Syukuro Manabe
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
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Honours
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Rankings
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Covers
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Records
Syukuro Manabe's awards reflect a lifetime of groundbreaking science. His Nobel Prize in 2021 was the pinnacle, but he also received the Benjamin Franklin Medal, the Blue Planet Prize, and the Milutin Milankovic Medal. These honors recognize his pioneering role in developing climate models that accurately predict global warming. His work has been cited over 50,000 times, a testament to its enduring influence. Manabe's legacy is not just in the awards, but in the many scientists he mentored and the models that still guide climate policy today.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shared with Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi for physical modeling of Earth's climate
Benjamin Franklin Medal
For pioneering work in climate modeling
Blue Planet Prize
For outstanding contributions to environmental science
Milutin Milankovic Medal
For research on long-term climate changes
Roger Revelle Medal
For contributions to atmospheric sciences
Rankings & Lists
Top 100 Global Thinkers
Magazine Covers
Time
2021-10-18
The Climate Pioneers
Records & Feats
First modern climate model
Developed the first comprehensive 3D climate model in 1966
Accurate CO2 warming prediction
Predicted in 1967 that doubling CO2 would warm the planet by ~2-3°C, which has been confirmed by later research