Mojib Latif

Mojib Latif
Mojib Latif
Born	September 29, 1954 (1954-09-29) (age 57) Hamburg, Germany
Citizenship	Germany
Nationality	German
Fields	Meteorology and Oceanography
Institutions	Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
Alma mater	University of Hamburg

Mojib Latif (born September 29, 1954) is a German meteorologist and oceanographer. Descendant of a Pakistani family, Latif was born in Hamburg. His father was an Imam at Fazle Omar Mosque. Latif graduated with a Diplom in meteorology in 1983. He took a position as scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in 1985. In 1987 he earned a Ph.D. in oceanography from the University of Hamburg. In 2003 he became professor at IFM-GEOMAR, Kiel, the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences. Mojib Latif is a regular guest at TV discussions about global warming.

Academic career

In 2008 Latif was joint author of a modelling study in Nature whose results suggested "global surface temperature may not increase over the next decade, as natural climate variations in the North Atlantic and tropical Pacific temporarily offset the projected anthropogenic warming."^[1] At the UN's World Climate Conference 2009 in Geneva Latif gave a talk about prediction that used, amongst other material, results from this paper.^[2] New Scientist reported about Latif's research that "we could be about to enter one or even two decades of cooler temperatures".^[3] This interpretation has been stated as incorrect in an interview with Latif,^[4] after being asked whether he was a climate sceptic, he explained that "If my name was not Mojib Latif, my name would be global warming. So I really believe in Global Warming. Okay. However, you know, we have to accept that there are these natural fluctuations, and therefore, the temperature may not show additional warming temporarily."^[4]

Selected publications

• Keenlyside, N. S.; ———; Jungclaus, J.; Kornblueh, L.; Roeckner, E. (2008). "Advancing decadal-scale climate prediction in the North Atlantic sector". Nature 453 (7191): 84–88. doi:10.1038/nature06921. PMID 18451859. 
• Timmermann, A.; Oberhuber, J.; Bacher, A.; Esch, M.; ———; Roeckner, E. (1999). "Increased El Niño frequency in a climate model forced by future greenhouse warming". Nature 398 (6729): 694–697. doi:10.1038/19505. 
• ———, M; Barnett, T. P. (1994). "Causes of Decadal Climate Variability over the North Pacific and North America". Science 266 (5185): 634–637. doi:10.1126/science.266.5185.634. PMID 17793457. 

References

1. ^ Nature 2008
2. ^ WMO contribution 2009
3. ^ New Scientist 2009
4. ^ ^{a b} "Scientist Explains Earth's Warming Plateau". National Public Radio. Nov 22, 2009. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120668812&ft=1&f=1007. 

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Name	Latif, Mojib
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Date of birth	September 29, 1954
Place of birth	Hamburg, Germany
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