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Vernon F. Dvorak (1922 – 19 September 2022) was an American meteorologist. He studied meteorology at the University of California, Los Angeles and wrote his Master thesis An investigation of the inversion-cloud regime over the subtropical waters west of California in 1966. In 1973 he developed the Dvorak technique to analyze tropical cyclones from satellite imagery.[1] He worked with the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service. He lived in Ojai, California, until his death on September 19, 2022.
Vernon Dvorak was born in 1922.[2]
Dvorak's most influential work was the creation of the Dvorak technique, a method of estimating tropical cyclone intensity using infrared satellite. The Dvorak technique is credited as "fundamentally [enhancing] the ability to monitor tropical cyclones on a global scale."[2] The method provides an invaluable tool in monitoring these systems given the limitations of direct measurements on such a vast scale.[2]
Dvorak died on September 19, 2022, at age 100.[2]
Vernon Dvorak was born in 1922.[2]
Dvorak's most influential work was the creation of the Dvorak technique, a method of estimating tropical cyclone intensity using infrared satellite. The Dvorak technique is credited as "fundamentally [enhancing] the ability to monitor tropical cyclones on a global scale."[2] The method provides an invaluable tool in monitoring these systems given the limitations of direct measurements on such a vast scale.[2]
Dvorak died on September 19, 2022, at age 100.[2]
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