Weather by the numbers the genesis of modern meteorology - Harper, Kristine (MIT Press, 2008)
Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-298) and index
A stagnant atmosphere : the weather services before World War II -- Toward a more dynamic atmosphere : discipline development in the interwar period (1919-1938) -- An expanding atmosphere : the war years (1939-1945) -- Initial atmospheric conditions : scientific goals, civilian manpower, and military funding (1944-1948) -- An international atmosphere : Carl-Gustav Rossby and the Scandinavian connection (1948-1950) -- Creating a realistic atmosphere (1950-1952) -- A changing atmosphere : from developmental to operational numerical weather prediction (1952-1955) -- A new atmosphere
The history of the growth and professionalization of American meteorology and its transformation into a physics- and mathematics-based scientific discipline