Background
Heinrich, Hartmut was born on March 5, 1952 in Northeim, Germany. Son of Günther and Marianne (Gross) Heinrich.
Heinrich, Hartmut was born on March 5, 1952 in Northeim, Germany. Son of Günther and Marianne (Gross) Heinrich.
Diploma in Geology, University Göttingen, Germany, 1977. Doctorate, University Kiel, Germany, 1983.
Doctor Heinrich is Head of the Physics Department at the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) in Hamburg. He is actively involved in GOOS (Global Ocean Observing System). In 1988 he described the suddenly occurring climate changes in the history of the earth, which have since been named after him, Heinrich events.
The discovery which was named for him, Heinrich events — periods of substantial ice output of the continental ice sheets, by which the global climate is strongly affected — were subsequently confirmed by investigations of ice core samples from the Greenland ice sheet by the Greenland ice core project (GRIP).
Doctor Heinrich warns of the global warming consequences which could occur precipitously and of far larger effects on navigation and population.
With German Army, 1971-1973.
Married Marion Biermann, August 22, 1986. 1 child, Luise Britta.