Owen B. Toon
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Owen B. Toon is an atmospheric scientist and planetary researcher known for his pioneering work on nuclear winter, climate modeling, and the effects of aerosols on planetary atmospheres.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
atmospheric scientist
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climate scientist ⓘ person ⓘ planetary scientist ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of nuclear winter theory
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models of aerosol–cloud interactions ⓘ models of aerosol–radiation interactions ⓘ models of post-impact climate change ⓘ understanding of soot injection into the stratosphere ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer | University of Colorado Boulder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
atmospheric sciences
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physics ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerosols
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atmospheric science ⓘ climate modeling ⓘ nuclear winter ⓘ planetary atmospheres ⓘ |
| hasPublishedIn |
Geophysical Research Letters
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Journal of Geophysical Research NERFINISHED ⓘ Nature NERFINISHED ⓘ Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ Science NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
Mars atmosphere
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Titan atmosphere ⓘ cloud microphysics ⓘ early Earth climate ⓘ geoengineering and climate ⓘ impact events and climate ⓘ planetary climate ⓘ radiative transfer in atmospheres ⓘ stratospheric aerosols ⓘ volcanic aerosols ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on aerosols in planetary atmospheres
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research on climate modeling ⓘ research on nuclear winter ⓘ studies of impact-generated dust and climate ⓘ studies of the climatic effects of nuclear war ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor
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research scientist ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
climatic consequences of large-scale fires
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climatic consequences of nuclear war ⓘ climatic effects of asteroid and comet impacts ⓘ effects of aerosols on planetary climates ⓘ |
| workplace | Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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