Albert Riggenbach
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Albert Riggenbach was a 19th century meteorologist and co-author of one of the first cloud atlas
es, the International Cloud Atlas
. His doctoral dissertation (Habilitationsschrift) concerned observations of the first described Bishop's Ring
.
Cloud atlas
A cloud atlas is a pictorial key to the nomenclature of clouds. Early cloud atlases were an important element in the training of meteorologists and in weather forecasting, and the author of a 1923 atlas stated that "increasing use of the air as a means of transportation will require and lead to a...
es, the International Cloud Atlas
International Cloud Atlas
International Cloud Atlas is a cloud atlas first published in 1896 and remaining in print since then. Its initial purposes included to aid in the training of meteorologists and to promote more consistent use of vocabulary describing clouds, both important for early weather forecasting...
. His doctoral dissertation (Habilitationsschrift) concerned observations of the first described Bishop's Ring
Bishop's Ring
A Bishop's Ring is a diffuse brown or bluish halo observed around the sun. It is typically observed after large volcanic eruptions. The first recorded observation of a Bishop's Ring was by Rev. S. Bishop of Honolulu, after the Krakatoa eruption of 1883....
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