Weather by the numbers : the genesis of modern meteorology /

The history of the growth and professionalization of American meteorology and its transformation into a physics- and mathematics-based scientific discipline.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harper, Kristine
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2008.
Colección:Transformations (M.I.T. Press)
Temas:
Meteorology > History.
Weather forecasting > History.
Météorologie > Histoire.
Temps (Météorologie) > Prévision > Histoire.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Meteorology & Climatology.
Meteorology
Weather forecasting
Meteorologie
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Science
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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