ISBN : 9789811294792
Author : John M Wallace
Publisher : World Scientific
Year : 2025
Language : English
Type : Book
Description : The new articles and reprints in this volume document the life and scientific contributions of British physicist and applied mathematician, Sir Gilbert T Walker (1868–1958). The collection bears witness to Walker's keen insights into statistically based climate prediction, the nature of atmospheric variability on time scales of a year or longer, and the detection and attribution of climate change. Chapter authors include Joy Monteiro, Timothy DelSole, Richard Katz, Jagadish Shukla, and Ka Kit Tung. Part 1 presents an overview of Walker's life and work while he was serving as Director of the India Meteorological Department from