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{{Short description|British glaciologist (1924-2013)}} |
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| alt = Colour photograph of Stan Paterson standing, with a camera in his hands and binoculars around his neck |
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| birth_name = William Stanley Bryce Paterson |
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| birth_place = [[Edinburgh]], [[United Kingdom]] |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2013|10|08|1924|05|20}} |
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| death_place = [[Campbell River, British Columbia|Campbell River]], [[Vancouver Island]], [[Canada]] |
| death_place = [[Campbell River, British Columbia|Campbell River]], [[Vancouver Island]], [[Canada]] |
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| alma_mater = [[University of Edinburgh]] |
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| occupation = [[Glaciology|Glaciologist]] |
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'''William Stanley Bryce (Stan) Paterson''' was a leading [[Glaciology|glaciologist]] |
'''William Stanley Bryce (Stan) Paterson''' (20 May 1924 – 8 October 2013) was a leading British [[Glaciology|glaciologist]]. He mined glacial cores which then provided climate data for the world's last 100,000 years.<ref name=TelegraphObit>{{cite news|title=Stan Paterson – Obituary|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10457832/Stan-Paterson-Obituary.html|accessdate=19 December 2013|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=18 November 2013}}</ref><ref name=ScotsmanObit>{{cite news|title=Obituary: William Stanley "Stan" Bryce Paterson, glaciologist|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-william-stanley-stan-bryce-paterson-glaciologist-1-3181235|accessdate=19 December 2013|newspaper=The Scotsman|date=9 November 2013}}</ref> |
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==Academic career== |
==Academic career== |
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Paterson completed his PhD in 1962 and was then appointed to the Canadian [[Polar Continental Shelf Project|Polar Continental Shelf Project (PCSP)]] as a glaciologist.<ref name=ScotsmanObit /><ref name=LPImemo /> |
Paterson completed his PhD in 1962 and was then appointed to the Canadian [[Polar Continental Shelf Project|Polar Continental Shelf Project (PCSP)]] as a glaciologist.<ref name=ScotsmanObit /><ref name=LPImemo /> |
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For the next few decades, Paterson, and a team of glaciologists he put together, spent time in the Canadian Arctic drilling ice cores and carrying out investigations on the ice caps.<ref name=LPImemo /> Each ice core was analysed in terms of its structure and chemistry and provided pioneering data on the |
For the next few decades, Paterson, and a team of glaciologists he put together, spent time in the Canadian Arctic drilling ice cores and carrying out investigations on the ice caps.<ref name=LPImemo /> Each ice core was analysed in terms of its structure and chemistry and provided pioneering data on the Earth's climate reaching back 100,000 years into history.<ref name=TelegraphObit /> Some of this data was then used by the [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]].<ref name=TelegraphObit /> |
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Also during his time at the PSCP, in 1969, Paterson wrote a key text in the field of [[glaciology]] |
Also during his time at the PSCP, in 1969, Paterson wrote a key text in the field of [[glaciology]] – ''The Physics of Glaciers'', of which a fourth edition was published in 2010 and it remains a key work in the field.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cuffey |first1=K.M.|last2=Paterson|first2=W.S.B.|title=The physics of glaciers|year=2010|publisher=Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier|location=Burlington, MA|isbn=9780123694614|edition=4th}}</ref><ref name=IGSapprec /> Paterson left the PCSP in 1980, and continued his interests of writing and teaching with sabbaticals in Copenhagen, Seattle, Melbourne and China.<ref name=ScotsmanObit /> |
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Paterson left the PCSP in 1980, and continued his interests of writing and teaching with sabbaticals in Copenhagen, Seattle, Melbourne and China.<ref name=ScotsmanObit /> |
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The work Paterson carried out was also relevant to the field of [[planetary science]], and in 1992 he was appointed as co-convenor of the [[NASA]] and [[Lunar and Planetary Institute|Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI)]] joint ''Workshop on The Polar Regions of Mars: Geology, Glaciology, and Climate History''.<ref name=LPImemo /> |
