Verner E. Suomi
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican meteorologist (1915-1995)
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Verner Edward Suomi was a Finnish-American educator, inventor, and scientist. He is considered the father of satellite meteorology.
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Joseph SmagorinskyAlso won International Meteorological Organization Prize
Christopher McKayAlso won Nevada Medal
George Owen SquierAlso won Franklin Medal
Inez FungAlso won Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal
Keiiti AkiAlso won Fellow of the American Geophysical UnionMaurice Anthony BiotAlso won Fellow of the American Geophysical UnionAbout this person
Verner Edward Suomi was a Finnish-American educator, inventor, and scientist. He is considered the father of satellite meteorology. He invented the Spin Scan Radiometer, which for many years was the instrument on the GOES weather satellites that generated the time sequences of cloud images seen on television weather shows. The Suomi NPP polar orbiting satellite, launched in 2011, was named in his honor.
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United StatesCategory
Academics
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Academic
Status
deceased
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Lived 1915 to 1995 · aged 79
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