The shaping of climate science: half a century in personal perspective

Barry, R. G.

doi:10.5194/hgss-6-87-2015

Articles | Volume 6, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-6-87-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-6-87-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 6, issue 2

Review article

|

11 Sep 2015

Review article |

| 11 Sep 2015

The shaping of climate science: half a century in personal perspective

R. G. Barry

Viewed

Total article views: 4,150 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)

HTML	PDF	XML	Total	BibTeX	EndNote
1,580	2,018	552	4,150	204	223

HTML: 1,580
PDF: 2,018
XML: 552
Total: 4,150
BibTeX: 204
EndNote: 223

Views and downloads (calculated since 11 Sep 2015)

Month	HTML	PDF	XML	Total
Sep 2015	19	29	3	51
Oct 2015	17	18	1	36
Nov 2015	9	14	0	23
Dec 2015	4	15	0	19
Jan 2016	24	26	4	54
Feb 2016	12	25	3	40
Mar 2016	25	15	3	43
Apr 2016	7	16	1	24
May 2016	7	15	0	22
Jun 2016	8	14	0	22
Jul 2016	13	9	3	25
Aug 2016	5	6	0	11
Sep 2016	7	12	2	21
Oct 2016	4	10	0	14
Nov 2016	8	5	0	13
Dec 2016	6	10	3	19
Jan 2017	11	7	0	18
Feb 2017	5	13	2	20
Mar 2017	16	20	1	37
Apr 2017	17	33	0	50
May 2017	10	18	0	28
Jun 2017	20	15	1	36
Jul 2017	17	23	0	40
Aug 2017	5	22	2	29
Sep 2017	5	18	1	24
Oct 2017	5	16	0	21
Nov 2017	8	21	4	33
Dec 2017	6	29	4	39
Jan 2018	11	25	6	42
Feb 2018	13	28	5	46
Mar 2018	31	30	3	64
Apr 2018	30	27	2	59
May 2018	14	11	1	26
Jun 2018	12	24	7	43
Jul 2018	12	19	3	34
Aug 2018	16	15	2	33
Sep 2018	17	22	6	45
Oct 2018	36	48	5	89
Nov 2018	16	49	9	74
Dec 2018	11	48	8	67
Jan 2019	17	28	2	47
Feb 2019	11	15	6	32
Mar 2019	19	34	8	61
Apr 2019	6	44	3	53
May 2019	9	18	1	28
Jun 2019	13	22	8	43
Jul 2019	18	36	3	57
Aug 2019	16	30	9	55
Sep 2019	12	39	13	64
Oct 2019	12	21	6	39
Nov 2019	16	25	11	52
Dec 2019	16	37	10	63
Jan 2020	15	25	10	50
Feb 2020	15	18	14	47
Mar 2020	13	25	6	44
Apr 2020	14	26	11	51
May 2020	18	22	12	52
Jun 2020	32	12	3	47
Jul 2020	44	36	29	109
Aug 2020	6	10	4	20
Sep 2020	5	12	13	30
Oct 2020	9	15	12	36
Nov 2020	8	15	12	35
Dec 2020	22	24	16	62
Jan 2021	19	10	7	36
Feb 2021	9	9	12	30
Mar 2021	16	25	12	53
Apr 2021	10	23	14	47
May 2021	11	26	11	48
Jun 2021	8	16	8	32
Jul 2021	5	9	5	19
Aug 2021	9	11	14	34
Sep 2021	8	12	6	26
Oct 2021	13	21	7	41
Nov 2021	18	36	11	65
Dec 2021	9	13	11	33
Jan 2022	13	30	9	52
Feb 2022	9	22	8	39
Mar 2022	8	24	11	43
Apr 2022	5	6	2	13
May 2022	7	14	4	25
Jun 2022	10	14	11	35
Jul 2022	10	11	2	23
Aug 2022	6	12	5	23
Sep 2022	8	9	3	20
Oct 2022	7	22	13	42
Nov 2022	15	4	2	21
Dec 2022	9	5	1	15
Jan 2023	6	6	0	12
Feb 2023	11	1	1	13
Mar 2023	10	2	0	12
Apr 2023	7	4	1	12
May 2023	7	5	1	13
Jun 2023	9	5	0	14
Jul 2023	1	4	0	5
Aug 2023	6	4	1	11
Sep 2023	3	2	0	5
Oct 2023	11	5	1	17
Nov 2023	6	1	0	7
Dec 2023	15	2	1	18
Jan 2024	7	2	0	9
Feb 2024	6	6	0	12
Mar 2024	2	8	1	11
Apr 2024	21	4	3	28
May 2024	12	6	2	20
Jun 2024	35	7	6	48
Jul 2024	26	4	3	33
Aug 2024	9	2	0	11
Sep 2024	10	2	2	14
Oct 2024	12	3	1	16
Nov 2024	6	5	0	11
Dec 2024	8	1	2	11
Jan 2025	11	8	0	19
Feb 2025	4	4	0	8
Mar 2025	18	12	2	32
Apr 2025	13	11	1	25
May 2025	11	6	1	18
Jun 2025	31	24	1	56
Jul 2025	23	19	1	43
Aug 2025	20	8	2	30
Sep 2025	21	11	3	35
Oct 2025	30	19	2	51
Nov 2025	25	12	7	44

Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 11 Sep 2015)

Month	HTML	PDF	XML	Total
Sep 2015	19	29	3	51
Oct 2015	17	18	1	36
Nov 2015	9	14	0	23
Dec 2015	4	15	0	19
Jan 2016	24	26	4	54
Feb 2016	12	25	3	40
Mar 2016	25	15	3	43
Apr 2016	7	16	1	24
May 2016	7	15	0	22
Jun 2016	8	14	0	22
Jul 2016	13	9	3	25
Aug 2016	5	6	0	11
Sep 2016	7	12	2	21
Oct 2016	4	10	0	14
Nov 2016	8	5	0	13
Dec 2016	6	10	3	19
Jan 2017	11	7	0	18
Feb 2017	5	13	2	20
Mar 2017	16	20	1	37
Apr 2017	17	33	0	50
May 2017	10	18	0	28
Jun 2017	20	15	1	36
Jul 2017	17	23	0	40
Aug 2017	5	22	2	29
Sep 2017	5	18	1	24
Oct 2017	5	16	0	21
Nov 2017	8	21	4	33
Dec 2017	6	29	4	39
Jan 2018	11	25	6	42
Feb 2018	13	28	5	46
Mar 2018	31	30	3	64
Apr 2018	30	27	2	59
May 2018	14	11	1	26
Jun 2018	12	24	7	43
Jul 2018	12	19	3	34
Aug 2018	16	15	2	33
Sep 2018	17	22	6	45
Oct 2018	36	48	5	89
Nov 2018	16	49	9	74
Dec 2018	11	48	8	67
Jan 2019	17	28	2	47
Feb 2019	11	15	6	32
Mar 2019	19	34	8	61
Apr 2019	6	44	3	53
May 2019	9	18	1	28
Jun 2019	13	22	8	43
Jul 2019	18	36	3	57
Aug 2019	16	30	9	55
Sep 2019	12	39	13	64
Oct 2019	12	21	6	39
Nov 2019	16	25	11	52
Dec 2019	16	37	10	63
Jan 2020	15	25	10	50
Feb 2020	15	18	14	47
Mar 2020	13	25	6	44
Apr 2020	14	26	11	51
May 2020	18	22	12	52
Jun 2020	32	12	3	47
Jul 2020	44	36	29	109
Aug 2020	6	10	4	20
Sep 2020	5	12	13	30
Oct 2020	9	15	12	36
Nov 2020	8	15	12	35
Dec 2020	22	24	16	62
Jan 2021	19	10	7	36
Feb 2021	9	9	12	30
Mar 2021	16	25	12	53
Apr 2021	10	23	14	47
May 2021	11	26	11	48
Jun 2021	8	16	8	32
Jul 2021	5	9	5	19
Aug 2021	9	11	14	34
Sep 2021	8	12	6	26
Oct 2021	13	21	7	41
Nov 2021	18	36	11	65
Dec 2021	9	13	11	33
Jan 2022	13	30	9	52
Feb 2022	9	22	8	39
Mar 2022	8	24	11	43
Apr 2022	5	6	2	13
May 2022	7	14	4	25
Jun 2022	10	14	11	35
Jul 2022	10	11	2	23
Aug 2022	6	12	5	23
Sep 2022	8	9	3	20
Oct 2022	7	22	13	42
Nov 2022	15	4	2	21
Dec 2022	9	5	1	15
Jan 2023	6	6	0	12
Feb 2023	11	1	1	13
Mar 2023	10	2	0	12
Apr 2023	7	4	1	12
May 2023	7	5	1	13
Jun 2023	9	5	0	14
Jul 2023	1	4	0	5
Aug 2023	6	4	1	11
Sep 2023	3	2	0	5
Oct 2023	11	5	1	17
Nov 2023	6	1	0	7
Dec 2023	15	2	1	18
Jan 2024	7	2	0	9
Feb 2024	6	6	0	12
Mar 2024	2	8	1	11
Apr 2024	21	4	3	28
May 2024	12	6	2	20
Jun 2024	35	7	6	48
Jul 2024	26	4	3	33
Aug 2024	9	2	0	11
Sep 2024	10	2	2	14
Oct 2024	12	3	1	16
Nov 2024	6	5	0	11
Dec 2024	8	1	2	11
Jan 2025	11	8	0	19
Feb 2025	4	4	0	8
Mar 2025	18	12	2	32
Apr 2025	13	11	1	25
May 2025	11	6	1	18
Jun 2025	31	24	1	56
Jul 2025	23	19	1	43
Aug 2025	20	8	2	30
Sep 2025	21	11	3	35
Oct 2025	30	19	2	51
Nov 2025	25	12	7	44

Latest update: 25 Nov 2025

Short summary

This paper traces my climatological career from the 1950s and that of my graduate students from the late 1960s that were formative in the evolution of climate science. A summary of my early training, teaching and research in the UK is followed by activities at the University of Colorado, Boulder from 1968. The history of the World Data Center for Glaciology/National Snow and Ice Data Center from 1977 is described, and climate-cryosphere and international initiatives.