Kerry Emanuel
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Kerry Emanuel is an American atmospheric scientist renowned for his pioneering research on tropical cyclones and the impact of climate change on hurricane intensity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kerry Emanuel canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T497000 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kerry Emanuel Context triple: [BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award, notableRecipient, Kerry Emanuel]
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A.
Stanley Corrsin
Stanley Corrsin was a prominent American fluid dynamicist renowned for his pioneering contributions to the study of turbulence and mixing in fluid flows.
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B.
Bruce T. Draine
Bruce T. Draine is an American astrophysicist renowned for his influential work on interstellar dust and the interstellar medium.
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C.
David G. Bradley
David G. Bradley is an American businessman and publisher best known as the owner and longtime chairman of Atlantic Media, the parent company of The Atlantic.
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D.
Martin J. Hillenbrand
Martin J. Hillenbrand was an American career diplomat who held several key Cold War-era posts, including serving as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and later to the Federal Republic of Germany.
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E.
Michael V. Drake
Michael V. Drake is an American academic leader and physician who has served as president of both The Ohio State University and the University of California system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kerry Emanuel Target entity description: Kerry Emanuel is an American atmospheric scientist renowned for his pioneering research on tropical cyclones and the impact of climate change on hurricane intensity.
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A.
Stanley Corrsin
Stanley Corrsin was a prominent American fluid dynamicist renowned for his pioneering contributions to the study of turbulence and mixing in fluid flows.
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B.
Bruce T. Draine
Bruce T. Draine is an American astrophysicist renowned for his influential work on interstellar dust and the interstellar medium.
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C.
David G. Bradley
David G. Bradley is an American businessman and publisher best known as the owner and longtime chairman of Atlantic Media, the parent company of The Atlantic.
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D.
Martin J. Hillenbrand
Martin J. Hillenbrand was an American career diplomat who held several key Cold War-era posts, including serving as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and later to the Federal Republic of Germany.
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E.
Michael V. Drake
Michael V. Drake is an American academic leader and physician who has served as president of both The Ohio State University and the University of California system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American scientist
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atmospheric scientist ⓘ climate scientist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| affiliation |
MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
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surface form:
Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate at MIT
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| awardReceived |
American Meteorological Society Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal
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surface form:
Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal
Louis J. Battan Author’s Award ⓘ Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| developed |
models of hurricane–ocean interaction
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theory of maximum potential intensity of hurricanes ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Dartmouth College
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
atmospheric science
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climate change ⓘ hurricanes ⓘ physical climatology ⓘ tropical meteorology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Kerry ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD ⓘ |
| hasResearchArea | risk of extreme tropical cyclone events under climate change ⓘ |
| hasRole | public communicator on climate change ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
scientific papers on hurricane dynamics
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“Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes” ⓘ “What We Know About Climate Change” ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on climate change impacts on hurricanes
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research on hurricane intensity ⓘ research on tropical cyclones ⓘ theory of hurricane potential intensity ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Meteorological Society ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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| name | Kerry Emanuel self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableIdea | link between warmer oceans and stronger hurricanes ⓘ |
| notableWork | research on increasing hurricane power dissipation index ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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researcher ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of atmospheric science at MIT ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
extreme weather and climate change
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hurricane–climate interactions ⓘ tropical cyclone dynamics ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kerry Emanuel Description of subject: Kerry Emanuel is an American atmospheric scientist renowned for his pioneering research on tropical cyclones and the impact of climate change on hurricane intensity.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
What We Know About Climate Change