Gandikota V. Rao
| G.V. Rao | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 15, 1934 Vizianagaram, India |
| Died |
July 31, 2004 (aged 70) Mexico |
| Fields | Atmospheric sciences |
| Institutions | Saint Louis University |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1965) |
| Thesis | On the Influence of Field of Motion, Baroclinicity and Heat Sources on Frontogenesis (1965) |
| Known for | Tropical meteorology |
Gandikota V. Rao (July 15, 1934 in Vizianagaram, India – July 31, 2004 in Mexico) was an Indian-American meteorologist; a world-renowned expert on tropical meteorology, monsoon, tropical cyclones, and tropical cyclone tornadoes. He was also known for work on air pollution, atmospheric convection, atmospheric boundary layers, and numerical weather prediction.
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