Wallace S. Broecker
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Wallace S. Broecker was an influential American geochemist and climate scientist renowned for pioneering research on the global carbon cycle and popularizing the term "global warming."
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| Wallace S. Broecker canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
climate scientist
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geochemist ⓘ human ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Blue Planet Prize
NERFINISHED
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Crafoord Prize in Geosciences NERFINISHED ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement NERFINISHED ⓘ Vetlesen Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-11-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-02-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Columbia University ⓘ |
| employer |
Columbia University
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Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Broecker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
climatology
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geochemistry ⓘ oceanography ⓘ paleoclimatology ⓘ |
| givenName | Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
Earth sciences
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environmental science ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
author
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scientist ⓘ |
| influenced | climate science policy discussions ⓘ |
| influencedBy | developments in radiocarbon dating ⓘ |
| knownFor |
concept of the global ocean conveyor belt
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pioneering studies of climate change ⓘ work on radiocarbon dating in the oceans ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Wallace Smith Broecker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePublication | "Climatic Change: Are We on the Brink of a Pronounced Global Warming?" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
popularization of the term "global warming"
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research on the global carbon cycle ⓘ research on the ocean conveyor belt circulation ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Chicago
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Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Newberry Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Palisades, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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