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Professor John Shepherd MA, PhD, CBE, FRS

Emeritus Professor of Earth System Science

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Professor John Shepherd is Emeritus Professor of Earth System Science within the Ocean and Earth Science department of the Faculty of Natural and Environmental Science, University of Southampton, at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton.

BA Natural Sciences and MA, Cambridge University (1964-1967)
PhD Low Temperature Physics, Cambridge University (1967-1970)
Director, Southampton Oceanography Centre (1994-1999)
Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Southampton (1994-2006)
Director of the Earth System Modelling Initiative, Southampton Oceanography Centre (1999-2006)
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (1999)
Professorial Research Fellow (2006-present)
Awarded CBE (June 2010)

Research

Responsibilities

Publications

Contact

Research interests

Specialisms: Earth System Science & Modelling, Climate Change

Climate change, especially natural variability of the climate system on long time-scales

Development and application of intermediate complexity models of the Earth climate system (especially for the interpretation of the palaeo-climate record).

Research group

Physical Oceanography

Research project(s)

Assessing the Impact of Geo-engineering the Climate

Deputy Director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research (2001-2010)
Programme Coordinator for MSc in Marine Science Policy & Law
Member, Research Board, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

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Articles

Mclean, A. R., Adlen, E. K., Cardis, E., Elliott, A., Goodhead, D. T., Harms-ringdahl, M., ... Godfray, H. C. J. (2017). A restatement of the natural science evidence base concerning the health effects of low-level ionizing radiation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 284(1862), [20171070]. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1070
Shepherd, J. G., Brewer, P. G., Oschlies, A., & Watson, A. J. (2017). Ocean ventilation and deoxygenation in a warming world: introduction and overview. Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 375(2102), [20170240]. DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2017.0240
Shepherd, J. G., Brewer, P. G., Oschlies, A., & Watson, A. J. (2017). Ocean ventilation and deoxygenation in a warming world: posters. Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 375(2102), [20170241]. DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2017.0241
Wilkinson, W. B., Bakke, T., Clauss, G. F., Clements, R., Dover, W. D., Rullkötter, J., & Shepherd, J. G. (2016). Decommissioning of large offshore structures – The role of an Independent Review Group (IRG). Ocean Engineering, 113, 11-17. DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2015.12.031
Shepherd, J., Benoit, D., Halanych, K., Carron, M., Shaw, R., & Wilson, C. (2016). Introduction to the Special Issue: An Overview of the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative. Oceanography, 29(3), 26-32. DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2016.58
Wolff, E. W., Shepherd, J. G., Shuckburgh, E., & Watson, A. J. (2015). Feedbacks on climate in the Earth system: introduction. Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 373(2054), 20140428. DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2014.0428
Long, J. C. S., Hamburg, S., & Shepherd, J. (2012). Climate: More ways to govern geoengineering. Nature, 486(7403), p323. DOI: 10.1038/486323a
Russell, L. M., Rasch, P. J., Mace, G. M., Jackson, R. B., Shepherd, J., Liss, P., ... Morgan, M. G. (2012). Ecosystem Impacts of Geoengineering: A Review for Developing a Science Plan. Ambio, 41(4), 350-369. DOI: 10.1007/s13280-012-0258-5
Shepherd, J. G. (2012). Geoengineering the climate: an overview and update. Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 370(1974), 4166-4175. DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2012.0186
Rohling, E. J., Medina-Elizalde, M., Shepherd, J. G., Siddall, M., & Stanford, J. D. (2012). Sea Surface and High-Latitude Temperature Sensitivity to Radiative Forcing of Climate over Several Glacial Cycles. Journal of Climate, 25(5), 1635-1656. DOI: 10.1175/2011JCLI4078.1
Shepherd, J. (2011). Fishery reform: an economic problem. Nature, 475(7357), 454. DOI: 10.1038/475454a
Shepherd, J. (2010). Geoengineering the climate: science, governance and uncertainty. Ocean Challenge, 17(1), 10-11.
Vaughan, N. E., Lenton, T. M., & Shepherd, J. G. (2009). Climate change mitigation: trade-offs between delay and strength of action required. Climatic Change, 96(1-2), 29-43. DOI: 10.1007/s10584-009-9573-7
Yool, A., Shepherd, J. G., Bryden, H. L., & Oschlies, A. (2009). Low efficiency of nutrient translocation for enhancing oceanic uptake of carbon dioxide. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114(C8), C08009. DOI: 10.1029/2008JC004792
