Weathering the storm
Subtitle: Sverre Petterssen, the D-day forecast, and the rise of modern meteorology
By: by Sverre Petterssen ; edited by James Rodger Fleming.
Contributors: Fleming, James Rodger.
Series: Historical monograph series; Historical monograph series (American Meteorological Society)
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
Subjects: Petterssen, Sverre, 1898-; Meteorologists -- Biography.; Meteorology.; Weather forecasting.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Appendices: A. Pettersen's correspondence with J.M. Stagg -- B. Timeline -- C. Sverre Petterssen, a selected bibliography.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: List of Illustrations vii; title: Foreword to the Norwegian Edition (1974) ix; title: Preface to the American Edition (2001) xi; title: 1. Early Years 1; title: 2. Apprenticeship 25; title: 3. In the Grip of the Arctic 39; title: 4. Bergen and Beyond 67; title: 5. New Horizons 79; title: 6. AVisit by Friends 87; title: 7. To England via Newfoundland 95; title: 8 Loaned to the British 105; title: 9. The Upper-Air Group 115; title: 10. Bombing and Research 121; title: 11. A Stab at the Tirpitz 129; title: 12. Mr. Pyke and the Mastery of the Snow 143; title: 13. The Failure of Operation Freshman 161; title: 14. Algiers, Tunis, and Bari 167; title: 15. Naples and Anzio 177; title: 16. Overlord: A Dream and an Awakening 191; title: 17. Overlord: Planning for Chaos 205; title: 18. Overlord: Approach to D-Day 213; title: 19. Overlord: The Postponement 229; title: 20. Overlord: A No-Name Policy 247; title: 21. Washington and Honolulu 257; title: 22. Tea in the House of Lords 261; title: 23. Reconstruction and Travel 263; title: 24. At Crossroads in India 275; title: 25. Full Circle 283; title: Appendix A: Petterssen's Correspondence with J.M. Stagg 313; title: Appendix B: Timeline 317; title: Appendix C: Sverre Petterssen, A Select Bibliography 319.