Richard A. Betts
| Richard A. Betts | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Climate scientist |
Richard A. Betts is Head of the Climate Impacts strategic area at the Met Office Hadley Centre in Exeter, United Kingdom.[1][2] He is also Chair in Climate Impacts at the University of Exeter and the Principal Investigator of the EU FP7 project HELIX (High-End cLimate Impacts and eXtremes). He was a lead author for Working Group I[3] and a contributing author for Working Group II[4] of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. He was a lead author for Working Group II of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report.[5] He is an editor for the International Journal of Global Warming,[6] the Journal of Environmental Investing,[7] and for Earth System Dynamics.[8]
After studying physics at the University of Bristol, Betts switched to meteorology at the University of Birmingham and then studied for a doctorate in meteorology at the University of Reading.[1] He is noted for engaging with critics of climate science on Twitter[2] and was selected by TIME as one of the 140 best Twitter feeds of 2012.[9]
External links
- Science must end climate confusion Viewpoint for BBC news.
- Widening the climate conversation Soapbox Science.
- What is the evidence for changing variability in climates from year to year? Review commissioned by the UK Government’s Foresight Project, Migration and Global Environmental Change.
- Website for High-End cLimate Impacts and eXtremes
References
- 1 2 "Dr Richard Betts". Met Office. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
- 1 2 Hickman, Leo (2012-03-29). "Met Office hosts 'conversations' with climate sceptics". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ↑ Forster, P., V. Ramaswamy, P. Artaxo, T. Berntsen, R. Betts, D.W. Fahey, J. Haywood, J. Lean, D.C. Lowe, G. Myhre, J. Nganga, R. Prinn, G. Raga, M. Schulz and R. Van Dorland (2007), Solomon, S.; Qin, D.; Manning, M.; Chen, Z.; Marquis, M.; Averyt, K.B.; Tignor, M.; and Miller, H.L., ed., Changes in Atmospheric Constituents and in Radiative Forcing (PDF), Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-88009-1
- ↑ IPCC AR4 WG2 (2007), Parry, M.L.; Canziani, O.F.; Palutikof, J.P.; van der Linden, P.J.; and Hanson, C.E., ed., Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-88010-7
- ↑ "IPCC Working Group II Contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report: Coordinating Lead Authors, Lead Authors, and Review Editors" (PDF). IPCC. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
- ↑ "International Journal of Global Warming (IJGW): Editors and Members of the Editorial Board". Retrieved 2012-03-22.
- ↑ "Journal of Environmental Investing: People". Retrieved 2012-03-22.
- ↑ "Earth System Dynamics: Editorial and Advisory Board". Retrieved 2012-03-22.
- ↑ Townsend, Allie (2012-03-21). "The 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2012". Time Techland. Retrieved 2012-03-22.