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James Hansen

James Edward Hansen (born March 29, 1941) is an American climatologist. He is an adjunct professor directing the Program on Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions at Columbia University. He is best known for his research in climatology, his 1988 Congressional testimony on climate change that helped raise broad awareness of global warming, and his…

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Known for
Radiative transfer · Planetary atmospheres · Climate models
Alma mater
University of Iowa
Awards
Klopsteg Memorial Award (2011) · Member of the National Academy of Sciences · Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal
Born
James Edward Hansen (1941-03-29) March 29, 1941 (age 85) Denison, Iowa, U.S.
Doctoral advisor
Satoshi Matsushima
Fields
Atmospheric physics

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Awards · 3
James Hansen → Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal, Klopsteg Memorial Award (2011), Member of the National Academy of Sciences
Known for · 3
James Hansen → Climate models, Planetary atmospheres, Radiative transfer
Alma mater · 1
James Hansen → University of Iowa
Born · 1
James Hansen → James Edward Hansen (1941-03-29) March 29, 1941 (age 85) Denison, Iowa, U.S.
Doctoral advisor · 1
James Hansen → Satoshi Matsushima
Fields · 1
James Hansen → Atmospheric physics

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James HansenAlma materUniversity of Iowa1.00infobox
James HansenAwardsKlopsteg Memorial Award (2011)1.00infobox
James HansenAwardsMember of the National Academy of Sciences1.00infobox
James HansenAwardsCarl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal1.00infobox
James HansenBornJames Edward Hansen (1941-03-29) March 29, 1941 (age 85) Denison, Iowa, U.S.1.00infobox
James HansenDoctoral advisorSatoshi Matsushima1.00infobox
James HansenFieldsAtmospheric physics1.00infobox
James HansenKnown forRadiative transfer1.00infobox
James HansenKnown forPlanetary atmospheres1.00infobox
James HansenKnown forClimate models1.00infobox
James HansenThesisThe atmosphere of Venus : a dust insulation model (1967)1.00infobox
James HansenWebsitewww.columbia.edu/~jeh11.00infobox
James HansenWorkplacesCurrently Columbia University; NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies 1967–20131.00infobox

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