The shaping of climate science: half a century in personal perspective
The paper traces my career as a climatologist from the 1950s and that of most of my graduate students from the late 1960s. These decades were the formative ones in the evolution of climate science. Following a brief account of the history of climatology, a summary of my early training, my initial te...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:18ea59afecf84091a7b339219db9c088 2023-05-15T15:06:16+02:00 The shaping of climate science: half a century in personal perspective R. G. Barry 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-6-87-2015 https://doaj.org/article/18ea59afecf84091a7b339219db9c088 EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.hist-geo-space-sci.net/6/87/2015/hgss-6-87-2015.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/2190-5010 https://doaj.org/toc/2190-5029 2190-5010 2190-5029 doi:10.5194/hgss-6-87-2015 https://doaj.org/article/18ea59afecf84091a7b339219db9c088 History of Geo- and Space Sciences, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 87-105 (2015) Science Q Geology QE1-996.5 Dynamic and structural geology QE500-639.5 Physics QC1-999 Geophysics. Cosmic physics QC801-809 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-6-87-2015 2022-12-31T01:34:44Z The paper traces my career as a climatologist from the 1950s and that of most of my graduate students from the late 1960s. These decades were the formative ones in the evolution of climate science. Following a brief account of the history of climatology, a summary of my early training, my initial teaching and research in the UK is discussed. This is followed by new directions at the University of Colorado, Boulder from October 1968. The history of the World Data Center for Glaciology/National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder from 1977 is described and climate-cryosphere initiatives at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES). International activities and links are then reported, followed by a section on national and international committees. I then describe my activities during sabbaticals and research leaves. The paper concludes with discussion of my "retirement" activities and an epilogue. The paper is based on a lecture given at the Roger Barry Symposium: A Chronicle of Distinction: From the Arctic to the Andes, at the University of Colorado, 10 August 2004 and updated to 2014. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic National Snow and Ice Data Center Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic History of Geo- and Space Sciences 6 2 87 105 |
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The paper traces my career as a climatologist from the 1950s and that of most of my graduate students from the late 1960s. These decades were the formative ones in the evolution of climate science. Following a brief account of the history of climatology, a summary of my early training, my initial teaching and research in the UK is discussed. This is followed by new directions at the University of Colorado, Boulder from October 1968. The history of the World Data Center for Glaciology/National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder from 1977 is described and climate-cryosphere initiatives at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES). International activities and links are then reported, followed by a section on national and international committees. I then describe my activities during sabbaticals and research leaves. The paper concludes with discussion of my "retirement" activities and an epilogue. The paper is based on a lecture given at the Roger Barry Symposium: A Chronicle of Distinction: From the Arctic to the Andes, at the University of Colorado, 10 August 2004 and updated to 2014. |
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