Weather by the numbers [electronic resource] : the genesis of modern meteorology / Kristine C. Harper.
Series: Transformations (M.I.T. Press)Publication details: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 308 p.) : ill., mapsISBN:- 9780262274982 (electronic bk.)
- 0262274981 (electronic bk.)
- 551.50973 22
- QC855 .H374 2008eb
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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.
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