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Historical Essays on Meteorology, 1919-1995 : the Diamond Anniversary History Volume of the American Meteorological Society.

By: Contributor(s): Boston, MA : American Meteorological Society, 1996Description: xviii, 617 p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1878220179 (alk. paper)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Foreword / Warren M. Washington -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / James R. Fleming -- Dynamic Meteorology and Numerical Weather Prediction -- 1. The Evolution of Dynamic Meteorology / Edward N. Lorenz -- 2. The Origin and Rise of Numerical Weather Prediction / George P. Cressman -- Observational Tools and Computational Devices -- 3. The Evolution of Atmospheric Measurement Systems / Robert J. Serafin -- 4. A Short History of Radar Meteorology / R.R. Rogers and P.L. Smith -- 5. Evolution of Satellite Observations in the United States and Their Use in Meteorology / James F.W. Purdom and W. Paul Menzel -- 6. A History of Calculating Aids in Meteorology / Frederik Nebeker -- Cloud Microphysics and Dynamics -- 7. Formation of Rain: A Historical Perspective / Roscoe R. Braham Jr. -- 8. A History of Research in Cloud Dynamics and Microphysics / Harold D. Orville -- Hurricanes, Convective Storms, and Lightning -- 9. A History of Hurricane Forecasting for the Atlantic Basin, 1920-1995 / Mark DeMaria -- 10. Severe Convective Storms: A Brief History of Science and Practice / Kenneth C. Crawford and Edwin Kessler -- 11. 75 Years of Research on the Physics of a Lightning Discharge / E. Philip Krider -- Climatology and Hydrology -- 12. Steps in the Evolution of Climatology: From Descriptive to Analytic / John E. Kutzbach -- 13. Applied Climatology: A Glorious Past, an Uncertain Future / Stanley A. Changnon -- 14. Hydrology in the Twentieth Century / Edwin T. Engman -- The Private Sector -- 15. A History of Private Sector Meteorology / David B. Spiegler -- 16. A History of Aeronautical Meteorology: Personal Perspectives, 1903-1995 / Gordon D. Cartwright and Charles H. Sprinkle -- 17. The American Meteorological Society and the Development of Broadcast Meteorology / Roy Leep -- Education -- 18. From Geo-to Physical Science: Meteorology and the American University, 1919-1945 / William A. Koelsch -- 19. Meteorology Education in the United States after 1945 / David D. Houghton -- Special Essays -- 20. Historical Writing on Meteorology: An Annotated Bibliography / James R. Fleming and Simone L. Kaplan -- 21. Historical Photo Gallery / Julie A. Burba -- Notes on Contributors -- Index.
Summary: On the occasion of its 75th anniversary, the American Meteorological Society engaged a number of eminent pioneers and leading practitioners to write about the fields they helped develop. They were joined by several professional historians of science and technology. The resulting essays constitute a substantial sampling of what has been learned since 1919 in the atmospheric sciences and services—in research, in education, and in the private sector. This volume will be of interest to weather professionals and enthusiasts, historians of science, and to students of science and history. It will help us calibrate where we are, where we have been, and where we might be going as a discipline. Hopefully it will inspire others to value the past and to dig into it more deeply. Such attention to history is a necessary step in the maturation of a scientific discipline.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Mesa Lab QC855 .H57 1996 1 Available 50583010249641
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Foothills Lab QC855 .H57 1996 2 Checked out 06/26/2025 50583010327884
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Mesa Lab QC855 .H57 1996 3 Available 50583020014050
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"Many of the essays in this book were originally presented at the AMS diamond anniversary meeting in Dallas in January 1995." --p. xi

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Warren M. Washington -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / James R. Fleming -- Dynamic Meteorology and Numerical Weather Prediction -- 1. The Evolution of Dynamic Meteorology / Edward N. Lorenz -- 2. The Origin and Rise of Numerical Weather Prediction / George P. Cressman -- Observational Tools and Computational Devices -- 3. The Evolution of Atmospheric Measurement Systems / Robert J. Serafin -- 4. A Short History of Radar Meteorology / R.R. Rogers and P.L. Smith -- 5. Evolution of Satellite Observations in the United States and Their Use in Meteorology / James F.W. Purdom and W. Paul Menzel -- 6. A History of Calculating Aids in Meteorology / Frederik Nebeker -- Cloud Microphysics and Dynamics -- 7. Formation of Rain: A Historical Perspective / Roscoe R. Braham Jr. -- 8. A History of Research in Cloud Dynamics and Microphysics / Harold D. Orville -- Hurricanes, Convective Storms, and Lightning -- 9. A History of Hurricane Forecasting for the Atlantic Basin, 1920-1995 / Mark DeMaria -- 10. Severe Convective Storms: A Brief History of Science and Practice / Kenneth C. Crawford and Edwin Kessler -- 11. 75 Years of Research on the Physics of a Lightning Discharge / E. Philip Krider -- Climatology and Hydrology -- 12. Steps in the Evolution of Climatology: From Descriptive to Analytic / John E. Kutzbach -- 13. Applied Climatology: A Glorious Past, an Uncertain Future / Stanley A. Changnon -- 14. Hydrology in the Twentieth Century / Edwin T. Engman -- The Private Sector -- 15. A History of Private Sector Meteorology / David B. Spiegler -- 16. A History of Aeronautical Meteorology: Personal Perspectives, 1903-1995 / Gordon D. Cartwright and Charles H. Sprinkle -- 17. The American Meteorological Society and the Development of Broadcast Meteorology / Roy Leep -- Education -- 18. From Geo-to Physical Science: Meteorology and the American University, 1919-1945 / William A. Koelsch -- 19. Meteorology Education in the United States after 1945 / David D. Houghton -- Special Essays -- 20. Historical Writing on Meteorology: An Annotated Bibliography / James R. Fleming and Simone L. Kaplan -- 21. Historical Photo Gallery / Julie A. Burba -- Notes on Contributors -- Index.

On the occasion of its 75th anniversary, the American Meteorological Society engaged a number of eminent pioneers and leading practitioners to write about the fields they helped develop. They were joined by several professional historians of science and technology. The resulting essays constitute a substantial sampling of what has been learned since 1919 in the atmospheric sciences and services—in research, in education, and in the private sector. This volume will be of interest to weather professionals and enthusiasts, historians of science, and to students of science and history. It will help us calibrate where we are, where we have been, and where we might be going as a discipline. Hopefully it will inspire others to value the past and to dig into it more deeply. Such attention to history is a necessary step in the maturation of a scientific discipline.

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