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'''John Francis Brake Mitchell''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Royal Society|FRS]] (born 7 October 1948) is a British [[climatologist]] and [[climate model]]ler.<ref name= MO>{{cite web|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/people/john-mitchell|title=Professor John Mitchell|publisher= Met Office|accessdate = 9 December 2015}}</ref>
'''John Francis Brake Mitchell''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Royal Society|FRS]] (born 7 October 1948) is a British [[climatologist]] and [[climate model]]ler.<ref name= MO>{{cite web|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/people/john-mitchell|title=Professor John Mitchell|publisher= Met Office|accessdate = 9 December 2015}}</ref>


He studied Applied Mathematics at [[Queen's University Belfast]] in 1970, staying on to gain a PhD in Theoretical Physics in 1973.
He studied Applied Mathematics at [[Queen's University Belfast]], graduating in 1970 and staying on to gain a PhD in Theoretical Physics in 1973.


In 1978, he was appointed head of the Climate Change group in what is now the [[Met Office]]'s [[Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research]]. He was Chief Scientist from 2002 to 2008 and Director of Climate Science from 2008 to 2010. He is the most cited scientist regarding the topic of [[global warming]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://esi-topics.com/gwarm/authors/b1a.html |title=Global Warming, Top Authors |work= Essential Science Indicators |date=January 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316141849/http://www.esi-topics.com/gwarm/authors/b1a.html |archive-date=16 March 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 1978, he was appointed head of the Climate Change group in what is now the [[Met Office]]'s [[Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research]]. He was Chief Scientist from 2002 to 2008 and Director of Climate Science from 2008 to 2010. He is the most cited scientist regarding the topic of [[global warming]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://esi-topics.com/gwarm/authors/b1a.html |title=Global Warming, Top Authors |work= Essential Science Indicators |date=January 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316141849/http://www.esi-topics.com/gwarm/authors/b1a.html |archive-date=16 March 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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In 2014 he took a part-time as Principal Research Fellow, advising the Met Office Chief Scientist on climate change and also became a Visiting Professor at the University of Reading.
In 2014 he took a part-time as Principal Research Fellow, advising the Met Office Chief Scientist on climate change and also became a Visiting Professor at the University of Reading.


In 2001, Mitchell was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in the [[2001 Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/uk/2001/birthday_honours_2001/1390798.stm|title=OBEs A - M|date=15 June 2001|access-date=29 September 2017 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref>
Mitchell was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in the [[2001 Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/uk/2001/birthday_honours_2001/1390798.stm|title=OBEs A - M|date=15 June 2001|access-date=29 September 2017 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==

Revision as of 13:39, 6 September 2022

For other people named John Mitchell, see John Mitchell (disambiguation).

John Francis Brake Mitchell OBE FRS (born 7 October 1948) is a British climatologist and climate modeller.[1]

He studied Applied Mathematics at Queen's University Belfast, graduating in 1970 and staying on to gain a PhD in Theoretical Physics in 1973.

In 1978, he was appointed head of the Climate Change group in what is now the Met Office's Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research. He was Chief Scientist from 2002 to 2008 and Director of Climate Science from 2008 to 2010. He is the most cited scientist regarding the topic of global warming.[2]

He was a convening lead author for the first and third IPCC Working Group I reports and lead author for the second. He was also chair of the World Meteorological Organization JSC/CLIVAR Working Group on Climate Modelling and a member of WMO Executive Council from 2005 to 2008.

In 2014 he took a part-time as Principal Research Fellow, advising the Met Office Chief Scientist on climate change and also became a Visiting Professor at the University of Reading.

Mitchell was awarded the OBE in the 2001 Birthday Honours.[3]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Professor John Mitchell". Met Office. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Global Warming, Top Authors". Essential Science Indicators. January 2002. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017.
  3. ^ "OBEs A - M". BBC News. 15 June 2001. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. ^ "EGU Hans Oeschger Medal 2004: John Mitchell". European Geosciences Union. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.


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