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Taroh Matsuno

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Tarō Matsuno

Tarō Matsuno (born October 17, 1934) is a Japanese meteorologist. He is a professor at the University of Tokyo.[1]

He is the winner of the 55th IMO prize, the most prestigious award of the World Meteorological Organization.[2]

He is the winner of the 2013 Blue Planet Prize with Daniel Sperling.[3]

Matsuno showed that Kelvin waves should also exist at the equator[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ George Musser (2017-10-05). "Waves that drive global weather patterns finally explained, thanks to inspiration from bagel-shaped quantum matter". Science. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  2. ^ "Prof. Tarō Matsuno wins IMO Prize". World Meteorological Organization. 18 April 2016. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  3. ^ "UC Davis professor Daniel Sperling wins Blue Planet Prize". Los Angeles Times. 2013-06-18.
  4. ^ Matsuno, Tarō (1966). "Quasi-Geostrophic Motions in the Equatorial Area". Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Series II. 44 (1): 25–43. doi:10.2151/jmsj1965.44.1_25.
  5. ^ McCornick, Katie (18 July 2023). "How Quantum Physicists Explained Earth's Oscillating Weather Patterns". Quanta Magazine.