Weather by the numbers
Subtitle: the genesis of modern meteorology
By: Kristine C. Harper.
Series: Transformations; Transformations (M.I.T. Press)
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780262083782
Subjects: Meteorology -- History; Weather forecasting -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-298) and index.
Table of contents: title: A stagnant atmosphere : the weather services before World War II; title: Toward a more dynamic atmosphere : discipline development in the interwar period (1919-1938); title: An expanding atmosphere : the war years (1939-1945); title: Initial atmospheric conditions : scientific goals, civilian manpower, and military funding (1944-1948); title: An international atmosphere : Carl-Gustav Rossby and the Scandinavian connection (1948-1950); title: Creating a realistic atmosphere (1950-1952); title: A changing atmosphere : from developmental to operational numerical weather prediction (1952-1955); title: A new atmosphere.