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C. W. Thornthwaite

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Gender Male
Death61 years ago
Date of birth March 7,1899
Zodiac sign Pisces
Born Bay City
Michigan
United States
Date of died June 11,1963
DiedArlington County
Virginia
United States
BooksThe Water Balance
Recent Studies in Bioclimatology: A Group
Academic advisor Carl O. Sauer
Education Central Michigan University
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C. W. Thornthwaite Life story


Charles Warren Thornthwaite was an American geographer and climatologist. He is best known for devising a climate classification system in 1948 that is still in use worldwide, and also for his detailed water budget computations of potential evapotranspiration.

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