hiː stˈʌdid mˌiːɾɪoːɹˈɑːlədʒi æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə, lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs ænd ɹˈoʊt hɪz mˈæstɚ θˈiːsɪs ɐn ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ ɪnvˈɜːʒəŋklˈaʊd ɹeɪʒˈiːm ˌoʊvɚ ðə sʌbtɹˈɑːpɪkəl wˈɔːɾɚz wˈɛst ʌv kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks.
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.