John A. Church
Dr John A. Church is an expert on sea level and its changes. He was Co-convening Lead Author (with Jonathan M. Gregory) for the Chapter on Sea Level in the IPCC Third Assessment Report and a member of the Joint Scientific Committee of the WCRP. He is currently project leader, Sea Level Rise at CSIRO [1].
Quotes
- Sea levels are expected to rise as a result of global warming with adverse effects on many people living in coastal areas, although the patterns may not be uniform around the globe.
- Sea-level rise projections for 2100 are several tens of centimetres above 1990 levels but beyond 2100 sea level will continue to rise for centuries after greenhouse gas concentrations have stabilised.
Biography
Graduated in 1972 from the University of Queensland with a BSc in Physics. Doctorate of Philosophy in 1979. Tutoring in Physics at the University of Qeensland. Research Scientist for the Division of Fisheries and Oceanography (now CSIRO Division of Oceanography) from 1978-83. Senior Research Scientist in 1984, Principal Research Scientist, Leader Mesoscale and Continental Shelf Oceanography Subprogram in 1988. Since that time Dr Church has led a number of programs with CSIRO Division of Oceanography and is currently Program Leader, Oceanography Program, Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions; Project Leader, Leader, Southern Ocean Processes Project, CSIRO Division of Marine Research and Leader, Polar Waters Program, Antarctic Cooperative Research Centre. On an international level, Dr Church has been the Principal Investigator for the NASA/CNES TOPEX/POSEIDON Extended Satellite Mission since 1996. Dr Church is a Member of the Australian Institute of Physics.
External links
- http://www.atse.org.au/index.php?sectionid=323
- http://www.acecrc.org.au/drawpage.cgi?pid=programs&sid=sea_level_rise&aid=797213
- http://www.marine.csiro.au/media/04releases/20apr04.html
- http://www.csiro.au/index.asp?type=mediaRelease&id=OceanChurch&stylesheet=mediaRelease