Carl-Gustaf Rossby | |
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| Born | Carl-Gustaf Arvid Rossby Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | August 19, 1957 (aged 58) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Citizenship | Swedish American (1939) |
| Alma mater | University of Leipzig University of Bergen University of Stockholm (1925) |
| Known for | Synoptic and dynamic meteorology, polar frontal theory, jet stream, atmospheric chemistry |
| Awards | Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal (inaugural) Symons Gold Medal (1953) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Meteorology Physical oceanography Atmospheric chemistry |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Chicago Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute |
| Doctoral advisor | Erik Ivar Fredholm |
| Doctoral students | Chaim L. Pekeris Horace R. Byers Harry Wexler Reid Bryson Ye Duzheng Hsiao-Lan Kuo Joanne Malkus Bert Bolin Aksel C. Wiin-Nielsen Victor P. Starr |
Carl-Gustaf Arvid Rossby (Swedish pronunciation: [kɑːɭ ˈɡɵ̂sːtav ˈǎrːvɪd ˈrɔ̌sːbʏ] 28 December 1898 – 19 August 1957) was a Swedish-born American meteorologist who first explained the large-scale motions of the atmosphere in terms of fluid mechanics. He identified and characterized both the jet stream and the long waves in the westerlies that were later named Rossby waves.[1]