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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. He was responsible for founding the atmospheric science department at Colorado State University.

Awards

• American Meteorological Society's Clarence Leroy Meisinger Award (1947)
• American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics Losey Award (1962)
• American Meteorological Society Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal (1979)

Riehl wrote the first textbook on tropical meteorology.

References

1. ^ "Herbert Riehl (1915-1997) - Find a Grave Memorial". Find a Grave.
2. Gray, W. (1998). "Dr. Herbert Riehl". Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics. 67 (1–4): 3–4. Bibcode:1998MAP....67....3G. doi:10.1007/BF01277498. S2CID 120196653.
3. ^ "Search Past Award Winners". American Meteorological Society. 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-04.

• Lewis, John M.; M. G. Fearon; H. E. Klieforth (Jul 2012). "Herbert Riehl: Intrepid and Enigmatic Scholar". Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. 93 (7): 963–85. Bibcode:2012BAMS...93..963L. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00224.1.

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