Wallace S. Broecker (1931–2019)
Auteur de Fixing Climate: What Past Climate Changes Reveal About the Current Threat--and How to Counter It
A propos de l'auteur
Wallace Smith Broecker was born on November 29, 1931. He received a bachelor's degree in physics and a Ph.D. in geology from Columbia University. He joined the faculty there in 1959. He was one of the first scientists to sound the alarm about climate change and the researcher who popularized the afficher plus term global warming. He published a landmark scientific paper entitled Climatic Change: Are We on the Brink of a Pronounced Global Warming in 1975. He pioneered techniques using carbon isotopes and other trace elements to map the world's ocean currents. He wrote more than 500 research papers and more than 15 books. He received the National Medal of in 1996. He died of congestive heart failure on February 18, 2019 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Œuvres de Wallace S. Broecker
Fixing Climate: What Past Climate Changes Reveal About the Current Threat--and How to Counter It (2008) 63 exemplaires
Chemical equilibria in the earth 2 exemplaires
The Future of Mono Lake: Report of the Community and Organization Research Institute "Blue Ribbon Panel" for the… (1988) 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
A Better Future for the Planet Earth Vol I: Lectures by the Winners of the Blue Planet Prize (1992-1996) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Broecker, Wallace Smith
- Date de naissance
- 1931-11-29
- Date de décès
- 2019-02-18
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Oak Park, Illinois, USA - Études
- Wheaton College
Columbia University - Professions
- oceanographer
university professor
climate scientist - Prix et distinctions
- National Medal of Science ( [1996])
Crafoord Prize (2006)
Balzan Prize (2008)
Wollaston Medal (1990)
Membres
Critiques
The Great Ocean Conveyor: Discovering the Trigger… par Wally Broecker
I found this to be quite technical and had to read some parts several times to make sure I grasped the more complex analyses. It does give great insight into the multiple and varied systems that can trigger a major climatic event such as an Ice Age, and especially into the role of the oceans in such events. Recommended for anyone intested in climatology or geological processes.
Listes
Climate Change (1)
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- Membres
- 127
- Popularité
- #158,248
- Évaluation
- 4.2
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 14
- Langues
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