Horwood, J., & Shepherd, J. (2008). Correspondence: Analyses support theory of stochastic regulation of fisheries. Nature, 453(7195), p586. DOI: 10.1038/453586d
Shepherd, J. (2008). Journal club: An oceanographer sees potential in accelerating rock weathering to soak up carbon dioxide from the air. Nature, 451(7180), p749. DOI: 10.1038/451749a
Lampitt, R. S., Achterberg, E. P., Anderson, T. R., Hughes, J. A., Iglesias-Rodriguez, M. D., Kelly-Gerreyn, B. A., ... Yool, A. (2008). Ocean fertilization: a potential means of geoengineering? Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 366(1882), 3919-3945. DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2008.0139
Le Quesne, W. J. F., Hawkins, S. J., & Shepherd, J. G. (2007). A comparison of no-take zones and traditional fishery management tools for managing site-attached species with a mixed larval pool. Fish and Fisheries, 8(3), 181-195. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2679.2007.00246.x
Lenton, T. M., Marsh, R., Price, A. R., Lunt, D. J., Aksenov, Y., Annan, J. D., ... Yool, A. (2007). Effects of atmospheric dynamics and ocean resolution on bi-stability of the thermohaline circulation examined using the Grid ENabled Integrated Earth system modelling (GENIE) framework. Climate Dynamics, 29(6), 591-613. DOI: 10.1007/s00382-007-0254-9
Shepherd, J., Iglesias-Rodriguez, D., & Yool, A. (2007). Letter to the Editor: Geo-engineering might cause, not cure, problems. Nature, 449(7164), p781. DOI: 10.1038/449781a
Tyrrell, T., Shepherd, J. G., & Castle, S. (2007). The long-term legacy of fossil fuels. Tellus B, 59(4), 664-672. DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2007.00290.x
Williamson, M. S., Lenton, T. M., Shepherd, J. G., & Edwards, N. R. (2006). An efficient numerical terrestrial scheme (ENTS) for Earth system modelling. Ecological Modelling, 198(3-4), 362-374. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2006.05.027
Lenton, T. M., Williamson, M. S., Edwards, N. R., Marsh, R., Price, A. R., Ridgwell, A. J., ... Cox, S. J. (2006). Millennial timescale carbon cycle and climate change in an efficient Earth system model. Climate Dynamics, 26(7-8), 687-711. DOI: 10.1007/s00382-006-0109-9
Cameron, D. R., Lenton, T. M., Ridgwell, A. J., Shepherd, J. G., Marsh, R., & Yool, A. (2005). A factorial analysis of the marine carbon cycle controls on atmospheric CO2. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 19(4), 1-12. DOI: 10.1029/2005GB002489
Yool, A., Price, A. R., Marsh, R., Cox, S. J., & Shepherd, J. G. (2005). Earth system model optimisation using response surface modelling in the Grid-enabled GENIE framework. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 7, 9185-9185.
Price, A., Lenton, T., Cox, S., Valdes, P., Shepherd, J., & The GENIE Team, N. (2005). GENIE seeks answers on global changes. GRIDtoday, 4(15).
Price, A., Lenton, T., Cox, S., Valdes, P., Shepherd, J., & The GENIE team (2005). GENIE: Grid enabled integrated earth system model. ERCIM News, 61, 15-16.
Marsh, R., Yool, A., Lenton, T. M., Gulamali, M. Y., Edwards, N. R., Shepherd, J. G., ... Cox, S. J. (2004). Bistability of the thermohaline circulation identified through comprehensive 2-parameter sweeps of an efficient climate model. Climate Dynamics, 23(7-8), 761-777. DOI: 10.1007/s00382-004-0474-1
Shepherd, J. (2004). Macro-engineering options for climate change management and mitigation. IGBP Global Change Newsletter, (59), 20-21.
Shepherd, J. (2003). Book review: Overfishing in the North Atlantic Ocean has left fish stocks in peril. (In a Perfect ocean, D.Pauly & J. Maclean. Island Press, 2003. 175pp.). Nature, 425(6954), 125-126. DOI: 10.1038/425125a
Shepherd, J. G. (2003). Fishing effort control: could it work under the common fisheries policy? Fisheries Research, 63(2), 149-153. DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(03)00125-5
Edwards, N. R., & Shepherd, J. G. (2002). Bifurcations of the thermohaline circulation in a simplified three-dimensional model of the world ocean and the effects of inter-basin connectivity. Climate Dynamics, 19(1), 31-42. DOI: 10.1007/s00382-001-0207-7
Brander, K., Dickson, R. R., & Shepherd, J. G. (2001). Modelling the timing of plankton production and its effect on recruitment of cod (Gadus morhua). ICES Journal of Marine Science, 58(5), 962-966. DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2001.1086
Edwards, N. R., & Shepherd, J. G. (2001). Multiple thermohaline states due to variable diffusivity in a hierarchy of simple models. Ocean Modelling, 3(1-2), 67-94. DOI: 10.1016/S1463-5003(01)00002-6
Shepherd, J. G. (2000). Book review: Global energy and water cycles, ed. K.A. Browning and R.J. Gurney. Global Atmosphere-Ocean System, 7(2), 180-182.
Shepherd, J. (1998). Review of: Civilization and the limpet, by M. Wells, Perseus Books, 209pp. Nature, 396(6713), 731-732. DOI: 10.1038/25476
Shepherd, J. (1997). Oceans of truth. Book review - Cod: a biography of the fish that changed the world by M. Kurlansky, Walker: 1997. Nature, 388(6645), p.843.

