The Reading team is based at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) and the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading. The NCAS, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council, is a world leader in atmospheric science. The Department of Meteorology is an internationally renowned centre for pioneering research in weather, climate, and Earth observations, having long-term and strategic partnerships with the UK Met Office and ECMWF. The Reading team brings expertise in a broad spectrum of extreme weather and climate phenomena in tropical regions, with a strong focus on the prediction of tropical cyclones, sea-level extremes, temperature variability, and monsoon systems.