This ‘Classic Papers’ meeting marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Guy Callendar, one of the pioneers of greenhouse effect studies. The meeting will bring out the significance of his work and also focus upon other papers which have contributed fundamentally to the development of this exciting and very topical subject. Different angles will be covered – particularly radiative forcing, climate models and laboratory models – and the meeting will include a lecture by John Harries, winner of the Society’s Mason Medal for 2013. He will give the Mason Lecture on observations of Earth’s greenhouse effect from space.
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Programme
Meeting Chair: Professor Joanna Haigh, CBE, FRS, FRMetS, Co-Director, Grantham Institute for Climate Change and Environment, Imperial College London, President, Royal Meteorological Society.
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14.00 |
Introduction |
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14.05 |
A brief history of climate science: from Fourier to Callendar. |
Dr Ed Hawkins FRMetS University of Reading |
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14.35 |
The dawn of modern climate modelling – early one-dimensional studies. |
Prof Keith Shine FRS University of Reading |
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15.05 |
The dawn of modern climate modelling – early three-dimensional studies. |
Prof John Mitchell OBE, FRS,FRMetS, CMet Met Office |
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15.35 |
Refreshment Break |
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16.00 |
Calculating radiation, with and without computers. |
Dr Clive Rodgers University of Oxford |
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16.30 |
Mason Lecture – Observations of the Earth’s greenhouse effect from space. |
Prof John Harries FRMetS Imperial College London |
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17.15 |
Meeting Close |
This meeting is part of the Royal Meteorological Society National Meetings programme, open to all, from expert to enthusiast, for topical discussions on the latest advances in weather and climate.Non members are welcome to attend these meetings.