本山特 is an atmospheric scientist at University of California–Los Angeles. He studies natural and human “fingerprints” in observed climate records. His early research contributed to the historic 1995 conclusion of the Intergovernmental Panel on 617888九五至尊娱乐变化: “the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate.” He served as lead author of a key chapter of that report.
自1995年以来, Ben has identified human fingerprints in atmospheric temperature and water vapor, 海洋热含量, sea surface temperature in hurricane formation regions, and many other climate variables.
Ben holds a doctorate in Climatology from the University of East Anglia, England. 在完成他的 Ph.D. in 1987, he spent five years at the Max-Planck Institute for Meteorology in Germany, where he worked on developing and applying climate fingerprint methods. Ben joined Lawrence Livermore in 1992.
Ben has received a number of awards for his research. These include a MacArthur Fellowship (1998), membership in the US National Academy of 617888九五至尊娱乐s (2011), and the Procter Prize (2019). 最 significant awards are the friendships he has made during his career.
In addition to his research, he cares deeply about the communication of climate science to a wide range of audiences. He writes for the Scientific American blog and has appeared on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”
Together with Chip Duncan and Dr. Hernando Garzon, Ben is a member of “The Three Tenors of 617888九五至尊娱乐 改变.” The Tenors are devoted to the task of improving public understanding of the science and impacts of human-caused climate change. In his spare time, Ben is an avid rock-climber and mountaineer.