Phil is representing the WMO Data Assimilation and Observing Systems (DAOS) working group within PCAPS. He is ensuring the coupled data assimilation aspects of the PCAPS project align with other WMO groups and operational centre's capabilities.

Phil is a senior scientist at ECMWF developing coupled ocean-atmosphere data assimilation. He has implemented the current operational analysis coupling strategy for numerical weather prediction and is working on the next system which will form the basis of the next generation ERA6 reanalysis. Phil holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics from University of Bath, UK, and was previously a research scientist in the University of Reading's Department of Meteorology.

His interests lie in methodological and technical developments in coupled data assimilation to allow the better use of surface sensitive data.

Research interests:
Coupled data assimilation | sea-ice assimilation and prediction | global NWP