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Horace Byers | |
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_directors_Hall,_Meng_and_Byers.gif) Byers (right), Ferguson Hall (left), Lewis Meng (center) | |
| Born | March 12, 1906 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | May 22, 1998 (aged 92) Montecito, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (A.B., 1929) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S., 1932; Sc.D., 1935) |
| Known for | Thunderstorm Project |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Meteorology |
| Institutions | University of Chicago Texas A&M University |
| Thesis | The Changes in Air Masses During Lifting (1935) |
| Doctoral advisor | Carl-Gustaf Rossby |
| Notable students | Roscoe Braham Jr. |
Horace Robert Byers (March 12, 1906 – May 22, 1998) was an American meteorologist who pioneered in aviation meteorology, synoptic weather analysis (weather forecasting), severe convective storms, cloud physics, and weather modification. Byers is most well known for his work as director of U.S. Weather Bureau's Thunderstorm Project in which, among other things, the modern cell morphology and life cycle of a thunderstorm were established. He is also known for his professional involvement with Carl-Gustaf Arvid Rossby and Tetsuya Theodore Fujita.