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'''Reid Bryson''' (born 1920) was born in [[Michigan]], but he regards [[Wisconsin]] as his home state. Dr. Bryson is known as the "Father of scientific [[climatology]]". He is a vocal critic of [[anthropogenic global warming]] theories.

'''Reid Bryson''' (born 1920) was born in [[Michigan]], but he regards [[Wisconsin]] as his home state. <ref>http://www.alumnifriends.mines.edu/photo_gallery/2003/hon_degree_medal_200305/bryson.htm Reid Bryson</ref>

<ref>http://ccr.meteor.wisc.edu/bryson/bryson.html Reid Bryson, Emeritus Professor</ref> Dr. Bryson is known as the "Father of scientific [[climatology]]". He is a vocal critic of [[anthropogenic global warming]] theories.

Over his long career as [[scientist]] and [[teacher]], Reid Bryson has significantly advanced the understanding of [[climate]], people, and the [[environment]]. He has written more than 200 articles and five books ranging over the fields of [[geology]], [[limnology]], [[meteorology]], climatology, [[archeology]], and [[geography]].

Over his long career as [[scientist]] and [[teacher]], Reid Bryson has significantly advanced the understanding of [[climate]], people, and the [[environment]]. He has written more than 240 articles and five books ranging over the fields of [[geology]], [[limnology]], [[meteorology]], climatology, [[archeology]], and [[geography]]. <ref>Reid Bryson</ref> <ref>Reid Bryson, Emeritus Professor</ref>

==Education==

==Education==

Reid Bryson received his B.A. degree in geology at [[Denison University]] in 1941, and his Ph.D. in meteorology at the [[University of Chicago]] in 1948. He joined the faculty of the [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]] in 1946 at the end of his military service.  

Reid Bryson received his B.A. degree in geology at [[Denison University]] in 1941, and his Ph.D. in meteorology at the [[University of Chicago]] in 1948. He joined the faculty of the [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]] in 1946 at the end of his military service.<ref>Reid Bryson</ref> <ref>Reid Bryson, Emeritus Professor</ref>

==Military Service==

==Military Service==

Reid Bryson served as a major in the Air Weather Service of the U.S. Army Air Corps. Long ago in the Army Air Corps, Bryson and a colleague prepared the aviation weather forecast that predicted discovery of the jet stream by a group of B-29s flying to and from Tokyo. Their warning to expect westerly winds at 168 knots earned Bryson and his friend a chewing out from a general—and the general’s apology the next day when he learned they were right. Bryson flew into a couple of typhoons in 1944, three years before the Weather Service officially did such things, and he prepared the forecast for the homeward flight of the Enola Gay.  

Reid Bryson served as a major in the Air Weather Service of the U.S. Army Air Corps. Long ago in the Army Air Corps, Bryson and a colleague prepared the aviation weather forecast that predicted discovery of the jet stream by a group of B-29s flying to and from Tokyo.  

 

Their warning to expect westerly winds at 168 knots earned Bryson and his friend a chewing out from a general—and the general’s apology the next day when he learned they were right. Bryson flew into a couple of typhoons in 1944, three years before the Weather Service officially did such things, and he prepared the forecast for the homeward flight of the Enola Gay.<ref>http://www.wecnmagazine.com/2007issues/may/may07.html The Faithful Heretic</ref>

==Career==

==Career==

His first appointment was in the Departments of Geography and Geology (in which he had been a graduate student before World War II). In 1948 he started the Department of Meteorology, which is now one of the largest and most prestigious in the United States. During the late 1960's, he was active in the university's Interdisciplinary Studies Committee on the Future of Man and in subsequent committees that led to the establishment of the Institute for Environmental Studies, of which he also served for 15 years as the founding Director, starting in 1970. The Institute is now known as the [[Gaylord Nelson]] Institute for Environmental Studies.

His first appointment was in the Departments of Geography and Geology (in which he had been a graduate student before World War II). In 1948 he started the Department of Meteorology, which is now one of the largest and most prestigious in the United States.<ref>Reid Bryson</ref>

In 1963, he founded the Center for Climatic Research, in which he is currently Senior Scientist. Throughout his career, Dr. Bryson has been interested in interdisciplinary studies and was one of the founders and chairman of the University of Wisconsin’s Interdisciplinary Committee on the Future of Man.  

During the late 1960's, he was active in the university's Interdisciplinary Studies Committee on the Future of Man and in subsequent committees that led to the establishment of the Institute for Environmental Studies, of which he also served for 15 years as the founding Director, starting in 1970. The Institute is now known as the [[Gaylord Nelson]] Institute for Environmental Studies.

Considered by many to be the ‘Father of Scientific Climatology’, Professor Bryson has written five books and more than 240 papers in the fields of limnology, meteorology, climatology, archaeology and geography.  

