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UNINA9910961405503321 |
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Harper Kristine |
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Titolo |
Weather by the numbers : the genesis of modern meteorology / / Kristine C. Harper |
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Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2008 |
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9780262260794 |
0262260794 |
9780262274982 |
0262274981 |
9781435662858 |
1435662857 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (321 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Meteorology - History |
Weather forecasting - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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The history of the growth and professionalization of American meteorology and its transformation into a physics- and mathematics-based scientific discipline. |
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