Jule Gregory Charney | |
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Born | January 1, 1917 San Francisco, California, United States |
Died | June 16, 1981 Boston, Massachusetts, United States | (aged 64)
Alma mater | UCLA |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Meteorology |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Doctoral advisor | Jørgen Holmboe[1] |
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Other notable students | Bhupendra Nath Goswami (postdoc)[6] |
Jule Gregory Charney (January 1, 1917 – June 16, 1981) 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. His work was the driving force behind many national and international weather initiatives and programs.
Considered the father of modern dynamical meteorology, Charney is credited with having "guided the postwar evolution of modern meteorology more than any other living figure."[7][8] Charney's work also influenced that of his close colleague Edward Lorenz, who explored the limitations of predictability and was a pioneer of the field of chaos theory.