Authors of the Storm
Subtitle: Meteorologists and the Culture of Prediction
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press; University of Chicago Press
Published: June 1, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780226249520
Subjects: Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology; General; Weather; Social Science / General; Science; Nature; Meteorologists; Meteorology; Methodology; Psychology; Social aspects; Weather forecasting; Science/Mathematics
Description: Whether it is used as an icebreaker in conversation or as the subject of serious inquiry, "the weather" is one of the few subjects that everyone talks about. This title offers a look at how meteorologists and forecasters predict the weather. It shows that weather forecasts are also shaped by social and cultural factors inside local offices.