Van de Hulst Essay: Light Scattering, Aerosols, Clouds, Climate, Hendrik van de Hulst, and I

Journal Article · 05 December 2017 · Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jqsrt.2017.12.001 · OSTI ID:1412880

Chylek, Petr ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

It is not often that I have the opportunity to write something that is not a scientific study, and I am thankful for this opportunity to express my thoughts with regard to pursuits that are greater than those of science. In this van de Hulst assay, to honor Hendrik van de Hulst, I briefly summarize a few points from Hendrik's life that I find especially interesting, including his interests in spiritual (or religious) aspects of life, and his decision to avoid involvement in nucleation problems, a critical and basic uncertainty of current climate models. Finally, after that, I present briefly a few episodes from my own experiences as an apprentice of science and life.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• Grant/Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1412880
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-17-30648
• Journal Information: Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, Journal Name: Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer Vol. 206; ISSN 0022-4073
• Publisher: ElsevierCopyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English