People:Bjerknes, Jacob
Jacob Bjerknes. Source: NOAA
Published: March 30, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: June 28, 2012, 5:13 am
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Jacob Bjerknes (1897-1975) was one of the founders of modern meteorology. Bjerknes entered and revolutionized the field at the age of 20 with his discovery of the structure of extratropical cyclones. His father was the physicist and geophysicist Vilhelm Bjerknes.
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Peter Saundry (Lead Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Bjerknes, Jacob". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 30, 2010; Last revised Date June 28, 2012; Retrieved May 24, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Bjerknes,_Jacob?topic=49502>
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Dr. Peter Saundry is the Executive Director of the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE), a nonpartisan organization working to improve the scientific basis of environmental decision making. The NCSE works closely with the many communities that create and use environmental knowledge to make and shape environmental decisions, including academic, scientific, environmental, and business organizations, as well as federal, state ... (Full Bio)
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Jacob Bjerknes (1897-1975) was one of the founders of modern meteorology. Bjerknes entered and revolutionized the field at the age of 20 with his discovery of the structure of extratropical cyclones. His father was the physicist and geophysicist Vilhelm Bjerknes.
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