Sir Napier Shaw | |
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| Born | 4 March 1854 |
| Died | 23 March 1945 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Tephigram |
| Awards | Royal Medal (1923) Buys Ballot Medal (1923) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Meteorologist |
Sir William Napier Shaw FRS[1] (4 March 1854 – 23 March 1945) was a British meteorologist.[2] He introduced the tephigram, a diagram for evaluating convective instability in the atmosphere.[3] He also served as president of the International Meteorological Committee and Royal Meteorological Society.
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- ^ "Obituary Notice: Shaw, William Napier". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 106 (1): 35–37. 1946. Bibcode:1946MNRAS.106...35.. doi:10.1093/mnras/106.1.35.
- ^ Burton, J. (2004). "William Napier Shaw – Father of modern meteorology". Weather. 59 (11): 307. Bibcode:2004Wthr...59..307B. doi:10.1256/wea.45.04.