Carl-Gustaf Rossby

Carl-Gustaf Arvid Rossby was a Swedish-born American meteorologist who first explained the large-scale motions of the atmosphere in terms of fluid mechanics. He identified and characterized both the jet stream and the long waves in the westerlies that were later named Rossby waves.

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Who was born first?

• Carl-Gustaf Rossby and Fritz Zwicky were born the same year
• Carl-Gustaf Rossby and Howard Florey were born the same year
• Carl-Gustaf Rossby and Isidor Isaac Rabi were born the same year
• Carl-Gustaf Rossby and Albert Claude were born the same year
• Carl-Gustaf Rossby and Charlotte Moore Sitterly were born the same year

Timeline

1. Albert ClaudeAugust 24, 1898 – May 22, 1983
2. Carl-Gustaf Rossby (this page)December 28, 1898 – August 19, 1957
3. Charlotte Moore SitterlySeptember 24, 1898 – March 3, 1990
4. Fritz ZwickyFebruary 14, 1898 – February 8, 1974
5. Howard FloreySeptember 24, 1898 – February 21, 1968
6. Isidor Isaac RabiJuly 29, 1898 – January 11, 1988

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