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

1934 The Meteorological Observatory Potsdam becomes part of the Weather
Service and of the Aviation Ministry of the German Reich.
1935 Meeting of the International Radiation Commission at Potsdam
1950 Foundation of the Meteorological Service of the GDR.
The Potsdam Main Meteorological Observatory becomes part of this e
servic with emphasis on the traditional areas of research such as:
• air electricity
• radiation
• heat budget
1955-75 Günther SKEIB (* 1919 in Berlin) director
of the MMOP: →
• renown expert in heat/radiation
budget as well as turbulence research;
• 1959-61 leader of the first German research
team in Antarctica after WWII; first measuments
of total ozon content in Antarctica
Peter Bormann XXIX ESC General Assembly, Sept. 12-17, 2004