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Also known as James Hansen, J E Hansen, Hansen, James E Hansen, J. E. Hansen, Hansen JE, Hansen J, Hansen J. E.

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James E. Hansen is an American physicist, university teacher, astrophysicist, and environmentalist born in Denison, Iowa, in 1941. He holds the academic degree of professor and has worked at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Columbia University. His field of work includes atmospheric physics and climate models. Hansen was educated at the University of Iowa, Kyoto University, and the University of Tokyo.

He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and Academia Europaea. His notable works include *Storms of my grandchildren*, *North Atlantic deep water formation*, and *Near infrared reflectivity of Venus and ice clouds*. Hansen has received the Sophie Prize, the Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal, the Blue Planet Prize, and the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award. He was influenced by James A. Van Allen.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1941
Works
7

Top works

  • North Atlantic deep water formation
  • Near infrared reflectivity of Venus and ice clouds
  • Long-term monitoring of global climate forcings and feedbacks
  • North Atlantic deep water formation
  • Climate processes and climate sensitivity

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Denison, Iowa, USA

James Hansen is an American adjunct professor directing the Program on Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is best known for his research in climatology, his 1988 Congressional testimony on climate change that helped raise broad awareness of global warming, and his advocacy of action to avoid dangerous climate change. In recent years he has…

Known for

  • Valve Turners2024
  • Climate Change: The Facts — Self2019
  • Sea Blind, the Price of Shipping Our Stuff — Himself2016
  • Greedy Lying Bastards — Self (archive footage)2013
  • Cool It — Self - Director, NASA Institute for Space Studies2010
  • Everything's Cool — Self (archive footage)2007

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Key facts

Born
James Edward Hansen , ( 1941-03-29 ) March 29, 1941 (age 85) , Denison, Iowa , U.S.
Alma mater
University of Iowa
Known for
Radiative transfer Planetary atmospheres Climate models
Awards
Klopsteg Memorial Award (2011) Member of the National Academy of Sciences Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2016) Tang Prize (2018) Heinz Award in the Environment (2001)
Fields
Atmospheric physics
Institutions
Currently Columbia University ;, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies 1967–2013
Thesis
The atmosphere of Venus : a dust insulation model (1967)
Doctoral advisor
Satoshi Matsushima
Website
www .columbia .edu /~jeh1

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
James
Family name
Hansen
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Denison
Occupation
astrophysicist
Academic degree
professor
Field of work
climate model
Official website
www.columbia.edu/~jeh1
Image
James Hansen profile (cropped).jpg
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James Hansen
date of birth
1941-03-29
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influenced by
James A. Van Allen
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