Weather by the numbers: the genesis of modern meteorology
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Main Author: Harper, Kristine (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. MIT Press c2008
Series:Transformations (M.I.T. Press)
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Item Description: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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 308 p.)
ISBN:0262274981
1435662857
9780262274982
9781435662858

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