Washington, Warren M.
1936-2024 · Contribution: 1960s-2010s
Atmospheric scientist
Pioneering development of computer-based atmospheric and climate models; among the first to build general-circulation climate models and to incorporate oceans and sea ice, foundational to modern climate prediction and IPCC assessments
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1936, Portland, Oregon
- Active since
- 1963
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- Pioneering computer-based climate models
Impact on the world
Washington helped invent the computer climate models that made it possible to understand and project global climate change, tools now central to climate science and policy.
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