Weather by the numbers : the genesis of modern meteorology / / Kristine C. Harper
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| Autore: |
Harper Kristine
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| Titolo: |
Weather by the numbers : the genesis of modern meteorology / / Kristine C. Harper
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 551.50973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Meteorology - History |
| Weather forecasting - History | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
| SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Science | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The history of the growth and professionalization of American meteorology and its transformation into a physics- and mathematics-based scientific discipline. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Weather by the numbers |
| ISBN: | 0-262-26079-4 |
| 0-262-27498-1 | |
| 1-4356-6285-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910782140803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Transformations (M.I.T. Press)