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Antonio Divino Moura

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Antonio Divino Moura
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
AwardsInternational Meteorological Organization Prize
Scientific career
Fieldsmeteorology
InstitutionsUniversity of São Paulo
Brazilian Space Research Institute
International Research Institute for Climate and Society
Meteorological Institute of Brazil

Antonio Divino Moura was a vice-president of the World Meteorological Organization and director of the Meteorological Institute of Brazil (INMET). He was founding director general of the International Research Institute for Climate and Society at Columbia University (1996-2002) and professor of meteorology at the Brazilian Space Research Institute and the University of São Paulo. He won the Carl-Gustaf Rossby Award from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for his PhD.[1]

In 2018 the World Meteorological Organization named Antonio Divino Moura as the winner of its top scientific prize for outstanding work in meteorology and climatology and scientific research. [2]

References

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  1. ^ Antonio Divino Moura. World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ^ Deepshikha, Singh. "Antonio Divino Moura IMO Gets Prize for Climate Research". No. Online. ABC Live. ABC Live. Retrieved 5 July 2018.