Hurd Curtis Willett
Hurd Curtis Willett (January 1, 1903 – March 26, 1992) was an American meteorologist known for his role in developing five-day weather forecasting techniques and widely known for his attempts at very long-range forecasting.
Jinsu | gorko |
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Ɓii-leydiyankaaku | Dowlaaji Dentuɗi |
Innde | Hurd |
Innde ɓesngu | Willett |
Ɗuubi daygo | 1 Siilo 1903 |
Ɗoforde | Providence |
Date of death | 26 Mbooy 1992 |
Place of death | West Concord |
Wolde | Inngilisjo |
Sana'aji | meteorologist |
Field of work | meteorology |
Employer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Janngi to | Princeton University, George Washington University |
Doctoral student | Thomas F. Malone, Richard J. Reed |
Archives at | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries |
Memba en | Phi Beta Kappa Society |
Award received | Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal |
Willett jibinaa nder Providence, Rhode Island, o mawni nder lamnde ɓadi Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. O heɓii jaŋde B.S. diga Princeton University nder hitaande 1924, nden o huuwi haa U.S. Weather Bureau, nden o heɓii doktoor nder meteorology diga George Washington University (GWU) nder hitaande 1929. Willett heɓii Guggenheim Fellowship ngam janngude miijo dow geɗal geɗal, ko annditi bana Bergen School of Meteorology, nder Norway. O hawti e jaŋde Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) nder hitaande 1929, to o ardii ɓamtaare e jaɓugo miijo polar of five-day weather prediction by the Weather Bureau. Nder hitaande 1951 o heɓi tagdi diga American Meteorological Society (AMS) ngam heɓuki anndal ngal footi. Ɗu'um woni ko'e arandeeji ɗi ɗi ɗi anndiraa jooni Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal.
Willett wondi ardiiɗo to American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AASC), to American Meteorological Society, to Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS), to Association of American Geographers (AAG), to American Geophysical Union (AGU), to American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), to Sigma Xi, to Phi Beta Kappa.
Willett waree Dorothy Bachman Lloyd, ɓe mari ɓiɓɓe rewɓe tati e ɓiɓɓe ɗiɗo. O maayi nder West Concord, Massachusetts, ɓaawo o heɓii ɓalli.