Carl-Gustaf Rossby
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Carl-Gustaf Rossby was a pioneering Swedish-American meteorologist best known for discovering large-scale atmospheric waves (Rossby waves) that revolutionized modern weather forecasting and dynamic meteorology.
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| Carl-Gustaf Rossby canonical | 3 |
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| instanceOf |
Swedish-American
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meteorologist ⓘ person ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal (eponym)
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Symons Gold Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1898-12-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Sweden
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1957-08-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Leipzig University
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Stockholm University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Weather Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Chicago ⓘ |
| familyName | Rossby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
atmospheric science
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dynamic meteorology ⓘ meteorology ⓘ |
| givenName | Carl-Gustaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern numerical weather prediction
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synoptic meteorology ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Vilhelm Bjerknes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Rossby waves
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jet stream research ⓘ large-scale atmospheric waves ⓘ modern weather forecasting ⓘ planetary-scale atmospheric dynamics ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Meteorological Society
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Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
Rossby number
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Rossby wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
meteorologist
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professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
founder of Institute of Meteorology at University of Stockholm
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head of meteorology department at University of Chicago ⓘ |
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American Meteorological Society Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal
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