Kerry Emanuel

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Kerry Emanuel is an American atmospheric scientist renowned for his pioneering research on tropical cyclones and the impact of climate change on hurricane intensity.


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instanceOf American scientist
atmospheric scientist
climate scientist
person
affiliation Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate at MIT
awardReceived Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal
Louis J. Battan Author’s Award
Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
developed models of hurricane–ocean interaction
theory of maximum potential intensity of hurricanes
educatedAt Dartmouth College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
employer Massachusetts Institute of Technology
fieldOfWork atmospheric science
climate change
hurricanes
physical climatology
tropical meteorology
gender male
givenName Kerry
hasAcademicDegree PhD
hasResearchArea risk of extreme tropical cyclone events under climate change
hasRole public communicator on climate change
hasWritten scientific papers on hurricane dynamics
“Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes”
“What We Know About Climate Change”
knownFor research on climate change impacts on hurricanes
research on hurricane intensity
research on tropical cyclones
theory of hurricane potential intensity
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Meteorological Society
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
name Kerry Emanuel
nationality American
notableIdea link between warmer oceans and stronger hurricanes
notableWork research on increasing hurricane power dissipation index
occupation professor
researcher
positionHeld professor of atmospheric science at MIT
researchInterest extreme weather and climate change
hurricane–climate interactions
tropical cyclone dynamics
workInstitution Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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