Aili Nurminen

Aili Linnea Nurminen (16 July 1896, Pori – 27 November 1972, Barcelona) was a Finnish meteorologist who specialized in fog and cloud conditions and was a pioneer of the country's aviation meteorology efforts. She worked for the Finnish Meteorological Institute from 1926 to 1963.

Life and work Born into the family of Juho Frans Nurminen, a tailor from Pori, Finland, Aili Nurminen graduated from Pori Girls' High School in 1918 and then studied at the University of Helsinki, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1927. Thanks to Nurminen, teletypewriters were introduced at Finnish air weather stations as early as 1939 (the Post and Telegraph Company did not open its own teletypewriter service until after World War II in 1946).

In 1955, Nurminen earned her PhD and became the "first woman in the world to obtain a doctorate in meteorology."

Selected publications In addition to her doctoral thesis, Nurminen published more than 30 scientific papers.

Nurminen, A. (1936). Sichtschätzung am Flughafen in Helsinki. Suomalaisen Tiedeakatemian Kustantama. Nurminen, A. (1950). A study of fog, with special reference to southern Finland. University of Helsinki. (dissertation) Nurminen, A. (1951). Wind Convergence as a Factor in Persistent Radiation Fog. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 32(2), 72–73. Nurminen, A. (1954). Precipitation of ice needles as a factor causing disappearance of fog. Geophysica, Helsinki, 4 (4): 226–230. Nurminen, A. (1956). Meteorological conditions at Helsinki airport in 1947-53. Nurminen, A. (1957). Variations in the Difference between the Dew Point of the Air and the Water Temperature before Sea Fog. Ilmatieteellinen keskuslaitos. Nurminen, A. (1957). Finnish Meteorological Office, Helsinki. Geophysica, 6, 36.