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Keith Shine
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| Born | 19 April 1958 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | meteorology and climate science |
| Institutions | University of Reading |
| Thesis | Some development of a zonally averaged climate model (1981) |
| Doctoral advisor | Bob Harwood |
| Doctoral students | Piers Forster |
Keith Peter Shine (born 19 April 1958) is a very important scientist. He is a Regius Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science at the University of Reading. This means he teaches and researches about weather and Earth's climate. He was the first person to hold this special job. Queen Elizabeth II gave this title to the university. It was to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee.
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Keith Shine's School and University Life
Keith Shine went to Halesowen Grammar School. Then he studied Physics at Imperial College London. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree there in 1978. After that, he continued his studies at the University of Edinburgh. In 1981, he earned his PhD in meteorology. This is a special degree for advanced research. His research was guided by a professor named Bob Harwood. Today, Professor Shine teaches about atmospheric physics. He teaches second-year students at the University of Reading.
What Keith Shine Researches
Professor Shine is very interested in meteorology and climate science. He focuses on how human actions cause climate change. He studies how our activities affect the Earth's weather and climate.
Understanding Earth's Energy
He has also looked into the role of water vapour. Water vapour is water in the form of a gas in the air. He studies how it affects the Earth's energy budget. This budget is like a balance sheet for energy. It tracks how much energy comes into Earth from the Sun. It also tracks how much energy leaves Earth. This energy leaves as outgoing longwave radiation from the Earth and its atmosphere.
Measuring Climate Change
Professor Shine helps to figure out radiative forcing. This is a way to measure how strongly something can change the climate. He has worked a lot with the United Nations. He helped with big reports on climate change. He also worked on reports about the stratospheric ozone depletion. The ozone layer protects us from harmful sun rays. He was a main author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report in 1995. The IPCC is a group of scientists who study climate change for governments.
Before working at Reading in 1988, he did research at other universities. He worked at the University of Liverpool and University of Oxford.
Awards and Special Honours
In 2009, Keith Shine was chosen as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS). This is a very high honour for a scientist in the United Kingdom.
