| RefNo | EC/2020/30 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Pierrehumbert, Raymond: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 14 April 2020 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election of Raymond Pierrehumbert as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Fellow, citaion giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
| Citation | Raymond Pierrehumbert's work has brought mathematical rigour to a wide variety of fields in contemporary climate, paleoclimate, climate change and exoplanetary atmospheres. Pierrehumbert has made major contributions to the theory of fluid mixing of scalar tracers, which he used to improve our understanding of water-vapour feedback. He was the originator of the highly influential Surface Quasi-Geostrophic equations which has played an important role for understanding atmospheric predictability. He introduced the Weak Temperature Gradient approximation, crucial for understanding the radiative balance of the climate system. Pierrehumbert has contributed extensively to IPCC reports and to public outreach on climate change. Pierrehumbert's very broad knowledge of climate physics is illustrated in his influential textbook: Principles of Planetary Climate. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Computer printout |
| PhysicalDescription | A4 papers |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
| AccessConditions | Election certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |