Joseph Smagorinsky
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Joseph Smagorinsky (29 January 1924 – 21 September 2005) was an American meteorologist and the first director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL).[1]
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Joseph Smagorinsky | |
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Born | (1924-01-29)January 29, 1924 New York City, US |
Died | September 21, 2005(2005-09-21) (aged 81) Hillsborough, New Jersey, United States |
Alma mater | New York University |
Known for | General Circulation Model |
Spouse | Margaret Smagorinsky |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Meteorology |
Institutions | National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Princeton University |
Doctoral advisor | Bernhard Haurwitz |
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