Tor Bergeron
Tor Bergeron (born August 15, 1891 , † June 13, 1977 ) was a Swedish meteorologist who proposed a mechanism for the formation of precipitation in clouds ( Bergeron-Findeisen process ).
The mechanism was developed in his doctoral thesis in 1928 and published in full in 1933. The experimental confirmation was made in 1938 by Walter Findeisen .
Web links
- Entry in the New Dictionary of Scientific Biography (PDF file; 1.16 MB)
literature
- Bergeron, T. (1950): About the mechanism of copious rainfall . Ber. Deut. Wetterd., 12, 225-232.
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| SURNAME | Bergeron, gate |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish meteorologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 15, 1891 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 13, 1977 |