Gilbert Plass
Gilbert Norman Plass (born March 22, 1920 in Toronto , Ontario , † March 2, 2004 ) was a Canadian physicist who lived most of his life in the United States . He graduated from Harvard University in 1941 and received his PhD in physics from Princeton University in 1947 . He later became a professor at Texas A&M University . Since 1956 he has been concerned with the effects of carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas . At that time he calculated that doubling the CO 2 concentration ( climate sensitivity ) would lead to a warming of 3.6 ° C. Today we assume values between 2 and 4.5 ° C.
Publications
- Plass, GN (1947): Black Body Radiation in the Theory of Action at a Distance , bibcode : 1947PhDT ......... 6P ( dissertation )
- Plass, GN (1956): Infrared Radiation in the Atmosphere , in: American Journal of Physics, Vol. 24, pp. 303-321, bibcode : 1956AmJPh..24..303P
- Plass, GN (1956): The Influence of the 15µ Band on the Atmospheric Infra-Red Cooling Rate , in: Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society , Vol. 82, pp. 310–329, doi : 10.1002 / qj.49708235307
- Plass, GN (1956): The influence of the 9.6 micron ozone band on the atmospheric infra-red cooling rate , in: Quarterly J. of the Royal Meteorological Society, Vol. 82, pp. 30-44, doi : 10.1002 / qj .49708235104
- Plass, GN (1956): Carbon Dioxide and the Climate , in: American Scientist, Vol. 44, pp. 302-316
- Plass, GN (1956): Effect of Carbon Dioxide Variations on Climate , in: American Journal of Physics, Vol. 24, pp. 376-387, online
- Plass, GN (1959): Carbon Dioxide and Climate , in: Scientific American , pp. 41-47
A list of other publications .
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| SURNAME | Plass, Gilbert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Plass, Gilbert Norman (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto , Ontario |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 2, 2004 |