Klaus Hasselmann
German climate researcher, meteorologist and oceanologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Klaus Ferdinand Hasselmann (born 25 October 1931)[1] is a German oceanographer and climate modeller. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Hamburg and former Director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology. He was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics with Syukuro Manabe and Giorgio Parisi.[2]
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Klaus Hasselmann | |
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Born | Klaus Ferdinand Hasselmann (1931-10-25) 25 October 1931 (age 92) |
Education | University of Hamburg (Diplom) Max Planck Society University of Göttingen (PhD) |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (2021) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Climate variability Climate model |
Institutions | University of Hamburg Max Planck Society Max Planck Institute for Meteorology German Climate Computing Centre |
Thesis | Über eine Methode zur Bestimmung der Reflexion und Brechung von Stoßfronten und von beliebigen Wellen kleiner Wellenlängen an der Trennungsfläche zweier Medien (1957) |
Doctoral advisor | Walter Tollmien |
Website | Official website |
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He is best known for creating the Hasselmann model.[3][4] His works has helped track and model the effects and weather patterns of climate change.