GC43L:
Tyndall Lecture



Session ID#: 53549

Session Description:
This annual lecture offers a historical perspective on global environmental change. The lecture is named in honor of 19th century Irish-born scientist John Tyndall FRS, whose measurements in the mid-century confirmed the significance of the greenhouse effect, which had been first hypothesized by French mathematician/physicist Joseph Fourier in 1824.
Primary Convener:  Cairns M. David, Texas A&M University, Department of Geography, College Station, TX, United States
Conveners:  Ellen Mosley-Thompson, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, United States and Ali H Omar, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Cairns M. David, Texas A&M University, Department of Geography, College Station, TX, United States
Chairs:  Ali H Omar, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States and Ellen Mosley-Thompson, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Ali H Omar, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States
Index Terms:

1610 Atmosphere [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1620 Climate dynamics [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1699 General or miscellaneous [GLOBAL CHANGE]

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