Mariano Estoque
Filipino-American meteorologist
Mariano Estoque was a Filipino-American meteorologist known for his significant contributions to tropical meteorology and atmospheric science. He held prominent academic positions at several universities and conducted pioneering research on tropical cyclones and atmospheric boundary layers.
Biography
Mariano Estoque was born in the Philippines on December 31, 1921, and later moved to the United States to pursue his career in meteorology. He received his education at New York University and became a respected figure in the field. He died in 2022.
Academic career
Estoque served as the chairman of the Department of Meteorology at the University of Hawaii. He later accepted an appointment as a visiting professor of atmospheric science at the University of Miami's School of Environmental and Planetary Sciences, where he continued his research on tropical cyclones in collaboration with the National Hurricane Research Laboratory of the U.S. Weather Bureau.
Prior to his positions in Hawaii and Miami, Estoque worked as a meteorology professor at Johns Hopkins University. There, he collaborated with colleague George Benton on research regarding the origin of precipitation. Their studies concluded that despite significant evapotranspiration, approximately 90% of rain in the Mississippi Basin originates from the ocean, with only 10% coming from land sources.
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