In 1963, he founded the Center for Climatic Research, in which he is currently Senior Scientist. Throughout his career, Dr. Bryson has been interested in interdisciplinary studies and was one of the founders and chairman of the University of Wisconsin’s Interdisciplinary Committee on the Future of Man.<ref>Ibid.</ref>

Much of Bryson’s work has dealt with climate in relation to human ecology, and this has lead him into extensive travel, especially to Asia where he worked primarily on anthropogenic changes of climate and landscape in general. The most obvious result of this work is seen in the introduction of pen-feeding of goats in Rajasthan, which he suggested in the mid-1960s and is now widespread and effective. Other work was on agricultural long-range forecasting of climate, especially the Indian monsoon. His best known laboratory works are in development of new approaches to climatology, such as airstream analysis and quantitative, objective methods of reconstructing past  

Much of Bryson’s work has dealt with climate in relation to human ecology, and this has lead him into extensive travel, especially to Asia where he worked primarily on anthropogenic changes of climate and landscape in general.<ref>Ibid.</ref>  The most obvious result of this work is seen in the introduction of pen-feeding of goats in Rajasthan, which he suggested in the mid-1960s and is now widespread and effective. Other work was on agricultural long-range forecasting of climate, especially the Indian monsoon. His best known laboratory works are in development of new approaches to climatology, such as airstream analysis and quantitative, objective methods of reconstructing past climates. He has also developed computer models of climate: the past history of the monsoon in Rajasthan, model simulation of Pleistocene ice-volume and Pleistocene climatic history. He recently published a model simulation of the West African Intertropical Convergence position and rainfall for the past 20-40 millennia, and has now extended that work on high-resolution climate modeling to specific archaeological sites and in montane regions. He is also working on three books.<ref>Reid Bryson, Emeritus Professor</ref>

climates. He has also developed computer models of climate: the past history of the monsoon in Rajasthan, model simulation of Pleistocene ice-volume and Pleistocene climatic history. He recently published a model simulation of the West African Intertropical Convergence position and rainfall for the past 20-40 millennia, and has now extended that work on high-resolution climate modeling to specific archaeological sites and in montane regions. He is also working on three books.

His best-known laboratory works are in the development of new approaches to climatology, such as airstream analysis and quantitative, objective methods of reconstructing past climates. Dr. Bryson is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the American Meteorological Society, and a charter member of the World Council for the Biosphere.

His best-known laboratory works are in the development of new approaches to climatology, such as airstream analysis and quantitative, objective methods of reconstructing past climates. Dr. Bryson is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the American Meteorological Society, and a charter member of the World Council for the Biosphere.<ref>Reid Bryson</ref>

==Global Warming==

==Global Warming==

He is not skeptical that global warming exists, he is just doubtful that humans are the cause of it. <ref>[http://www.madison.com/tct/mad/topstories/197613 Local scientist calls global warming theory hooey]</ref>.

He is not skeptical that global warming exists, he is just doubtful that humans are the cause of it.<ref>

http://www.madison.com/tct/mad/topstories/197613 Local scientist calls global warming theory hooey</ref>.

==Accolades==

==Accolades==

Dr. Bryson holds the 30th PhD in Meteorology granted in the history of American education. He is an Emeritus Professor and founding chairman of the University of Wisconsin Department of Meteorology—now the Department of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. In the 1970s he became the first director of what’s now the UW’s Gaylord Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies. He’s a member of the United Nations Global 500 Roll of Honor—created, the U.N. says, to recognize “outstanding achievements in the protection and improvement of the environment.” He has authored five books and more than 230 other publications and was identified by the British Institute of Geographers as the most frequently cited climatologist, 5th most cited physical geographer and 11th in list of all geographers.

Dr. Bryson holds the 30th PhD in Meteorology granted in the history of American education. He is an Emeritus Professor and founding chairman of the University of Wisconsin Department of Meteorology—now the Department of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. In the 1970s he became the first director of what’s now the UW’s Gaylord Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies. He’s a member of the United Nations Global 500 Roll of Honor—created, the U.N. says, to recognize “outstanding achievements in the protection and improvement of the environment.” He has authored five books and more than 230 other publications and was identified by the British Institute of Geographers as the most frequently cited climatologist, 5th most cited physical geographer and 11th in list of all geographers.<ref>The Faithful Heretic</ref> <ref>Reid Bryson, Emeritus Professor</ref>

His book, Climates of Hunger, co-authored with Thomas Murray, received the Banta Medal for Literary Achievement, one his articles, a mixture of poetry and science, was chosen as the "outstanding learned article of 1981" by the Educational Press Association, and two papers in Environmental Conservation were awarded prizes for "best paper of the year."

His book, Climates of Hunger, co-authored with Thomas Murray, received the Banta Medal for Literary Achievement, one his articles, a mixture of poetry and science, was chosen as the "outstanding learned article of 1981" by the Educational Press Association, and two papers in Environmental Conservation were awarded prizes for "best paper of the year." <ref>Ibid.</ref>

==Publications==

==Publications==