Jule Gregory Charney

Jule Gregory Charney
Jule Gregory Charney
Born	January 1, 1917; San Francisco, California, United States
Died	June 16, 1981 (aged 64); Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Alma mater	UCLA
Awards	Guggenheim Fellowship; Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal; International Meteorological Organization Prize; William Bowie Medal;
	Scientific career
Fields	Meteorology
Institutions	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisor	Jørgen Holmboe
Doctoral students	Conway B. Leovy (1963); Joseph Pedlosky (1963); James R. Holton (1964); Eugenia Kalnay (1971); Mark Cane (1975); Jagadish Shukla (1976); Inez Fung (1977); Kerry Emanuel (1978); Ted Shepherd (1984; advised by Peter Rhines after Charney's death);
Other notable students	Bhupendra Nath Goswami (postdoc)

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." 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.

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