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Weather by the numbers : the genesis of modern meteorology / Kristine C. Harper.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harper, Kristine.
- Series:
- Transformations (M.I.T. Press)
- Transformations
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Meteorology--History.
- Meteorology.
- Weather forecasting--History.
- Weather forecasting.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (321 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The history of the growth and professionalization of American meteorology and its transformation into a physics- and mathematics-based scientific discipline.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- ISBN:
- 9780262260794
- 0262260794
- 9780262274982
- 0262274981
- 9781435662858
- 1435662857
- OCLC:
- 646755967
- Publisher Number:
- 2805640
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