XXIX ESC General Assembly, Sept. 12-17, 2004 - GFZ

1909 Reinhard Joachim SÜRING (1866-1950),
director of the MMOP between 1909-32
and 1945-50
At the MMOP were carried out:
Since 1907 • Measurement of intensity of solar radiation
• Theoretical investigation of the radiation budget in the 20s and 30s.
• Complementing the air-electric research by investigations on
the propagation of electromagnetic waves, of thunderstorms,
lightning, aerosols, dust and radioactivity.
1928-34 Investigation of the high altitude radiation by KOHLHÖRSTER,
co-discoverer of the cosmic rays together with Victor HESS, the
nobel-prize winner of 1936. The Nazi regime prevented adequate
honoring of KOHLHÖRSTER.
Peter Bormann XXIX ESC General Assembly, Sept. 12-17, 2004