Syukuro Manabe

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Nobel laureate in Physics climatologist meteorologist person

Syukuro Manabe is a Japanese-American climatologist and meteorologist renowned as a pioneer of climate modeling and a co-recipient of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on quantifying the role of greenhouse gases in climate change.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nobel laureate in Physics → climatologist → meteorologist → person →
awardReceived	American Meteorological Society Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal → Asahi Prize → BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change → Benjamin Franklin Medal in Earth and Environmental Science → Blue Planet Prize → Nobel Prize in Physics →
coAuthorWith	Richard T. Wetherald →
coRecipientOfNobelPrizeInPhysics	Giorgio Parisi → Klaus Hasselmann →
countryOfCitizenship	Japan → United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1931-09-21 →
degree	Doctor of Science in meteorology →
developed	early general circulation models of the atmosphere → one-dimensional radiative-convective climate model →
educatedAt	University of Tokyo →
employer	Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory → Princeton University →
familyName	Manabe →
fieldOfWork	climate modeling → climatology → meteorology →
gender	male →
givenName	Syukuro →
influenced	development of modern climate change projections →
knownFor	early coupled atmosphere–ocean climate models → pioneering numerical climate modeling → quantifying the role of greenhouse gases in climate change → radiative-convective equilibrium models of the atmosphere →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → Japan Academy → National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America →
name	Syukuro Manabe →
nationality	Japanese-American →
NobelPrizeCategory	Physics →
NobelPrizeMotivation	for the physical modelling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming →
NobelPrizeYear	2021 →
notableWork	Manabe–Wetherald climate model →
placeOfBirth	Shingu, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan →
researched	climate sensitivity to greenhouse gas concentrations → effects of increased atmospheric CO2 on surface temperature →
residence	United States of America →
workLocation	Princeton, New Jersey, United States →

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Syukuro Manabe ("Manabe") →	familyName
Blue Planet Prize →	hasLaureate
Nagoya University →	hasNobelLaureate
University of Tokyo →	hasNotableAlumni
Syukuro Manabe →	name