Rachel T. Pinker is a professor of meteorology at the
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of M ...
, where she has worked since 1976.
Education
Pinker received her M.S. degree from
Hebrew University
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...
in 1965 and her PhD from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1976.
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Research
Pinker is known for her research into global dimming
Global dimming is the reduction in the amount of global direct irradiance at the Earth's surface that has been observed since systematic measurements began in the 1950s. The effect varies by location, but worldwide it has been estimated to be of ...
and global brightening. She has said that the Earth seems to be getting brighter, and that this may be because of a combination of a clearer sky and fewer clouds.
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American meteorologists
University of Maryland, College Park faculty
Living people
Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni
Women meteorologists
University of Maryland, College Park alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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