Mojib Latif

Mojib Latif
Born	(1954-09-29) September 29, 1954 Hamburg, Germany
Nationality	German
Alma mater	University of Hamburg
Scientific career
Fields	Meteorology
Institutions	Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

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 worked since 1985 at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology and is professor at GEOMAR Kiel, the Leibniz-Institute für maritme sciences. Mojib Latif is a regular guest at TV discussions about Global Warming. Latif is a not climate change sceptic but is concerned that a possible 10 to 20 year cooling trend he has predicted may cause people to wrongly believe that global warming has ceased. [1]

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. [2]. At the UN's World Climate Conference 2009 in Geneva Latif gave a talk about prediction that used results from this paper [3], prompting New Scientist to report him as We could be about to enter one or even two decades of cooler temperatures, according to one of the world’s top climate modellers. [4].

Selected publications

• Keenlyside, N. S. (2008). "Advancing decadal-scale climate prediction in the North Atlantic sector". Nature. 453 (7191): 84–88. doi:10.1038/nature06921. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
• Timmermann, A. (1999). "Increased El Niño frequency in a climate model forced by future greenhouse warming". Nature. 398 (6729): 694–697. doi:10.1038/19505. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
• ——— (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. {{cite journal}}: |last= has numeric name (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)