Joseph Smagorinsky

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).

Joseph Smagorinsky
Joseph Smagorinsky
Born(1924-01-29)January 29, 1924
New York City, US
DiedSeptember 21, 2005(2005-09-21) (aged 81)
Alma materNew York University
Known forGeneral Circulation Model
SpouseMargaret Smagorinsky
Scientific career
FieldsMeteorology
InstitutionsNational Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Princeton University
Doctoral advisorBernhard Haurwitz
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