Article: From the shores of Normandy to space: Oceanographer's forecasting work groundbreaking.

Byline: Djamila Grossman

Aug. 31--By June 6, 1944, 1st Lt. Charles C. Bates had evaluated dozens of charts and diagrams, had compared weather forecasts from different spots of the English Channel and had spent hours at the shore watching the waves roll in. As a member of the Army in World War II, he specialized in oceanography, forecasting and analyzing sea, surf and swell conditions. Around 3 a.m. that day, he entered the underground war room at the Admiralty Forecast Center in the London Citadel and saw British captains and commanders jumping around like teenagers. He knew then his work had paid off. Bates and a handful of others predicted a small ...

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