Hubert H. Lamb – a review of his life and work

✍ Scribed by John A. Kington

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 279 KB
• Volume: 63
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0043-1656
• DOI: 10.1002/wea.250

✦ Synopsis

Through his wide knowledge and deep understanding of climatology, Hubert Lamb (Figure 1) was universally regarded as one of the leading scientists working in the field during the late twentieth century. His research principally brought to light the constantly changing nature of climate and its effect on both the planet and on human acti vity. In 1971, after a long and distinguished career in the UK Meteorological Office, he founded and became the first Director of the Climatic Research Unit in the School of Environmental Sciences at the