Ben Kirtman

Title: Professor and Associate Dean for Research

Institution: 
University of Miami

Degree: 
PhD, Meteorology

S
pecialty: Uses complex coupled ocean atmosphere general circulation models to investigate the predictability of the climate system on time scales from days-to-decades and to study the influence of tropical variability on mid-latitude predictability

Website: 
https://people.miami.edu/profile/bkirtman@miami.edu

Ben is a signatory of the Tyndall Petition, a statement backed by climate experts acknowledging the significant risks of climate change and the urgent need for emission reductions.

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