central Sahara: observations from Fennec supersite-1 during the June 2011 intensive observation period. Journal of Geophysical Research, 118 (10). pp. 4069-4089. ISSN 0148-0227 (In Press)

Wolski, P, Todd, M C, Murray-Hudson, M A and Tadross, M (2012) Multidecadal variability in hydro-climate of Okavango river system, southwest Africa, in the past and under future climate. Journal of Hydrology, 475. pp. 294-305. ISSN 0022-1694

Mackay, Anson W, Davidson, Thomas, Wolski, Piotr, Woodward, Selina, Mazebedi, Richard, Masamba, Wellington R L and Todd, Martin (2012) Diatom sensitivity to hydrological and nutrient variability in a subtropical, flood-pulse wetland. Ecohydrology, 5 (4). pp. 491-502. ISSN 1936-0584

Davdison, Thomas, MacKay, Anson, Wolski, Piotr, Mazebedi, Richard, Murray Hudson, Mike and Todd, Martin (2012) Seasonal and spatial hydrological variability drives aquatic biodiversity in a flood-pulsed, sub-tropical wetland. Freshwater Biology, 57 (6). pp. 1253-1265. ISSN 0046-5070

Bouet, Christel, Cautenet, Guy, Bergametti, Gilles, Marticorena, Béatrice, Todd, Martin C and Washington, Richard (2012) Sensitivity of desert dust emissions to model horizontal grid spacing during the Bodélé Dust Experiment 2005. Atmospheric Environment, 50. pp. 377-380. ISSN 1352-2310

Knippertz, Peter and Todd, Martin (2012) Mineral dust aerosols over the Sahara: Processes of emission and transport, and implications for modelling. Reviews of Geophysics, 50 (1). ISSN 8755-1209

Haustein, K, Unset, Pérez, C, Baldasano, J, Jorba, O, Basart, S, Miller, R L, Janjic, Z, Black, T, Nickovic, S, Todd, Martin C, Washington, R, Müller, D, Tesche, M, Weinzierl, B, Esselborn, M and Schladitz, A (2012) Atmospheric dust modeling from meso to global scales with the online NMMB/BSC-Dust model - Part 2: experimental campaigns in Northern Africa. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, 12 (6). pp. 2933-2958. ISSN 1680-7367 (Submitted)

Cavazos Guerra, Carolina and Todd, Martin (2012) Model simulations of complex dust emissions over the Sahara during the West African monsoon onset. Advances in Meteorology. ISSN 1687-9317

Taylor , Richard G, Todd, Martin C, Kongola, Lister, Maurice, Louise, Nahozya, Emmanuel, Sanga, Hosea and MacDonald, Alan M (2011) Evidence of the dependence of groundwater resources on extreme rainfall in East Africa. Nature Climate Change, 3 (4). pp. 374-378. ISSN 1758-6798

Ambrosino, Chiara, Chandler, Richard E and Todd, Martin C (2011) Southern African monthly rainfall variability: an analysis based on generalised linear models. Journal of Climate, 24 (17). pp. 4600-4617. ISSN 0894-8755

Okin, Gregory S, Bullard, Joanna E, Reynolds, Richard L, Ballantine, John-Andrew C, Schepanski, Kerstin, Todd, Martin C, Belnap, Jayne, Baddock, Matthew C, Gill, Thomas E and Miller, Mark E (2011) Dust: small-scale processes with global consequences. Eos, 92. pp. 241-242. ISSN 0096-3941

Mackay, Anson W, Davidson, Thomas, Masamba, R L, Huntsman-Mapila, Philippa and Todd, Martin (2011) Spatial and seasonal variability in surface water chemistry in the Okavango Delta, Botswana: a multivariate approach. Wetlands, 31 (5). pp. 815-829. ISSN 0277-5212

Todd, Martin C, Taylor, R G, Osborn, T J, Kingston, D G, Arnell, N W and Gosling, S N (2011) Uncertainty in climate change impacts on basin-scale freshwater resources - preface to the special issue: the QUEST-GSI methodology and synthesis of results. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS), 15 (3). pp. 1035-1046. ISSN 1027-5606

