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Verner Edward Suomi (Eveleth, 6 de dezembro de 1915 — Madison, 30 de julho de 1995) foi um físico estadunidense. É considerado o pai da meteorologia por satélite. Inventou o Spin Scan Radiometer e, ao longo da sua carreira, efectuou numerosas contribuições no campo da meteorologia, bem como da engenharia e ciência espacial.
Verner Edward Suomi (December 6, 1915 – 30 July 1995) was a Finnish-American educator, inventor, and scientist. He is considered the father of satellite meteorology.
Using a unique combination of determination, hard work, inspiration, and those freshman physics, Suomi became known as the “father of satellite meteorology.” His research and inventions have radically improved forecasting and our understanding of global weather.
- Russell Hall
- 2001
30 de jul. de 1995 · Suomi came to the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 1948 as one of the first faculty members in the Department of Meteorology. In 1953, he received his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. He taught at UW-Madison for his entire career, except for appointments as Associate Program Director for Atmospheric Sciences in the National ...
25 de jan. de 2012 · Verner Suomi pioneered remote sensing of Earth from satellites in polar orbits a few hundred miles above the surface with Explorer 7 in 1959 and geostationary orbits thousands of miles high with ATS-1 in 1966.
31 de dez. de 2015 · Such were the words of Dr. Verner Suomi, the Finnish-American educator, inventor, and scientist known as the “ Father of Satellite Meteorology, ” who was one of the first to recognize the role that satellites could play in weather forecasting.
Suomi Virtual Museum. This Web museum is dedicated to works of Dr. Verner Suomi, the father of the geostationary satellite, and to the practical ramifications of his work to the geosciences.
