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David Archer

b. 1960

Computational ocean chemist

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About David Archer

Born 1960. David Archer is an American earth scientist, university teacher, chemist and climatologist.

David Edward Archer (born September 15, 1960) is a computational ocean chemist, and has been a professor at the Geophysical Sciences department at the University of Chicago since 1993. He has published research on the carbon cycle of the ocean and the sea floor. He has worked on the history of atmospheric concentration, the expectation of fossil fuel over geologic time scales in the future, and the impact of on future ice age cycles, ocean methane hydrate decomposition, and coral reefs. He received the Quantrell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

Education

He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1990.

Books The Global Carbon Cycle (Princeton Primers in Climate), The Global Carbon Cycle (Princeton Primers in Climate) The Warming Papers: The Scientific Foundation for the Climate Change Forecast, 2010, edited with Raymond Pierrehumbert, , 432 pages The Long Thaw: How Humans Are Changing the Next 100,000 Years of Earth's Climate, 2008, , 192 pages The Climate Crisis: An Introductory Guide to Climate Change, 2010, , 260 pages Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast, 2006, , 208 pages

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Earth scientist, university teacher, chemist, climatologist
Nationality
Employers
University of Chicago
Awards
Walter P. Kistler Book Award; Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering
Also known as
David Edward Archer

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Frequently asked questions

Who is David Archer?

Computational ocean chemist

When was David Archer born?

David Archer was born on 15 September 1960.

What is David Archer's occupation?

David Archer is an earth scientist, university teacher, chemist and climatologist.

What nationality is David Archer?

David Archer is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: David Archer

· Wikidata: Q5230822

· DBpedia: David Archer (scientist)

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