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In memory of Sir John Houghton, we welcome Professor Graeme Stephens, Director of the Climate Science Center at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to share his perspectives on the past, present and future of satellite remote sensing.
Presented by Professor Philip Stier, Head of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics (AOPP).
Abstract: This conference reviews the evolution of the subject of Earth observations from the beginnings of satellite exploration to the present day. This development is presented as occurring in four different but overlapping eras, with the contributions of Professor Houghton and the Oxford research groups placed in this context. Selected examples of progress during each era are offered, including some that involved the speaker's participation. A few examples are offered to highlight the challenges we face associated with observing the entire Earth “system” and the important interactions that occur within it.
Professor Stephens is a world-renowned expert in remote sensing and its use to understand the flow of energy through the Earth's climate system, a topic previously addressed by Sir John Houghton. He is director of the Climate Science Center at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Caltech and a visiting professor of physics at Oxford.
You can learn more about him here: https://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Stephens/
Sir John Houghton was Director of Atmospheric Physics at Oxford, then Director-General of the Met Office and founder of the Met Office Hadley Centre. He sadly passed away at the age of 88 in May 2020 due to complications from COVID-19.
The aim of this annual event is to recognize and pay tribute to Sir John and his significant impact on climate science research; continue its legacy of continually communicating climate science to a broad range of stakeholders with the goal of enabling them to understand and act appropriately in the ongoing fight against climate change.
Recorded February 17, 2022 via Zoom.
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