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Radar in Meteorology

Battan Memorial and 40th Anniversary Radar Meteorology Conference

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. David Atlas
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  • This book was the anniversary edition, celebrating 40 years of the ‘Radar Meteorology Conference’
  • It approaches the wide spectrum of the developments in atmospheric sciences, offering a historical perspective to radar meteorology
  • It was written by experts in the field of atmospheric sciences and was peer reviewed

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Table of contents (44 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. History

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Early Developments of Weather Radar during World War II

      • J. O. Fletcher
      Pages 3-6

    3. Weather Radar in the United States Army’s Fort Monmouth Laboratories

      • Donald M. Swingle
      Pages 7-15

    4. Radar Meteorology at Radiation Laboratory, MIT, 1941 to 1947

      • Isadore Katz, Patrick J. Harney
      Pages 16-21

    5. Weather Radar at MIT

      • Pauline M. Austin, Spiros G. Geotis
      Pages 22-31

    6. A History of Weather Radar Research in the U.S. Air Force

      • James I. Metcalf, Kenneth M. Glover
      Pages 32-43

    7. Radar Meteorology at the National Severe Storms Laboratory, 1964–1986

      • Edwin Kessler
      Pages 44-53

    8. A History of Radar Meteorology in the United Kingdom

      • J. R. Probert-Jones
      Pages 54-60

    9. The Stormy Weather Group (Canada)

      • R. H. Douglas
      Pages 61-68

    10. History of Radar Meteorology in Japan

      • Nobuhiko Kodaira, Jiro Aoyagi
      Pages 69-76

    11. Radar Meteorology in India: A Brief Historical Perspective

      • S. M. Kulshrestha
      Pages 77-79

    12. Radar Meteorology in The People’s Republic of China

      • Yu-Mao Xu
      Pages 80-85

    13. Early Foundations of the Measurement of Rainfall by Radar

      • David Atlas, Carlton W. Ulbrich
      Pages 86-97

    14. Advances in Precipitation Physics Following the Advent of Weather Radar

      • A. S. Dennis, W. F. Hitschfeld
      Pages 98-108

    15. Polarization Diversity in Radar Meteorology: Early Developments

      • Thomas A. Seliga, Robert G. Humphries, James I. Metcalf
      Pages 109-114

    16. Foundations of Severe Storm Detection by Radar

      • Ralph J. Donaldson
      Pages 115-121

    17. The Early Years of Doppler Radar in Meteorology

      • R. R. Rogers
      Pages 122-129

    18. The History of Radar Studies of the Clear Atmosphere

      • Kenneth R. Hardy, Kenneth S. Gage
      Pages 130-142

    19. Lightning Investigation with Radar

      • Earle R. Williams, Vladislav Mazur, Spiros G. Geotis
      Pages 143-150
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About this book

This fully illustrated volume covers the history of radar meteorology, deals with the issues in the field from both the operational and the scientific viewpoint, and looks ahead to future issues and how they will affect the current atmosphere. With over 200 contributors, the volume is a product of the entire community and represents an unprecedented compendium of knowledge in the field.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Radar in Meteorology

  • Book Subtitle: Battan Memorial and 40th Anniversary Radar Meteorology Conference

  • Editors: David Atlas

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-935704-15-7

  • Publisher: American Meteorological Society Boston, MA

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: American Meteorological Society 1990

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-935704-15-7Published: 30 March 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 806

  • Topics: Atmospheric Sciences, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis, Meteorology

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