Thomas R. Knutson
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Research Meteorologist
Research Meteorologist
Thomas Knutson is a Research Meteorologist at NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. His current research interests include the potential impact of climate change on hurricanes and climate change detection. He was invited to organize a special session on "Global Warming and Hurricanes" at the WMO 4th International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones in Cairns, Australia. He has presented invited lectures on this topic at a National Research Council Roundtable; an IPCC Special Workshop on Climate Extremes; a special session at an American Meteorological Society annual meeting; and other professional meetings, workshops, and universities.