Not exact matches
He didn't intend to specialize in climatology when he stayed at Harvard to pursue a graduate degree, but he won a fellowship in atmospheric and
ocean science that allowed him to continue studying his first love:
applied mathematics and
physics.
Keith and I are thinking how we can design an experiment that will reveal the
physics of
ocean - glacier interactions by
applying what we have learnt the last 12 months.
He says the intense public interest made clear to him the need to find ways to
apply the esoteric
physics of atmosphere and
oceans so we can be better prepared for the next extreme event.
Note that Trenberth discusses a physical connection between warmer
ocean temperatures and enhanced precipitation, and the
physics applies to every individual hurricane, including Katrina.