Todd, Martin C and et al, (2011) Climate change impacts on hydrology in Africa: Case studies of basin water resources. In: African climate and climate change: physical, social and political perspectives. Advances in global change research (43). Springer, pp. 123-154. ISBN 9789048138418

Gosling, S N, Taylor, R G, Arnell, N W and Todd, M C (2011) A comparative analysis of projected impacts of climate change on river runoff from global and catchment-scale hydrological models. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 15 (1). pp. 279-294. ISSN 1027-5606

Hu, Hongmei, Taylor, Richard G, Kingston, Daniel G, Jiang, Tong, Thompson, Julian R and Todd, Martin C (2010) Hydrological modeling of River Xiangxi using SWAT2005: A comparison of model parameterizations using station and gridded meteorological observations. Quaternary International, 226 (1-2). pp. 54-59. ISSN 1040-6182

Todd, Martin (2010) Groundwater and global hydrological change: current challenges. In: Xth Kovacs Colloquium, 2-3 July 2010, Paris, France.

Knippertz, Peter and Todd, Martin C (2010) The central west Saharan dust hot spot and its relation to African easterly waves and extratropical disturbances. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 115 (D12,27). pp. 1-14. ISSN 0148-0227

Mileham, Lucinda, Taylor, Richard G, Todd, Martin, Tindimugaya, Callist and Thompson, Julian (2009) The impact of climate change on groundwater recharge and runoff in a humid, equatorial catchment: sensitivity of projections to rainfall intensity. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 54 (4). pp. 727-738. ISSN 0262-6667

Karam, Diana Bou, Flamant, Cyrille, Tulet, Pierre, Chaboureau, Jean-Pierre, Dabas, Alain and Todd, Martin C (2009) Estimate of Sahelian dust emissions in the intertropical discontinuity region of the West African Monsoon. Journal of Geophysical Research , 114 (D13106). p. 14. ISSN 0747-7309

Karam, Diana Bou, Flamant, Cyrille, Tulet, Pierre, Todd, Martin C, Pelon, Jacques and Williams, Earle (2009) Dry cyclogenesis and dust mobilization in the intertropical discontinuity of the West African Monsoon: A case study. Journal of Geophysical Research , 114. ISSN 0747-7309

Schepanski, K, Tegen, I, Todd, Martin V, Heinold, B, Heinold, G, Laurent, B and Macke, A (2009) Meteorological processes forcing Saharan dust emission inferred from MSG-SEVIRI observations of subdaily dust source activation and numerical models. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114. D10201. ISSN 0148-0227

Flamant, C, Lavaysse, C, Todd, M C, Chaboureau, J-P and Pelon, J (2009) Multi-platform observations of a springtime case of Bodele and Sudan dust emission, transport and scavenging over West Africa. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 135 (639). pp. 413-430. ISSN 0035-9009

Cavazos, Carolina, Todd, Martin C and Schepanski, Kerstin (2009) Numerical model simulation of the Saharan dust event of 6-11 March 2006 using the Regional Climate Model version 3 (RegCM3). Journal of Geophysical Research , 114 (D12). ISSN 0148-0227

Kingston, Daniel G, Todd, Martin C, Taylor, Richard G, Thompson, Julian R and Arnell, Nigel W (2009) Uncertainty in the estimation of potential evapotranspiration under climate change. Geophysical Research Letters, 36. ISSN 0094-8276

Todd, Martin C, Washington, Richard, Raghavan, Srivatsan, Lizcano, Gil and Knippertz, Peter (2008) Regional model simulations of the Bodélé low-level jet of Northern Chad during the Bodélé Dust Experiment (BoDEx 2005). Journal of Climate, 21 (5). pp. 995-1012. ISSN 0894-8755

Mileham, Lucinda, Taylor, Richard, Thompson, Julian, Todd, Martin and Tindimugaya, Callist (2008) Impact of rainfall distribution on the parameterisation of a soil-moisture balance model of groundwater recharge in equatorial Africa. Journal of Hydrology, 359 (1-2). pp. 46-58.

