Heinrich Seilkopf
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Heinrich Seilkopf (* December 25, 1895 in Frankfurt
(Oder), † June 27, 1968 in Hamburg
) was a German
meteorologist.
From March 1916 to March 1919 he was a research assistant at the weather office in Berlin and until the end of the year scientific assistant at the Meteorological Observatory in Essen.
From 1920 to March 1946 he was a meteorologist at the German Naval Observatory. 1927 was a lecturer and fellow at the meteorological observatory Hanover, since May 1929 as Councillor. After a short time as head of the meteorological observatory Hanover, he established the department of ocean air-German Naval Observatory. From March 1930 he was at the Meteorological Observatory Hamburg. In June 1931 he was a.o. Professor at the Technical University of Hanover, since 1940 also lecturer at the University of Hamburg for Seeflugmeteorologie. In 1939 he had discovered the jet stream
. In 1941 he was Director at the German Weather Service Seewetteramt in Hamburg-Nienstetten.
Seilkopf Peaks
is named after him.
He was also interested in ornithology.
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
(Oder), † June 27, 1968 in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
) was a German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
meteorologist.
From March 1916 to March 1919 he was a research assistant at the weather office in Berlin and until the end of the year scientific assistant at the Meteorological Observatory in Essen.
From 1920 to March 1946 he was a meteorologist at the German Naval Observatory. 1927 was a lecturer and fellow at the meteorological observatory Hanover, since May 1929 as Councillor. After a short time as head of the meteorological observatory Hanover, he established the department of ocean air-German Naval Observatory. From March 1930 he was at the Meteorological Observatory Hamburg. In June 1931 he was a.o. Professor at the Technical University of Hanover, since 1940 also lecturer at the University of Hamburg for Seeflugmeteorologie. In 1939 he had discovered the jet stream
Jet stream
Jet streams are fast flowing, narrow air currents found in the atmospheres of some planets, including Earth. The main jet streams are located near the tropopause, the transition between the troposphere and the stratosphere . The major jet streams on Earth are westerly winds...
. In 1941 he was Director at the German Weather Service Seewetteramt in Hamburg-Nienstetten.
Seilkopf Peaks
Seilkopf Peaks
Seilkopf Peaks is a group of mainly ice-free peaks and ridges between Portalen Pass and Nalegga Ridge in the Borg Massil, Queen Maud Land. The feature was photograph air by the German Antarctic Expedition and named for Heinrich Seilkopf, head of the marine aerology section of the Deutsche Seewarte...
is named after him.
He was also interested in ornithology.