Joseph Smagorinsky
Joseph Smagorinsky | |
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Joseph Smagorinsky | |
| Born | January 29, 1924 New York City, US |
| Died | September 21, 2005 (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 |
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).