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Sobel (other)
Sobel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Sobel (born 1967), American climatologist * Alex Sobel (born 1975), British politician *Alex Sobel (basketball) (born 2000), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Barry Sobel (born 1959), American actor and comedian * Bernard Sobel (1887–1964), American playwright, drama critic, and book writer * Clifford Sobel (born 1949), United States diplomat and ambassador * Curt Sobel (born 1953), American composer and music editor * Daniel Sobel (born 1975), British educational consultant * Dava Sobel (born 1947), writer of popular expositions of scientific topics * David Sobel, American education writer * Eleanor Sobel (born 1946), representative in the Florida House of Representatives * Helen Sobel Smith (1910-1969), American bridge player generally known as Helen Sobel * Henry Sobel (1944–2019), Brazilian rabbi * Herbert Sobel (1912–1987), United States Army officer during World War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Sobel
Adam H. Sobel (born 1967) is a Professor of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics and of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University. He directs its Initiative on Extreme Weather and Climate. His research area is meteorology with a focus on atmospheric and climate dynamics, tropical meteorology, and extreme weather. He obtained his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1998 and won the American Geophysical Union Atmospheric Science Section Ascent Award in 2014. Along with Tapio Schneider, he co-edited the review book ''The Global Circulation of the Atmosphere'' (2007). He was also featured in the 2012 Nova (American TV series), NOVA documentary "Inside the Megastorm" about Hurricane Sandy, and later published the book ''Storm Surge: Hurricane Sandy, Our Changing Climate, and Extreme Weather of the Past and Future'' (2014). Overall his publications have been cited over 10,000 times, and he has an h-index of 56 as of September 16, 2019. References Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |