MSS CCRS
Dr Simon PEATMAN

Dr Simon PEATMAN

Senior Research Scientist
Department of Climate Research
Seasonal and Sub-seasonal Prediction Branch

  • simon_peatman@nea.gov.sg

Dr Simon PEATMAN

Dr Simon Peatman works on research into seasonal and subseasonal variability in the Southeast Asia region. He joined CCRS in 2024 with 14 years’ experience of research in tropical atmospheric processes, mainly focusing on convective storms over Southeast Asia and how they vary under large-scale drivers such as the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), equatorial waves and the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO).

Education

    • 2010-2014
    • PhD in Tropical Meteorology, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
    • 2006-2010
    • MPhys in Physics, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Working Experience

    • 2024-present
    • Senior Research Scientist, Centre for Climate Research Singapore, MSS
    • 2018-2024
    • Senior Research Fellow, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
    • 2014-2018
    • Research Fellow, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, United Kingdom

Research Interests

  • Subseasonal-to-seasonal prediction
  • Tropical variability
  • Scale interactions
  • Tropical weather and climate processes

Dr Peatman’s full publication record can be accessed here.