Norwegian geophysicist and meteorologist with essential contributions to the foundation of the modern practice of weather forecasting. He formulated the primitive equations still in use in numerical weather prediction and climate modeling, and founded the Bergen School of Meteorology, which advanced weather prediction and meteorology in the early twentieth century. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. Vilhelm Bjerknes (Wikidata)
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born 1862-03-14
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died 1951-04-09
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born in Christiania
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also known as Vilhelm Friman Koren Bjerknes
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notable work: Bjerknes forces
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notable work: Bergen School of Meteorology
P800 (notable work) [3]
notable work: Bjerknes' equation
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citizen of Norway
P19 (place of birth) [2]
born in Oslo Municipality
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was a Norwegian geophysicist and meteorologist with essential contributions to the foundation of the modern practice of weather forecasting
Wikidata: Vilhelm Bjerknes
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