Weather by the numbers the genesis of modern meteorology /
Harper, Kristine.
Weather by the numbers the genesis of modern meteorology / [electronic resource] : Kristine C. Harper. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008. - 1 online resource (ix, 308 p.) : ill., maps - Transformations . - Transformations (M.I.T. Press) .
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-298) and index.
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.
9780262274982 (electronic bk.) 0262274981 (electronic bk.)
Meteorology--History.
Weather forecasting--History.
Electronic books.
QC855 / .H374 2008eb
551.50973
Weather by the numbers the genesis of modern meteorology / [electronic resource] : Kristine C. Harper. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008. - 1 online resource (ix, 308 p.) : ill., maps - Transformations . - Transformations (M.I.T. Press) .
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-298) and index.
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.
9780262274982 (electronic bk.) 0262274981 (electronic bk.)
Meteorology--History.
Weather forecasting--History.
Electronic books.
QC855 / .H374 2008eb
551.50973