Thomas R. Karl
Encyclopedia
Thomas R. Karl is the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
’s National Climatic Data Center
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , pronounced , like "noah", is a scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere...
’s National Climatic Data Center
National Climatic Data Center
The United States National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, North Carolina is the world's largest active archive of weather data. The center became established in late 1951, with the move into the new facility occurring in early 1952....
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Opinions
Karl wrote:- Internationally, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), under the auspices of the United Nations (UN), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), is the most senior and authoritative body providing scientific advice to global policy makers. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html.
Awards
- Verner E. Suomi Award by the American Meteorological Society http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/releases2003/feb03/noaa03r217.html
- Amer. Assoc. of State Climatologists, Landsberg Award(1993)
- Amer. Meteor. Soc. Editors Award, J. Climate (1988)
- Dept. of Commerce Gold Medal (1991)
- NOAA Administrator's Award (1989)
- Dept. of Commerce Bronze Medal (1988)
Service
- Editor Journal of Climate
- Associate Editor Climatic Change
- National Research Council
- Climate Research Committee (1991–present)
- Panel on EOSDIS (1992–94)
- Panel on Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming (1990–1992)
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a scientific intergovernmental body which provides comprehensive assessments of current scientific, technical and socio-economic information worldwide about the risk of climate change caused by human activity, its potential environmental and...
: Lead Author 1995, 1992, 1990 - Public Affairs: Numerous news media interviews, testimony to U.S. Congress and briefings to cabinet level officials and Vice President of the US.
Papers
- Karl, T.R., R.W. Knight, and B. Baker. 2000. The record breaking global temperatures of 1997 and 1998: Evidence for an increase in the rate of global warming. Geophysical Research Letters 27(March 1):719-722. (press release)
External links
- Global Warming - Frequently Asked Questions NCDC report prepared by Karl and David Easterling based on IPCCIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a scientific intergovernmental body which provides comprehensive assessments of current scientific, technical and socio-economic information worldwide about the risk of climate change caused by human activity, its potential environmental and...
TAR and other sources. - Testimony before the Committee on governmental affairs of the United States senate, July 18 2001
- Testimony to the U.S. National Climate Change Assessment: Do the Climate Models Project a Useful Picture of Regional Climate?
- The Climate Change and Human Health Integrated Assessment Web bio
- Report of workshop on uncertainties in the satellite temperature record (ppt; 4M)