Hubert Lamb
Hubert Horace Lamb (born September 22, 1913 in Bedford , † June 28, 1997 in Holt , Norfolk ) was an English climatologist . He founded the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia .
Act
In historical climatology, Lamb is considered to be one of the pioneers in working with historical testimonies to reconstruct the climate history of the last centuries and to research the effects of past climate changes on society. Lamb coined the term Medieval Warm Period . His use of climate indices and his work on the connection between volcanic eruptions and the resulting short-term climatic fluctuations are particularly emphasized. In 1972 he introduced the Dust Veil Index, which is still used today, to characterize them .
Lamb was the grandson of mathematician Horace Lamb . His son Norman Lamb is a Member of the English Parliament for North Norfolk .
He became friends with Lewis Fry Richardson from an early age. Meanwhile Quäkerphilosophie influenced Lamb sustainable.
Works
- 1977: Climate Present Past and Future. ISBN 0-416-11530-6 .
- 1982: Climate, History and the Modern World. ISBN 0-415-12734-3 (title of the German edition: "Klima und Kulturgeschichte").
Awards
- Symons Gold Medal from the Royal Meteorological Society , UK
- Murchison Award from the Royal Geographical Society , UK
- Vega Medal of Svenska Sällskapet for anthropology and geography
- 1997: Honorary member of the European Geophysical Society (EGS)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Franz Mauelshagen: Climate history of the modern age . Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 2010, ISBN 978-3-534-21024-4 , pp. 1,16,26,63 .
- ^ A b c Trevor Davies: Lamb, Hubert Horace (1913-1997), climatologist. In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Oxford University Press , accessed October 17, 2008 .
- ↑ Source 2 , Source 3
- ↑ Lamb 1997 ( Memento of July 18, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) on copernicus.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lamb, Hubert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lamb, Hubert Horace |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English climatologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bedford |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 28, 1997 |
| Place of death | Holt, Norfolk |