William D. Sellers
William D. Sellers | |
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| Born | August 18, 1928 Culver City, California, United States |
| Died | August 27, 2014 (aged 86) Tucson, Arizona, United States |
| Alma mater | UCLA (B.A.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S.; ScD, 1957) |
| Known for | Numerical Weather Prediction Meteorology Climatology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Meteorology |
| Institutions | University of Arizona |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward Lorenz |
William D. Sellers (18 August 1928 – 27 August 2014) was an American meteorologist, climate scientist, and pioneer of climate modelling. He created one the earliest climate models and was one of the first scientists to recognize the effects of CO2 in the atmosphere on the Earth's climate. He published the textbook "Physical Climatology".