Albert Klein Tank

Professor Albert Klein Tank is Aegis Professor of Climate Science in the University of Bristol's school of geographical sciences.[1]

Biography

Klein Tank was awarded a PhD from Utrecht University in 2004, on Changing temperature and precipitation extremes in Europe’s climate of the 20th Century.[1] He spent 25 years at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, before working a further six years as head of the British Met Office's Hadley climate research centre[1][2][3][4].

In May 2022, Klein Tank became the Aegis Professor of Climate Science in the University of Bristol's school of geographical sciences. He is also Scientific Director of Utrecht University's Delta Climate Center.[1]

Awards and recognition

Klein Tank received the Royal Meteorological Society's International Journal of Climatology Award in 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Albert Klein Tank - Aegis Professor of Climate Science". University of Bristol. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Climate change: Sudden heat increase in seas around UK and Ireland". BBC News. 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  3. ↑ "Professor Albert Klein Tank". Met Office. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  4. ↑ Bristol, University of. "Albert Klein Tank - Honorary Professor in Climate Science". www.bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-21.


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