Charles David Keeling | |
|---|---|
 Keeling receives the Medal of Science in 2001 | |
| Born | April 20, 1928 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 20, 2005 (aged 77) Hamilton, Montana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois Northwestern University |
| Known for | Keeling Curve |
| Awards | Second Half Century Award, American Meteorological Society (1981) Maurice Ewing Medal (1991) Blue Planet Prize (1993) National Medal of Science (2002) Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (2005) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Atmosphere |
| Institutions | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Doctoral advisor | Malcolm Dole |
Charles David Keeling (April 20, 1928 – June 20, 2005)[1][2] was an American scientist whose recording of carbon dioxide at the Mauna Loa Observatory[3] confirmed Svante Arrhenius's proposition (1896) of the possibility of anthropogenic contribution to the greenhouse effect and global warming, by documenting the steadily rising carbon dioxide levels. The Keeling Curve measures the progressive buildup of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, in the atmosphere.
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