Weather by the numbers the genesis of modern meteorology /
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
MIT Press,
c2008.
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| Series: | Transformations (M.I.T. Press)
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Table of Contents:
- 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.