Mike Jesson is a lecturer in wind engineering at the University of Birmingham, UK. Following on from his PhD in open-channel flow over a heterogeneous channel bed, he is now researching extreme wind events, attempting to simulate thunderstorm downbursts in a laboratory.

To be cited by VSA users (please!):

Novel software developments for the automated post-processing of high volumes of velocity time-series.
Jesson, M.A., Bridgeman, J. and Sterling, M., 2015. Advances in Engineering Software, 89, pp.36-42. doi:10.1016/j.advengsoft.2015.06.007.

Despiking velocity time-series - Optimisation through the combination of spike detection and replacement methods.
Jesson, M., Sterling, M. and Bridgeman, J., 2013. Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 30, pp.45-51. doi:10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2013.01.007. Accepted version available.

Journal Publications:

Estimation of Weibull parameters for wind energy analysis across the UK.
JShu, Zhenru and Jesson, Mike, 2021 Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, vol. 13, no. 2, 023303. doi:10.1063/5.0038001 Accepted version available.

Determination of crop dynamic and aerodynamic parameters for lodging prediction.
Joseph, G.M.D., Mohammadi, M., Sterling, M., Baker, C.J., Gillmeier, S.G., Soper, D., Jesson, M., Blackburn, G.A., Whyatt, J.D., Gullick, D., Murray, J., Berry, P., Hartley, D., Finnan, J., 2020. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 202, 104169. doi:10.1016/j.jweia.2020.104169. Accepted version available.

The lodging of crops by tornadoes.
Baker, C., Sterling, M., Jesson, M., 2020. Journal of Theoretical Biology 500, 110309. doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2020.110309.

On the assessment of pedestrian distress in urban winds.
Vita, G., Shu, Z., Jesson, M., Quinn, A., Hemida, H., Sterling, M., Baker, C., 2020. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 203, 104200. doi:10.1016/j.jweia.2020.104200. Accepted version available.

The physical simulation of a transient, downburst-like event - How complex does it need to be?
Jesson, M., Lombardo, F.T., Sterling, M., Baker, C., 2019. JWEIA 189, 135-150. doi:10.1016/j.jweia.2019.03.021.

A simple vortex model of a thunderstorm downburst - A parametric evaluation.
Jesson, M., Sterling, M., 2018. JWEIA 174, 1-9. doi:10.1016/j.jweia.2017.12.001.

Application of ISO4359 for discharge calculation in a narrow flume.
Jesson, M., Sterling, M., Baker, D., 2017. Flow Measurement and Instrumentation 54, 283-287. doi:10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2016.06.015.

Avoiding lodging in irrigated spring wheat. I. Stem and root structural requirements.
Piñera-Chavez, F., Berry, P., Foulkes, M., Jesson, M., Reynolds, M., 2016. Field Crops Research 196, 325-336. doi:10.1016/j.fcr.2016.06.009.

Aerodynamic forces on generic buildings subject to transient, downburst-type winds.
Jesson, M., Sterling, M., Letchford, C., Haines, M., 2015. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 137, 58-68. doi:10.1016/j.jweia.2014.12.003.

Aerodynamic forces on the roofs of low-, mid- and high-rise buildings subject to transient winds.
Jesson, M., Sterling, M., Letchford, C., Baker, C., 2015. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 143, 42-49. doi:10.1016/j.jweia.2015.04.020.

Novel software developments for the automated post-processing of high volumes of velocity time-series.
Jesson, M.A., Bridgeman, J. and Sterling, M., 2015. Advances in Engineering Software, 89, pp.36-42. doi:10.1016/j.advengsoft.2015.06.007.

Despiking velocity time-series - Optimisation through the combination of spike detection and replacement methods.
Jesson, M., Sterling, M. and Bridgeman, J., 2013. Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 30, pp.45-51. doi:10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2013.01.007. Accepted version available.

Modelling flow in an open-channel with heterogeneous bed roughness.
Jesson, M., Sterling, M., Bridgeman, J., 2013. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 139, 195-204. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000621.

An Experimental Study of Turbulence in a Heterogeneous Channel.
Jesson, M., Sterling, M., Bridgeman, J., 2013. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Water Management 166, 16-26. doi:10.1680/wama.11.00025.

Thesis:

The Effect of Heterogeneous Roughness on Conveyance Capacity and Application to the Shiono-Knight Method (PhD Thesis).
Jesson, M., 2012. University of Birmingham, UK. Available as a University of Birmingham eThesis.

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