Jule Gregory Charney
US meteorologist (1917-1981) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 64
Jule Gregory Charney was an American meteorologist who played an important role in developing numerical weather prediction and increasing understanding of the general circulation of the atmosphere by devising a series of increasingly sophisticated mathematical models of the atmosphere.
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1981Died16 June 19811976William Bowie MedalAward1972Guggenheim FellowshipAward1971International Meteorological Organization PrizeAward1969Hodgkins MedalAward1964Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research MedalAward1917Born1 January 1917
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His work was the driving force behind many national and international weather initiatives and programs.
Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 1981 · aged 64
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