Todd, M C, Bou Karam, D, Cavazos, C, Bouet, C, Heinold, B, Baldasano, J M, Cautenet, G, Koren, I, Perez, C, Solmon, F, Tegen, I, Tulet, P, Washington, R and Zakey, A (2008) Quantifying uncertainty in estimates of mineral dust flux: An intercomparison of model performance over the Bodélé Depression, northern Chad. Journal of Geophysical Research , 113 (D24). p. 107. ISSN 0148-0227

Todd, Martin C, Andersson, Lotta, Hughes, Denis A, Kniveton, Dominic, Layberry, Russell, Murray-Hudson, Michael, Savenije, Hubert H G, Wilk, Julie and Wolski, Piotr (2008) Simulating Climate Impacts on water resources: Experience from the Okavango River, southern Africa. In: Hydrological modelling and the water cycle : coupling the atmospheric and hydrological models. Springer, pp. 243-266. ISBN 9783540778424

Bouet, Christel, Cautenet, Guy, Washington, Richard, Todd, Martin C, Laurent, Benoit, Marticorena, Béatrice and Bergametti, Gilles (2007) Mesoscale modeling of aeolian dust emission during the BoDEx 2005 experiment. Geophysical Research Letters, 34 (7). L07812. ISSN 0094-8276

Todd, Martin C, Washington, Richard, Martins, José Vanderlai, Dubovik, Oleg, Lizcano, Gil, M'Bainayel, Samuel and Engelstaedter, Sebastian (2007) Mineral dust emission from the Bodele Depression, Chad during BoDEx. 2005. Journal of Geophysical Research , 112 (D6). D06207. ISSN 0148-0227

Warren, Andrew, Chappell, Adrian, Todd, Martin C, Bristow, Charlie, Drake, Nick, Engelstaedter, Sebastian, Martins, Vanderlei, M'bainayel, Samuel and Washington, Richard (2007) Bodele depression, Chad: Observations form the dustiest place on earth. Geomorphology, 92 (1-2). pp. 25-37.

Rose, Neil L, Metcalfe, Sarah E, Benedictow, Anna C, Todd, Martin, Nicholson, Jim and Unset (2007) National, International and Global Sources of Contamination at Lochnagar. In: Lochnagar: The Natural history of a mountain lake,. Springer, 505pp.. ISBN 9781402039003

Andersson, Lotta, Wilk, Julie, Todd, Martin C, Hughes, Denis A, Earle, Anton, Kniveton, Dominic, Layberry, Russel and Savenije, Hubert H G (2006) Scenarios of the impact of changes of climate and water use on water flow in the Okavango River. Journal of Hydrology, 331 (1-2). pp. 43-57. ISSN 00221694

Andersson, Lotta, Wilk, Julie, Todd, Martin, Hughes, Denis A, Earle, Anton, Kniveton, Dominic, Layberry, Russel and Savenije, Hubert H G (2006) Impact of climate change and development scenarios on flow patterns in the Okavango River. Journal of Hydrology, 331 (1-2). pp. 43-57. ISSN 0022-1694

Wilk, Julie, Kniveton, Dominic, Andersson, Lotta, Layberry, Russell, Todd, Martin C, Hughes, Denis, Ringrose, Susan and Vanderpost, Cornelis (2006) Estimating rainfall and water balance over the Okavango River Basin for hydrological applications. Journal of Hydrology, 331 (1-2). pp. 18-29. ISSN 0022-1694

Koren, Ilan, Kaufman, Yoram J, Washington, Richard, Todd, Martin C, Rudich, Yinon, Martins, J Vanderlei and Rosenfeld, Daniel (2006) The Bodélé depression-a single spot in the Sahara that provides most of the mineral dust to the Amazon forest. Environmental Research Letters, 1 (1). pp. 1-5. ISSN 17489326

Layberry, R, Kniveton, D R, Todd, M C, Kidd, C and Bellerby, T J (2006) Daily precipitation over southern Africa: A new resource for Climate Studies. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 7 (1). pp. 149-159. ISSN 1525-755X

Layberry, R., Kniveton, D, Todd, M, Kidd, C. and Bellerby, T. J. (2006) Daily Precipitation over Southern Africa: A New Resource for Climate Studies. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 7 (1). pp. 149-159. ISSN 1525-7541

