John Raymond Christy | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | California State University, University of Illinois, Golden Gate Baptist Seminary |
| Known for | UAH satellite data |
| Spouse(s) | Babs (Joslin) Christy, 1975. Died 2014. Sherry (Upshaw) Christy, 2015 |
| Awards | 1991 Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement, NASA; 1996 Special Award, American Meteorological Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Atmospheric Science |
| Institutions | University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) |
| Thesis | An investigation of the general circulation associated with extreme anomalies in hemispheric mean atmospheric mass (1987) |
| Doctoral advisor | Kevin Trenberth |
| Website | nsstc |
John Raymond Christy is a climate scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) whose chief interests are satellite remote sensing of global climate and global climate change. He is best known, jointly with Roy Spencer, for the first successful development of a satellite temperature record.[1]