Tim Lenton Explained
Timothy Michael Lenton (born July 1973) is Professor of Climate Change and Earth System Science at the University of Exeter. In April 2013 he was awarded the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award.[2]
Background
He graduated with a first-class degree in natural sciences from Robinson College, Cambridge in 1994 and completed his PhD under Andrew Watson at the University of East Anglia in 1998.[1] [3]
Gaia hypothesis
Lenton has taken an interest in the Gaia hypothesis for much of his career. Early in his career, in the journal Nature,[4] Lenton addressed a concern that the Gaia hypothesis was incompatible with the theory of natural selection by demonstrating that a model based on Daisyworld was strengthened by incorporating natural selection. Lenton, with Andy Watson, co-authored the book Revolutions that Made the Earth;[5] it expands on the ideas of James Lovelock on the Gaia hypothesis, by highlighting mechanisms by which the Earth system has been stabilised by negative feedbacks throughout Earth history.
Climate change
Impacts
Lenton has participated in studies of possible population displacement due to climate change.[6]
Tipping points
Lenton has been called 'a leading tipping point expert'.[7] [8]
Publications
- Lenton . T. M.. Marsh. Price. Lunt. Aksenov. Annan. Cooper-Chadwick. Cox. Edwards. Effects of atmospheric dynamics and ocean resolution on bi-stability of the thermohaline circulation examined using the Grid ENabled Integrated Earth system modelling (GENIE) framework . A.. Yool . M. S.. Williamson . G.. Williams . P. J.. Valdes . J. G.. Shepherd . I. C.. Rutt . A. J.. Payne . V. N.. Livina . Z.. Jiao . P. P.. Harris . J. C.. Climate Dynamics. Hargreaves. 29. 6 . S.. 591. 2007 . 10.1007/s00382-007-0254-9 . R.. Goswami . A. R. . D. J. . Y. . J. D. . T. . S. J. . N. R.. 2007ClDy...29..591L . 12716899.
- Goldblatt . C.. Lenton . T.. Watson . A.. Bistability of atmospheric oxygen and the Great Oxidation. Nature. 443. 7112. 683–686. 2006. 17036001 . 10.1038/nature05169 . 2006Natur.443..683G . 4425486.
- T. M. . Lenton . M. S. . Williamson . N. R. . Edwards . R. . Marsh . A. R. . Price . A. J. . Ridgwell . J. G. . Shepherd . S. J. . Cox. The GENIE team. Millennial timescale carbon cycle and climate change in an efficient Earth system model. Climate Dynamics. 26. 7–8. 687–711. 2006. 10.1007/s00382-006-0109-9. 2006ClDy...26..687L . 6607417 .
- Lenton . T. M.. Watson . A. J.. Biotic enhancement of weathering, atmospheric oxygen and carbon dioxide in the Neoproterozoic. Geophysical Research Letters. 31. 5. L05202. 2004 . 10.1029/2003GL018802 . 2004GeoRL..31.5202L. free.
- Lenton . T. M.. Land and ocean carbon cycle feedback effects on global warming in a simple Earth system model . . 52. 5. 1159–1188. 2000 . 10.1034/j.1600-0889.2000.01104.x. 2000TellB..52.1159L .
- Lenton . T. M.. Gaia and natural selection. Nature. 394. 6692. 439–447. 1998. 9697767 . 10.1038/28792. 1998Natur.394..439L . 4412683.
References
- Web site: Professor Tim Lenton Chair in Climate Change/Earth Systems Science. University of Exeter. 22 July 2012.
- Web site: Royal Society announces new round of Wolfson Research Merit Awards. 26 April 2013. Royal Society. 23 April 2014.
- Web site: Tim Lenton. Faculty of 1000. 8 October 2016.
- Lenton, T. . 1998 . Gaia and Natural Selection . . 394 . 6692 . 439–447 . 10.1038/28792 . 9697767. 1998Natur.394..439L . 4412683 .
- Book: Revolutions that Made the Earth . Lenton . Tim. 9780199587049 . 20 March 2011 . OUP Oxford.
- News: Carrington . Damian . 2023-05-22 . Global heating will push billions outside ‘human climate niche’ . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-08-21 . 0261-3077.
- Web site: The scourge of climate doomism Financial Times . 2023-08-21 . www.ft.com.
- Web site: A Sustainable Future: Prof. Tim Lenton, on Planetary Boundaries, Early Warning Systems and Climate Tipping Points Man Institute . 2023-08-21 . www.man.com . en-gb.
