Marilyn Raphael
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Marilyn Raphael is a professor and former Chair of the Department of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles with interests are in climate variability and change particularly in the high latitude Southern Hemisphere[1].
Early life and education
Marilyn Raphael was born and grew up in Trinidad and Tobago. She received her Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Geography from McMaster University (Ontario Canada) in 1984[2]. Her Master of Arts and PhD (1990) were focused on Physical Geography/ Climatology at The Ohio State[1].
Career and impact
Raphael is a Professor with research interests in Southern Hemisphere middle and high latitude climate dynamics, Antarctic sea ice - (large-scale) atmosphere interactions and global climate change and variability[1]. Dr. Raphael teaches classes in Tropical climatology, Boundary Layer Climates and Climate change in the Arctic and Antarctic at UCLA[1].
She is a former (2010 – 2013) Chair of the Department of Geography at UCLA, co-Chair of the SCAR/CliC expert group Antarctic Sea ice Processes and Climate (ASPeCt) with Steve Ackley (2009 – present)[3]. She is also co-Chair of the World Climate Research Programme's Polar Climate Predictability Initiative (PCPI) with Dr. Cecilia Bitz. (2015 – present).
She has served on several US National Academy of Science Committees that focus on the Antarctic: Future Science Opportunities for Antarctica[4] and Antarctic Sea Ice Variability in the Southern Climate-Ocean System[5].
She also served on the US National Science Foundation’s Office Advisory Committee of the Office of Polar Programs from 2004 - 2008[6].
Awards and honours
Marie Tharpe Fellow 2005 [7]
2010 Atmospheric Science Librarians International Choice Awards for the co-authored book The Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate Change: A Complete Visual Guide[8]
References
- ^ a b c d "UCLA Department of Geography". www.geog.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- ^ "UCLA Department of Geography". www.geog.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- ^ "ASPECT". www.scar.org. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- ^ Council, National Research (2011-09-09). Future Science Opportunities in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. doi:10.17226/13169. ISBN 9780309214698.
- ^ "Committee Membership - Antarctic Sea Ice Variability in the Southern Climate-Ocean System: A Workshop". dels.nas.edu. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- ^ "nsf.gov - GEO - PLR - Polar Programs Advisory Committee, 1998-2012". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- ^ "News Archive - The Earth Institute - Columbia University". www.earth.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- ^ "2010 ASLI Choice Awards". 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
External links
- http://www.geog.ucla.edu/people/marilyn-raphael https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marilyn_Raphael
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