Richard Wetherald
Richard "Dick" Tryon Wetherald ( 1936 - October 9, 2011 in Newtown , Pennsylvania ) was an American climate scientist. He did pioneering work in computer-aided climate modeling .
Life
He was married and had three children.
Act
In 1967, Wetherald and Syukuro Manabe were able to use one of the first climate models to calculate the strength of the warming of the atmosphere by doubling carbon dioxide to a value of 2.3 degrees Celsius.
Publications (selection)
- S. Manabe and RT Wetherald: Thermal equilibrium of the atmosphere with a given distribution of relative humidity. In: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. Volume 24, No. 3, 1967, pp. 241-259.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b https://matherhodge.com/tribute/details/84/Richard-Wetherald/obituary.html
- ↑ a b https://www.nzz.ch/wissenschaft/klimawandel-die-wichtsten-fotos-im-ueberblick-ld.1420749
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wetherald, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wetherald, Richard Tryon (full name); Wetherald, Dick (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American climate scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1936 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 2011 |
| Place of death | Newtown , Pennsylvania |