Herbert Riehl
Herbert Riehl · Science & Medicine
Meteorologist regarded as the father of tropical meteorology
1915, Munich, Germany — 1997, USA
Chicago · Fort Collins, Colorado
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Herbert Riehl was a German-born American meteorologist widely regarded as the father of tropical meteorology, author of its first textbook and founder of the atmospheric science department at Colorado State University. With Joanne Simpson he showed how tropical 'hot towers' transport energy out of the tropics, reshaping the understanding of hurricanes and global circulation. He was of Jewish origin.
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Meteorologist regarded as the father of tropical meteorology
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
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