Washington, Richard, Kay, Gillian, Harrison, Mike, Conway, Declan, Black, Emily, Challinor, Andrew, Grimes, David, Jones, Richard, Morse, Andy and Todd, Martin (2006) African climate change: taking the shorter route. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 87 (10). pp. 1355-1366. ISSN 00030007

Washington, Richard, Todd, Martin C, Engelstaedter, Sebastian, Mbainayel, Samuel and Mitchell, Fiona (2006) Dust and the low-level circulation over the Bodele Depression. Journal of Geophysical Research, 111. D03201. ISSN 0148-0227

Andersson, L., Wilk, J., Todd, M., Hughes, D. A., Earle, A., Kniveton, D., Layberry, R. and Savenije, H. H. G. (2006) Impact of climate change and development scenarios on flow patterns in the Okavango River. Journal of Hydrology, 331 (1-2). pp. 43-57. ISSN 0022-1694

Washington, R, Todd, M C, Lizcano, G, Tegen, I, Flamant, C, Koren, I, Ginoux, P, Engelstaedter, S, Bristow, C S, Zender, C S, Goudie, A S, Warren, A and Prospero, J M (2006) Links between topography, wind, deflation, lakes and dust: The case of the Bodélé Depression, Chad. Geophysical Research Letters, 33 (9). L09401. ISSN 00948276

Tegen, I, Heinold, B, Todd, M, Helmert, J, Washington, R and Dubovik, O (2006) Modelling soil dust aerosol in the Bodélé depression during the BoDEx campaign. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 6 (3). pp. 4345-4359. ISSN 16807367

Lizcano, Gil and Todd, Martin (2005) Non-ENSO control on Southern Africa precipitation variability. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 363 (1826). pp. 61-62. ISSN 1364-503X

Kniveton, Dominic R, Todd, Martin C, Sciare, Jean and Mihalopoulos, Nikos (2005) The net effect of ultraviolet radiation on atmospheric dimethylsulphide over the Southern Indian Ocean. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 363 (1826). pp. 187-190. ISSN 1471-2962

Washington, Richard and Todd, Martin C (2005) Atmospheric controls on mineral dust emission from the Bodele depression, Chad: The role of the low level jet. Geophysical Research Letters, 32 (17). L17701. ISSN 0094-8276

Kniveton, Dominic R, Todd, Martin C, Sciare, Jean and Mihalopoulos, Nikos (2005) The net effect of ultraviolet radiation on Variability of atmospheric dimethylsulphide over the Southern Indian Ocean,. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 363 (1826). pp. 187-189. ISSN 1471-2962

Kniveton, D R, Layberry, R, Todd, M C, Bellerby, T and Kidd, C (2004) Daily variability of rainfall over southern Africa. In: UGMAP annual conference.

Todd, Martin C and Kniveton, Dominic (2004) Short term variability in satellite-derived and galactic cosmic rays: an update. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 66 (13-14). pp. 1205-1211. ISSN 1364-6826

Todd, Martin and Kniveton, Dominic (2004) Short-term variability in satellite-derived cloud cover and galactic cosmic rays: an update. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 66 (13-14). pp. 1205-1211. ISSN 1364-6826

Todd, Martin C, Washington, Richard and Palmer, Paul I (2004) Water vapour transport associated with tropical-temperate trough systems over southern Africa and the southwest Indian Ocean. International Journal of Climatology, 24 (5). pp. 555-568. ISSN 0899-8418

Kniveton, D R, Todd, M C, Sciare, J and Milahopoulis, N (2004) Variability of atmospheric DMS due to changes in ultraviolet light. In: Atmosphere-Ocean-Ecology dynamics in the western Indian Ocean. 19th and 20th January 2004.

Todd, Martin C and Kniveton, Dominic R (2004) Short term variability in satellite-derived cloud cover and galactic cosmic rays: An update. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 66 (13-14). pp. 1205-1211. ISSN 13646826

Kniveton, Dominic and Todd, Martin (2003) Cosmic rays and cloud. In: Royal Meteorological Society Conference, 1-5th September 2003, Norwich, UK.

