Kevin Trenberth

Kevin Trenberth
CNZM
Trenberth in 2015
Born
Kevin Edward Trenberth

(1944-11-08) 8 November 1944 (age 80)
Christchurch, New Zealand
CitizenshipNew Zealand and U.S.
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Known forClimate variability and El Niño–Southern Oscillation
IPCC Lead Author 1995, 2001, 2007
[World Climate Research Programme]
Earth's energy budget
Ocean heat content
Water cycle
Climate change attribution
Reanalysis
Diagram showing the Earth's energy balance[1]
AwardsRoger Revelle Medal (2017) Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (2024)
Scientific career
Fields
  • Meteorology
  • atmospheric science
  • climate science
Institutions
ThesisDynamic coupling of the stratosphere with the troposphere and sudden stratospheric warmings. (1972)
Doctoral advisorEdward Norton Lorenz

Kevin Edward Trenberth CNZM (born 8 November 1944 in Christchurch, New Zealand) worked as a climate scientist in the Climate Analysis Section at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).[2][3] He was a lead author of the 1995, 2001 and 2007 IPCC assessment reports. He also played major roles in the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), for example in its Tropical Oceans Global Atmosphere program (TOGA), the Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR) program, and the Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) project.

Trenberth has published many publications (634 publications, four videos, and many blogs and podcasts as of November 2023).[3] In addition, his work is also highly cited by other scientists which is shown by his h-index of 136 (136 papers have over 136 citations) in 2023.[4]

Trenberth received the 2017 Roger Revelle Medal[5] from the American Geophysical Union for his work on climate change issues. In the 2024 New Year Honours, Trenberth was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to geophysics.[6]

Trenberth has New Zealand and U.S. citizenship.

  1. ^ "FAQ 1.1 Fig 1 – Estimate of the Earth's annual and global mean energy balance" (PDF), IPCC AR4 WG I (PDF), IPCC, 2007, p. 96, archived from the original on 26 November 2018, retrieved 24 July 2009
  2. ^ Pearce, Fred, The Climate Files: The Battle for the Truth about Global Warming, (2010) Guardian Books, ISBN 978-0-85265-229-9, p. XII–XIII.
  3. ^ a b "CAS People - Kevin Trenberth". www2.cgd.ucar.edu. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Kevin E Trenberth". scholar.google.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
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