Malcolm K. Hughes

Malcolm K. Hughes is a meso-climatologist and Regents' Professor of Dendrochronology in the Laboratory for Tree-Ring Research at the University of Arizona. He was born in Matlock, Derbyshire, England, and earned a Ph.D in ecology from the University of Durham. Since 1998, he is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union. His research is on the nature of climate variability, specifically focusing on the timescales of years to centuries. He uses natural recorded records such as tree rings.

Hughes has studied geographical areas including Europe, Asia, and the Sierra Nevada. In addition of tree rings, Hughes uses ice cores, laminated sediments, and the historical temperature record to help understand past climates. In 1998, he was a co-author with Michael E. Mann and Raymond S. Bradley on a paper which produced the first eigenvector-based climate field reconstruction (CFR) incorporating multiple climate proxy data sets of different types and lengths into a high-resolution reconstruction of northern hemisphere temperatures. In 1999 the same team extended the method to cover 1,000 years, producing what was dubbed the hockey stick graph.

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External links

• Hughes curriculum vitae
• Abc.co.au - Conversation with Malcolm Hughes
• "In the Line of Fire", interview re his 2011 book, Global Warming and Political Intimidation: How Politicians Cracked Down on Scientists as the Earth Heated Up, July 2011
• Profile at the Laboratory for Tree-Ring Research University of Arizona