The work Paterson carried out was also relevant to the field of [[planetary science]], and in 1992 he was appointed as co-convenor of the [[NASA]] and [[Lunar and Planetary Institute|Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI)]] joint ''Workshop on The Polar Regions of Mars: Geology, Glaciology, and Climate History''.<ref name=LPImemo /> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Paterson was born in Edinburgh on 20 May 1924. He went to school at [[George Watson's College]], then studied Mathematics and Physics at [[ |
Paterson was born in Edinburgh on 20 May 1924. He went to school at [[George Watson's College]], then studied Mathematics and Physics at the [[University of Edinburgh]], where he graduated in 1949.<ref name=TelegraphObit /><ref name=LPImemo>{{cite web|title=In Memoriam: W. S. B. Patterson (1924–2013)|url=http://www.lpi.usra.edu/planetary_news/2013/10/11/in-memoriam-w-s-b-patterson-1924-2013/|publisher=Lunar and Planetary Institute|accessdate=24 December 2013}}</ref> His experience of the University mountaineering club triggered his lifelong passion for climbing.<ref name=TelegraphObit /> |
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Paterson died on 8 October 2013, at [[Campbell River, British Columbia|Campbell River]], [[Vancouver Island]], [[Canada]].<ref name=TelegraphObit /><ref name=ScotsmanObit /> |
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| Born | William Stanley Bryce Paterson 20 May 1924 |
| Died | 8 October 2013 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Glaciologist |
William Stanley Bryce (Stan) Paterson (20 May 1924 – 8 October 2013) was a leading British glaciologist. He mined glacial cores which then provided climate data for the world's last 100,000 years.[1][2]
Academic career
[edit]In 1953, Paterson joined the British North Greenland Expedition as a surveyor.[1]
In 1956, Paterson joined an expedition to South Georgia where he was involved in the first survey of the island's mountain ranges.[1]
In 1957, Paterson emigrated for work to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, before beginning his studies for a PhD in glaciology at the University of British Columbia the following year.[2]
In 1958, Paterson joined a Scottish East Greenland Expedition to measure the flow rate of a coastal glacier.[1]
Paterson completed his PhD in 1962 and was then appointed to the Canadian Polar Continental Shelf Project (PCSP) as a glaciologist.[2][3]
For the next few decades, Paterson, and a team of glaciologists he put together, spent time in the Canadian Arctic drilling ice cores and carrying out investigations on the ice caps.[3] Each ice core was analysed in terms of its structure and chemistry and provided pioneering data on the Earth's climate reaching back 100,000 years into history.[1] Some of this data was then used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.[1]
Also during his time at the PSCP, in 1969, Paterson wrote a key text in the field of glaciology – The Physics of Glaciers, of which a fourth edition was published in 2010 and it remains a key work in the field.[4][5] Paterson left the PCSP in 1980, and continued his interests of writing and teaching with sabbaticals in Copenhagen, Seattle, Melbourne and China.[2]
The work Paterson carried out was also relevant to the field of planetary science, and in 1992 he was appointed as co-convenor of the NASA and Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) joint Workshop on The Polar Regions of Mars: Geology, Glaciology, and Climate History.[3]
In 2012, the International Glaciological Society awarded Paterson the Richardson Medal for Outstanding Services to Glaciology.[1][5]
Biography
[edit]Paterson was born in Edinburgh on 20 May 1924. He went to school at George Watson's College, then studied Mathematics and Physics at the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated in 1949.[1][3] His experience of the University mountaineering club triggered his lifelong passion for climbing.[1]
Paterson died on 8 October 2013, at Campbell River, Vancouver Island, Canada.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Stan Paterson – Obituary". The Telegraph. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Obituary: William Stanley "Stan" Bryce Paterson, glaciologist". The Scotsman. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d "In Memoriam: W. S. B. Patterson (1924–2013)". Lunar and Planetary Institute. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ Cuffey, K.M.; Paterson, W.S.B. (2010). The physics of glaciers (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier. ISBN 9780123694614.
- ^ a b "William Stanley Bryce (Stan) Paterson". International Glaciological Society. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
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