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Weathering the Storm

Sverre Petterssen, the D-Day Forecast, and the Rise of Modern Meteorology

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  • © 2001

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Authors:
  1. Sverre Petterssen

    1. London, UK

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Editors:
  1. James Rodger Fleming

    1. South China, USA

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  • Written by Sverre Petterssen, prominent leader in meteorology, famous for his D-Day forecasting

  • Documents the history of meteorology during the war through the author's perspective

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Early Years

    • Sverre Petterssen, James Rodger Fleming
    Pages 1-23

  3. Apprenticeship

    • Sverre Petterssen, James Rodger Fleming
    Pages 25-38

  4. In the Grip of the Arctic

    • Sverre Petterssen, James Rodger Fleming
    Pages 39-65

  5. Bergen and Beyond

    • Sverre Petterssen, James Rodger Fleming
    Pages 67-78

  6. New Horizons

    • Sverre Petterssen, James Rodger Fleming
    Pages 79-86

  7. A Visit by Friends

    • Sverre Petterssen, James Rodger Fleming
    Pages 87-93

  8. To England via Newfoundland

    • Sverre Petterssen, James Rodger Fleming
    Pages 95-103

  9. Loaned to the British

    • Sverre Petterssen, James Rodger Fleming
    Pages 105-113

  10. The Upper-Air Group

    • Sverre Petterssen, James Rodger Fleming
    Pages 115-120

  11. Bombing and Research

    • Sverre Petterssen, James Rodger Fleming
    Pages 121-128

  12. A Stab at the Tirpitz

    • Sverre Petterssen, James Rodger Fleming
    Pages 129-142

  13. Mr. Pyke and the Mastery of the Snow

    • Sverre Petterssen, James Rodger Fleming
    Pages 143-159

  14. The Failure of Operation Freshman

    • Sverre Petterssen, James Rodger Fleming
    Pages 161-165

  15. Algiers, Tunis, and Bari

    • Sverre Petterssen, James Rodger Fleming
    Pages 167-175

  16. Naples and Anzio

    • Sverre Petterssen, James Rodger Fleming
    Pages 177-190

  17. Overlord: A Dream and an Awakening

    • Sverre Petterssen, James Rodger Fleming
    Pages 191-203

  18. Overlord: Planning for Chaos

    • Sverre Petterssen, James Rodger Fleming
    Pages 205-212

  19. Overlord: Approach to D-Day

    • Sverre Petterssen, James Rodger Fleming
    Pages 213-227

  20. Overlord: the Postponement

    • Sverre Petterssen, James Rodger Fleming
    Pages 229-245
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About this book

This book presents the memoirs of Sverre Pettersen, prominent leader in the field of meteorology. Delving through his recollections of his childhood in Norway, education and work at the famous Bergen school of Meteorology to the World War II crisis and D-Day, Petterssen uncovers the history of meteorology, documenting it from his perspective. Meteorology today is the beneficiary of his work.

Authors, Editors and Affiliations

  • South China, USA

    James Rodger Fleming

  • London, UK

    Sverre Petterssen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Weathering the Storm

  • Book Subtitle: Sverre Petterssen, the D-Day Forecast, and the Rise of Modern Meteorology

  • Authors: Sverre Petterssen

  • Editors: James Rodger Fleming

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-935704-05-8

  • Publisher: American Meteorological Society Boston, MA

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: American Meteorological Society 2001

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-935704-05-8Published: 30 March 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 329

  • Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology, History of Science

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