Weather by the numbers the genesis of modern meteorology

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 militar...

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1. Verfasser: Harper, Kristine C. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Harper, Kristine (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. u.a. MIT Press 2008
Schriftenreihe:Transformations studies in the history of science and technology
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Zusammenfassung: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.
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 Rrossby 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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-298) and index
Beschreibung:IX, 308 S
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ISBN:0262083787
0-262-08378-7
9780262083782
978-0-262-08378-2