Book Chapters

Lampitt, R. S., Achterberg, E. P., Anderson, T. R., Hughes, J. A., Iglesias-Rodriguez, M. D., Kelly-Gerreyn, B. A., ... Yool, A. (2010). Ocean fertilisation: a potential means of geo-engineering? In J. M. T. Thompson, & B. Launder (Eds.), Geo-Engineering Climate Change: Environmental Necessity or Pandora's Box? (pp. 149-180). Cambridge: University of Cambridge.
Shepherd, J. G., & Pope, J. G. (2002). Dynamic pool models I: interpreting the past using Virtual Population Analysis. In P. J. B. Hart, & J. D. Reynolds (Eds.), Handbook of Fish Biology and Fisheries, Vol. II: Fisheries (pp. 127-163). Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
Shepherd, J. G., & Pope, J. G. (2002). Dynamic pool models II: short-term and long-term forecasts of catch and biomass. In P. J. B. Hart, & J. D. Reynolds (Eds.), Handbook of Fish Biology and Fisheries. Vol. II: Fisheries (pp. 164-188). Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
Shepherd, J. G. (2001). Fisheries management: breaking the deadlock. In G. Till (Ed.), Seapower at the Millennium (pp. 233-235). Stroud: Sutton Publishing/Royal Naval Museum.

Conference

Shepherd, J. G. (Ed.) (2004). Macro-Engineering Options for Climate Change Management & Mitigation (Tyndall Centre & Cambridge-MIT Institute Symposium). Macro-Engineering Options for Climate Change Management & Mitigation, .

Reports

Shepherd, J. G., & Working Group on Geoengineering the Climate (2009). Geoengineering the climate: science, governance and uncertainty. (RS Policy document; No. 10/29). London, GB: Royal Society.
Williamson, M., Lenton, T., Adams, B., Shepherd, J. G., Yool, A., & Marsh, R. (2004). A simple coupled terrestrial carbon-physics land scheme for use in a closed carbon cycle climate model of intermediate complexity. (Southampton Oceanography Centre Internal Document; No. 96). Southampton, UK: Southampton Oceanography Centre.

Professor John Shepherd
Ocean and Earth Science
National Oceanography Centre Southampton
SO14 3ZH, UK

Room Number: NOCS/564/14

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