Name Herbert Riehl Education University of Chicago | Fields Meteorology | |
Born March 30, 1915
Germany ( 1915-03-30 ) Citizenship Germany
United States (1939) Thesis Subtropical Flow Patterns in Summer (1947) Known for Largely developed the subfield of tropical meteorology Died June 1, 1997, Denver, Colorado, United States Notable awards Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal Books Tropical Meteorology, Climate and Weather in the Tropics, Introduction to the atmosphere, The jet stream Doctoral students Joanne Simpson, T. N. Krishnamurti, William M. Gray | ||
Herbert Riehl (March 30, 1915 – June 1, 1997) was a German-born American meteorologist who is widely regarded as the father of tropical meteorology. He is well known for his work with Joanne Simpson on the importance of hot towers, and their critical role in transport of energy out of the tropics via the Hadley circulation.
Awards
Riehl wrote the first textbook on tropical meteorology.
References
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