Mikhail Ivanovich Budyko

Mikhail Ivanovich Budyko ( Russian Михаи́л Иванович Будыко ; born January 20, 1920 in Homel , Belarus ; † December 10, 2001 in Saint Petersburg ) was a Russian climatologist , geophysicist and geographer . He was considered one of the leading European climate researchers. Numerous models and predictions about global warming are based on his research. Most recently, he worked as head of the department for research into climate change at the State Hydrological Institute in Saint Petersburg.

Life

In 1942, Mikhail Budyko graduated from the physical department of the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute and then did research at the main geophysical observatory in Leningrad. In 1951 he completed his studies there with a doctorate and was initially deputy director of the observatory, from 1954 to 1972 he was director of this research facility.

From 1972 to 1975 Budyko was head of the department for research into climate change at the Main Geophysical Observatory, since 1975 head of the department for research into climate change at the State Hydrological Institute in Leningrad (later Saint Petersburg).

In 1964 Budyko was admitted as a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR , in 1992 he became a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences .

Prizes and awards

• 1958 Lenin Prize
• 1972 Prof. Lithke Gold Medal of the Russian Geographical Society
• 1987 Gold Medal from the World Meteorological Organization
• 1989 Alexandr Pavlovich Vinogradov Prize of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (named after the Russian geochemist Vinogradov )
• 1994 Prof. R. Horton Medal from the American Geographical Union
• 1995 A. A. Grigoryev Prize of the Russian Academy of Sciences (named after the Russian geographer and academician Andreij Grigoryev ( Григорьев ))
• 1998 Blue Planet Prize from the Asahi Glass Foundation (Japan)

Works (selection)

• Michail Iwanowitsch Budyko, AB Ronov and AL Yanshin: History of the Earth's Atmosphere. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1987.
• Michail Iwanowitsch Budyko, GS Golitsyn and YA Izrael: Global Climatic Catastrophes. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1988.
• Michail Iwanowitsch Budyko and YA Izrael (eds.): Anthropogenic Climatic Change. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1991.
• Michail Iwanowitsch Budyko: Global Climate Warming and its Consequence. Blue Planet Prize 1998 Commemorative Lectures. October 30, 1998 ( PDF ).

literature

• Jonathan D. Oldfield: Mikhail Budyko's (1920–2001) contributions to Global Climate Science: from heat balances to climate change and global ecology . In: WIREs Climate Change . June 2016, doi : 10.1002 / wcc.412 .

Web links

• "Back to Paradise"? Spiegel interview with Budyko, January 1, 1990.