Warren M. Washington | |
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.jpg) Washington in 2018 | |
| Born | August 28, 1936 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | October 18, 2024 (aged 88) |
| Education | Oregon State University (BS, MS) Pennsylvania State University (PhD) |
| Awards | National Medal of Science Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Meteorology |
| Institutions | Climate Change Research Section, Climate & Global Dynamics Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research |
| Thesis | Initialization of Primitive-Equation Models for Numerical Weather Prediction (1964) |
| Doctoral advisor | Hans A. Panofsky |
Warren Morton Washington (August 28, 1936 – October 18, 2024) was an American atmospheric scientist, a chair of the National Science Board, and a Distinguished Scholar at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. His research was part of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore. In 2019, he was awarded the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.