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Famous Climatologists

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Guy Stewart Callendar

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Notably advanced the Callendar effect, which describes the role of increased carbon dioxide levels in enhancing the Earth's greenhouse effect leading to global warming.

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Valerie Masson-Delmotte

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Co-chaired Working Group I of the IPCC, which assesses the physical science basis of climate change.

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Charles David Keeling

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Is famous for his meticulous work on the Keeling Curve, a long-term record of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations.

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James Hansen

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First to raise awareness about global warming in his 1988 U.S. Senate testimony, and he has contributed significantly to the field with his climate models.

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Rajendra K. Pachauri

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Former chairman of the IPCC, led the organization when it was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for its efforts to build up and disseminate knowledge about climate change.

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Syukuro Manabe

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Pioneered the use of computers to simulate global climate change and natural climate variations.

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Inez Fung

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A leading expert in climate modeling, particularly the interactions between climate change and biogeochemical cycles.

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John Tyndall

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Was the first to recognize the Earth’s natural greenhouse effect and attributed it to water vapor and carbon dioxide.

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Wladimir Köppen

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Developed the Köppen climate classification system, which is based on temperature and precipitation to delineate various climate zones.

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Milutin Milankovitch

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Known for developing the Milankovitch cycles which explain how variations in the Earth’s orbit and tilt impact climate over periods of tens of thousands of years.

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