Delphine Deryng
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- e-mail address
- d.deryng@uea.ac.uk
- First Name
- Delphine
- Surname
- Deryng
- Institution
- University of East Anglia
- Postal Address
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Tyndall Centre, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
- Current Position
- PhD Researcher
- Research Interests
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I study the interactions between human activities and the environment combining scientific knowledge from multiple disciplines. I’m particularly interested in providing policy relevant research on the impact of climate change, land use and land use change on global food production and food security. I use primarily quantitative methods involving numerical models, statistical analyses and geographic representations of biophysical and socio-economic phenomenons.
My doctoral dissertation focuses on examining the interactions between climate policy and land use change policy and the implication for global crop production and global food security. This work makes use of the Community Integrated Assessment System (CIAS) to combine greenhouse gases emissions scenarios with models of the Earth’s climate, crop yields, global hydrology, land use dynamics and the world economy. This research is an extension of previous research on the impact of climate and agricultural management practices on global crop yield (see publications below).
Prior to joining the Tyndall Centre, I worked as a research scientist for the Global Land and Water lab at McGill University (Montreal, Canada), where I completed a Master’s degree in Geography in 2009. I also hold a Master’s degree in Cosmology and High-energy physics and a qualification in scientific communication from the University Denis Diderot - Paris 7 (France, 2006). Throughout this unusual education pathway, I developed strong quantitative skills, a broad interest in science and philosophy, and critical thinking about scientific knowledge and performing scientific research, essential for pursuing interdisciplinary research on climate change.
Publications:
D. Deryng , W. J. Sacks, C. C. Barford, and N. Ramankutty. Simulating the effects of climate and agricultural management practices on global crop yield. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 25(GB2006):1–18, 2011
W. Sacks, D. Deryng, J. A. Foley, and N. Ramankutty. Crop planting dates: an analysis of global patterns. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2010
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PhD Researchers Profile
- Duration of your PhD
- 2010/2013
- Thesis's Supervisor
- Dr. Rachel Warren
Expertise
- Adaptation Theory and Practice
- Emissions Scenarios
- Economics
- Climate modelling/downscaling
- Remote Sensing and data management
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