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Georgy Sergeyevich Golitsyn (Russian: Георгий Сергеевич Голицын) (born January 23, 1935 in Moscow
) is a prominent Russia
n scientist
in the field of Atmospheric Physics
, full member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (later of Russia) since 1987, Editor-in-Chief of Izvestiya, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics, ISSN 0001-4338, member of the Academia Europaea
since 1999.
1990-2009 - Director of the A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics, RAS
, Moscow
, Russia
.
In the 1960s studied atmospheric circulation on other planets. In 1969 he predicted the small difference between nighttime and daytime temperature on Venus and its high wind velocities. He also developed a model for study of dust storms on Mars
. He was also able to show that severe forest fires in Siberia in 1915 had caused global cooling.
Golitsyn is regarded by some in Russia as the author of the nuclear winter
theory, which was also developed by Vladimir Alexandrov
and G.I.Stenchikov and by the authors of the so-called TTAPS study. In 1982 he became aware of the work of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
on the subject and attended the TTAPS review meeting with Alexandrov and Nikolai Moiseev
in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in April 1983. He applied his model of dust storms to the situation that might follow a nuclear catastrophe and reported his findings at the first Meeting of the Committee of Soviet Scientists in Defence of Peace Against the Nuclear Threat in May 1983, of which he became a vice-chairman. In 1984 he participated in an expert group under the World Climate Research Programme
to prepare the United Nations report “Climatic and other consequences of large-scale nuclear war”.
He is the recipient of the Russian Academy of Sciences
A.A. Friedman prize (1990) for his works on “Study of the General Circulation of Atmosphere
and Convection
.” In 1996 he was awarded the Demidov Prize
for his geostudies. In 2005 he was awarded Alfred Wegener
Medal of the European Union of Geosciences Academician Golitsyn is founding member of Sigma Xi
Moscow.
Moscow
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) is a prominent Russia
Russia
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n scientist
Scientist
A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
in the field of Atmospheric Physics
Atmospheric physics
Atmospheric physics is the application of physics to the study of the atmosphere. Atmospheric physicists attempt to model Earth's atmosphere and the atmospheres of the other planets using fluid flow equations, chemical models, radiation balancing, and energy transfer processes in the atmosphere...
, full member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (later of Russia) since 1987, Editor-in-Chief of Izvestiya, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics, ISSN 0001-4338, member of the Academia Europaea
Academia Europaea
Academia Europæa is a European non-governmental scientific academy founded in 1988. Its members are scientists and scholars who collectively aim to promote learning, education and research. It publishes European Review through Cambridge Journals....
since 1999.
1990-2009 - Director of the A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics, RAS
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
In the 1960s studied atmospheric circulation on other planets. In 1969 he predicted the small difference between nighttime and daytime temperature on Venus and its high wind velocities. He also developed a model for study of dust storms on Mars
Climate of Mars
The climate of Mars has been an issue of scientific curiosity for centuries, not least because Mars is the only terrestrial planet whose surface can be directly observed in detail from the Earth....
. He was also able to show that severe forest fires in Siberia in 1915 had caused global cooling.
Golitsyn is regarded by some in Russia as the author of the nuclear winter
Nuclear winter
Nuclear winter is a predicted climatic effect of nuclear war. It has been theorized that severely cold weather and reduced sunlight for a period of months or even years could be caused by detonating large numbers of nuclear weapons, especially over flammable targets such as cities, where large...
theory, which was also developed by Vladimir Alexandrov
Vladimir Alexandrov
Vladimir Valentinovich Alexandrov was a Russian physicist who created a mathematical model for the nuclear winter theory. He disappeared in 1985 while at a nuclear winter conference in Madrid and his ultimate fate remains unknown.-Research:...
and G.I.Stenchikov and by the authors of the so-called TTAPS study. In 1982 he became aware of the work of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. The Academy is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization which acts to promote the sciences, primarily the natural sciences and mathematics.The Academy was founded on 2...
on the subject and attended the TTAPS review meeting with Alexandrov and Nikolai Moiseev
Nikolai Moiseev
Nikolay Dmitriyevich Moiseyev , 1902, Perm - December 6, 1955, Moscow) was a Soviet astronomer and expert in celestial mechanics. In 1938, he became the chairman of the department of celestial mechanics at Moscow State University and worked on this position until his death...
in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in April 1983. He applied his model of dust storms to the situation that might follow a nuclear catastrophe and reported his findings at the first Meeting of the Committee of Soviet Scientists in Defence of Peace Against the Nuclear Threat in May 1983, of which he became a vice-chairman. In 1984 he participated in an expert group under the World Climate Research Programme
World Climate Research Programme
The World Climate Research Programme was established in 1980, under the joint sponsorship of International Council for Science and the World Meteorological Organization, and has also been sponsored by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO since 1993. It is a component of the...
to prepare the United Nations report “Climatic and other consequences of large-scale nuclear war”.
He is the recipient of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
A.A. Friedman prize (1990) for his works on “Study of the General Circulation of Atmosphere
Atmospheric circulation
Atmospheric circulation is the large-scale movement of air, and the means by which thermal energy is distributed on the surface of the Earth....
and Convection
Convection
Convection is the movement of molecules within fluids and rheids. It cannot take place in solids, since neither bulk current flows nor significant diffusion can take place in solids....
.” In 1996 he was awarded the Demidov Prize
Demidov Prize
The Demidov Prize was a national scientific prize in the Russian Empire awarded annually to the members of the Russian Academy of Sciences. One of the most prestigious and oldest scientific awards in the world, its traditions influenced other awards of this kind including the Nobel Prize...
for his geostudies. In 2005 he was awarded Alfred Wegener
Alfred Wegener
Alfred Lothar Wegener was a German scientist, geophysicist, and meteorologist.He is most notable for his theory of continental drift , proposed in 1912, which hypothesized that the continents were slowly drifting around the Earth...
Medal of the European Union of Geosciences Academician Golitsyn is founding member of Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society is a non-profit honor society which was founded in 1886 at Cornell University by a junior faculty member and a handful of graduate students. Members elect others on the basis of their research achievements or potential...
Moscow.
External links
- Brief Scientific Resumé
- Brief Scientific Resumé (in Russian)
- On the 70th Birthday of Academician Georgii Sergeevich Golitsyn
- http://www.ifaran.ru/EnNews.htmA.M.Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics, RASRussian Academy of SciencesThe Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
] - Sigma Xi Moscow, Russia - International Partner Chapter
- photo of Academician Golitsyn (on the left)
Books
- Г.С. Голицын. Введение в динамику планетных атмосфер (Russian). Л.: Гидрометеоиздат, 1973.
- Г.С. Голицын. Исследование конвекции с геофизическими приложениями и аналогиями (Russian). Л.: Гидрометеоиздат, 1980.
- М.И. Будыко, Г.С. Голицын, Ю.А. Израэль. Климатические Катастрофы (Russian). М.: Гидрометеоиздат, 1987. In English: M.I. Budyko, G.S. Golitsyn, Y.A. Izrael. Global climatic catastrophes. Berlin; New York: Springer-Verlag, 1988.
- B.M. Bubnov, G.S. Golitsyn. Convection in rotating fluids. Springer-Verlag, 1995.
- Г.С. Голицын. Динамика природных процессов (Russian). М.: Физматлит, 2004.
- Г.С. Голицын. Микро- и макромиры и гармония (Russian). М.: Квант, 2008