Timeline Exploration -- Timeframe: 1963 to 1969

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Biographical Highlights

1963 [On an opportunity from attending a meteorology conference], From Warren's book, Odyssey in Climate Modeling, Global Warming, and Advising Five Presidents
1963 Accepts job offer from NCAR as a research scientist
1964 Begins work with fellow scientist, Akira Kasahara, to create a general circulation model. Other models were underway at Leith, UCLA, and GFDL.
1964 Tellus article
1964 Weather predictability limits project (NCAR/UCLA)
1964 Received Ph.D (Meteorology), Pennsylvania State University
1964 [On becoming the 2nd African-American to receive a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences], From Warren's book, Odyssey in Climate Modeling, Global Warming, and Advising Five Presidents
1966 Articles by Washington and Kasahara on NCAR global GCM (General Circulation Model)

1963 Job offer letter from NCAR's Associate Director, Philip Thompson, to Warren. (read)
1964 NCAR General Circulation Model Notebook (read)
1966 Request by the CIA (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency) for Warren to evaluate non-classified documents on numerical weather prediction in Communist China (read)

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1966 Warren as a young scientist (note: exact date of photo uncertain)	large	extra large	high-res
1966 Warren as a young scientist (note: exact date of photo uncertain)	large	extra large	high-res
1966 Warren lecturing a class (note: exact date of photo uncertain)	large	extra large	high-res
1966 Warren lecturing a class (note: exact date of photo uncertain)	large	extra large	high-res
1969 Output from one of Warren's early climate models, 1969.	large	extra large	high-res
1969 Output from one of Warren's early climate models, 1969.	large	extra large	high-res
1969 The output of climate model studies was put onto microfilm in the early days of climate modeling. Here Warren Washington is looking at simulation results.	large	extra large	high-res
1969 The output of climate model studies was put onto microfilm in the early days of climate modeling. Here Warren Washington is looking at simulation results.	large	extra large	high-res
1969 Warren standing in a computer tape archive (exact photo date uncertain)	large	extra large	high-res
1969 Warren standing in a computer tape archive (exact photo date uncertain)	large	extra large	high-res
1969 Portrait of Warren in 1969.	large	extra large	high res
1969 Portrait of Warren in 1969.	large	extra large	high res

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Media Info	Availability	Media Type
1968 Early General Circulation Model animation, 2-level version	download media	Media Type: computer_animation
1968 Early General Circulation Model animation, 2-level version	download media	Media Type: computer_animation
1969 Warren Washington and Akira Kasahara's NCAR Global General Circulation Model of the Atmosphere: Sea Level Pressure	download media	Media Type: computer_animation
1969 Warren Washington and Akira Kasahara's NCAR Global General Circulation Model of the Atmosphere: Sea Level Pressure	download media	Media Type: computer_animation
1969 Warren Washington and Akira Kasahara's NCAR Global General Circulation Model of the Atmosphere: Simulated Cloud Movie	download media	Media Type: computer_animation
1969 Warren Washington and Akira Kasahara's NCAR Global General Circulation Model of the Atmosphere: Simulated Cloud Movie	download media	Media Type: computer_animation

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