Cheke, R A, Venn, J F, Todd, M C, Kniveton, D, Washington, R and Jones, P J (2003) Analyses of a long-term data-set on the Red billed Quelea Quelea quelea lathamii in southern Africa. In: Edward Grey Institute / British Ornithologists? Union annual conference on ?Long Term Studies of Birds?, University of Oxford.

Todd, M C and Kniveton, D R (2003) Changes in cloud cover over Antarctica associated with Forbush decreases in galactic cosmic rays. In: 7th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, 24-28th March 2003, New Zealand.

Kniveton, D R, Todd, M C, Sciare, J and Milahopoulis, N (2003) Variability of atmospheric dimethylsulphide over the southern Indian Ocean due to changes in ultraviolet radiation. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 17 (4). 7/1-7/6. ISSN 0886-6236

Kidd, Chris, Kniveton, Dominic R, Todd, Martin C and Bellerby, Tim J (2003) Satellite Rainfall Estimation Using a Combined Pasive Microwave and Infrared Algorithm. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 4 (6). pp. 1088-1104. ISSN 1525-7541

Kniveton, D R, Todd, M C and Sciare, J (2003) Variability of atmospheric dimethylsulphide due to changes in ultraviolet radiation. In: 7th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, 24-28th March 2003, New Zealand.

Kniveton, D. R., Todd, M. C., Sciare, J. and Mihalopoulos, N. (2003) Variability of atmospheric dimethylsulphide over the southern Indian Ocean due to changes in ultraviolet radiation. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 17 (4). pp. 1-7. ISSN 0886-6236

Andersson, Lotta, Gumbricht, Thomas, Hughes, Denis, Kniveton, Dominic, Ringrose, Susan, Savenije, Hubert, Todd, Martin, Wilk, Julie and Wolski, Piotr (2002) Water Flow Dynamics in the Okavango River Basin and Delta - A prerequisite for the Ecosystems of the Delta. Project Report. Elsevier.

Kniveton, Dominic, Kidd, C, Todd, Martin and Bellerby, T (2002) Global satellite rainfall retrieval from combined passive microwave and infrared algorithms. In: WWRP international Conference on Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting, 2-6th September 2002.

Todd, Martin C, Washington, Richard, Cheke, Robert A and Kniveton, Dominic (2002) Climate variability and Brown Locust Outbreaks over Southern Africa. Journal of Applied Ecology, 39 (1). pp. 31-42.

Todd, Martin C and Kniveton, Dominic R (2001) Changes in cloud cover associated with Forbush decreases of galactic cosmic rays. Journal of Geophysical Research, 106 (D23). pp. 32031-32041.

Todd, Martin C, Kidd, Chris, Kniveton, Dominic and Bellerby, Tim J (2001) A Combined Satellite Infrared and Passive Microwave Technique for Estimation of Small-Scale Rainfall. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 18 (5). pp. 742-755. ISSN 0739-0572

Kniveton, Dominic R and Todd, Martin C (2001) On the relationship of cosmic ray flux and precipitation. Geophysical Research Letters, 28 (8). pp. 1527-1530.

Kniveton, Dominic R and Todd, Martin C (2001) On the relationship of cosmic ray flux and precipitation. Geophysical Research Letters, 28 (8). pp. 1527-1530.

Kniveton, Dominic, Bellerby, TJ, Todd, M and Kidd, C (2000) Multi-scale rainfall retrievals from space. In: British Hydrological Society, Southern Section, `Role of remote sensing in hydrology', Imperial College, London.

Bellerby, Tim, Todd, Martin, Kniveton, Dom and Kidd, Chris (2000) Rainfall estimation from a combination of TRMM Precipitation Radar and GOES Multi-Spectral Imagery through the use of an artificial neural network. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 39 (12). pp. 2115-2128. ISSN 0894-8763

Tate, N J, Kniveton, D R, Todd, M C and Vries, K (1999) Statistical modelling of the precipitation climate of Mozambique. In: 11th European Colloquium on Quantitative and Theoretical Geography, Durham.

Todd, M and Kniveton, D R (1999) A combined satellite infrared and passive microwave technique for estimation of small scale rainfall over the global tropics and subtropics. In: In proceedings from RSS 99 Earth Observation: From Data to Information, University of Wales, Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales.