Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl-Gustaf Rossby

Swedish and American meteorologist

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1898

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Death: 19-Aug-1957

Profession: physicist, mathematician, university teacher, meteorologist, oceanographer

Nationality: United States, Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Carl-Gustaf Arvid Rossby (Swedish pronunciation: [k??? ?g?s?tav 'ar?v?d 'r?s?b?] 28 December 1898 – 19 August 1957) 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.