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Léon Teisserenc de Bort
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Léon Philippe Teisserenc de Bort (5 November 1855 in Paris, France – 2 January 1913 in Cannes, France) was a French meteorologist and a pioneer in the field of aerology. Together with Richard Assmann (1845-1918), he is credited as co-discoverer of the stratosphere, as both men announced their discovery during the same time period in 1902.[1] Teisserenc de Bort pioneered the use of unmanned instrumented balloons and was the first to identify the region in the atmosphere around 8-17 kilometers of height where the lapse rate reaches zero, known today as the tropopause.
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Léon Teisserenc de Bort | |
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Born | Léon Philippe Teisserenc de Bort (1855-11-05)5 November 1855 |
Died | 2 January 1913(1913-01-02) (aged 57) |
Nationality | French |
Known for | stratosphere |
Awards | Symons Gold Medal (1908) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Meteorology |
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