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Reflections

A Memoir

Authors:

  1. David Atlas

    1. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA

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  • Written by a well-known author and expert in meteorology

  • Discusses the life and career of David Atlas, one of the founders of radar meteorology

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. A Memoir—Why?

    • David Atlas
    Pages 1-2

  3. Early Years

    • David Atlas
    Pages 3-6

  8. American Meteorological Society

    • David Atlas
    Pages 81-85

  10. The Wanderer, 1984–2000

    • David Atlas
    Pages 103-109

  12. Radar Detection of Low-Level Wind Shear

    • David Atlas
    Pages 113-115

  13. Some Thoughts on Science Management

    • David Atlas
    Pages 117-118

  14. Retrospective

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    Pages 119-122

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 123-142
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About this book

This book presents the spirited recollections and observations of David Atlas, one of the founding fathers of radar meteorology. During his career, Atlas solved many puzzles and invented numerous techniques that transformed a fledgling application into a vital scientific and operational meteorological tool. This is the story of his incredible career in his own words.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA

    David Atlas

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Reflections

  • Book Subtitle: A Memoir

  • Authors: David Atlas

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-935704-07-2

  • Publisher: American Meteorological Society Boston, MA

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: American Meteorological Society 2001

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-935704-07-2Published: 30 March 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 329

  • Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology, History of Science

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