Thompson, Philip Duncan.
Variant namesThompson was a numerical meteorologist.
From the description of Oral history interview with Philip Duncan Thompson, 1986 Dec. 5. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63276387
Thompson (1922-1994) was a meteorologist and physicist. Internationally known theoretician in numerical weather prediction, atmospheric dynamics, and turbulence. Project director, Institute for Advanced Study, 1946-1947; chief Atmosphere Analysis Laboratory, Air Force Cambridge Research Labs., 1948-1951; head Development Division, Joint Numerical Weather Prediction Unit, 1954-1958; project leader, International Meteorological Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 1958-1960; research scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), 1960-1994; also first associate director of NCAR, director of the Laboratory of Atmospheric Science, and director of the Advanced Study program.
From the description of Papers, ca. 1945-1994. (American Institute of Physics). WorldCat record id: 81330489
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| referencedIn | Edward N. Lorenz Papers, circa 1895-2009, (bulk 1942-1991) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Thompson, Philip Duncan. Oral history interview with Philip Duncan Thompson, 1986 Dec. 5. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis | |
| creatorOf | Thompson, Philip Duncan. Papers, ca. 1945-1994. | American Institute of Physics |
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| associatedWith | Aspray, William | person |
| associatedWith | Bolin, Bert, 1925-2007. | person |
| associatedWith | Charney, Jule G. | person |
| associatedWith | Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Joint Numerical Weather Prediction Unit (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Lorenz, Edward N. | person |
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| associatedWith | Rossby, Carl-Gustaf. | person |
| associatedWith | Smagorinsky, J. | person |
| associatedWith | Stockholms Universitet. Institute of Meteorology. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Von Neumann, John, 1903-1957. | person |
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| Meteorology Research |
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