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A Half Century of Progress in Meteorology

A Tribute to Richard Reed

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  • © 2003

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Editors:
  1. Richard H. Johnson
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  2. Robert A. Houze
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  • This book was written as a tribute to Richard Reed, renown meteorologist

  • It was written by a group of invited specialists in the field and was peer reviewed

Part of the book series: Meteorological Monographs (METEOR)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages ii-xi
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  2. A Short Account of My Education, Career Choice, and Research Motivation

    • Richard J. Reed
    Pages 1-12

  3. Tropopause Folding, Upper-Level Frontogenesis, and Beyond

    • Lance F. Bosart
    Pages 13-47

  4. Back to Frontogenesis

    • Brian Hoskins
    Pages 49-60

  5. Polar Lows

    • Erik A. Rasmussen
    Pages 61-78

  6. The Role of the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation in Stratospheric Dehydration

    • James R. Holton
    Pages 79-84

  7. Richard J. Reed and Atmospheric Tides

    • Richard S. Lindzen
    Pages 85-89

  8. Characteristics of African Easterly Waves

    • Robert W. Burpee
    Pages 91-108

  9. The Relevance of Numerical Weather Prediction for Forecasting Natural Hazards and for Monitoring the Global Environment

    • A. Hollingsworth, P. Viterbo, A. J. Simmons
    Pages 109-129

  10. A Life in the Global Atmosphere: Dick Reed and the World of International Science

    • John S. Perry
    Pages 131-139

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 143-143
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About this book

Through a series of reviews by invited experts, this monograph pays tribute to Richard Reed's remarkable contributions to meteorology and his leadership in the science community over the past 50 years.  It is a recollection of Reed’s life and his observations of the world of international science.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Half Century of Progress in Meteorology

  • Book Subtitle: A Tribute to Richard Reed

  • Editors: Richard H. Johnson, Robert A. Houze

  • Series Title: Meteorological Monographs

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-878220-69-1

  • Publisher: American Meteorological Society Boston, MA

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: American Meteorological Society 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-878220-69-1Published: 30 March 2015

  • Series ISSN: 0065-9401

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 139

  • Number of Illustrations: 63 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology, History of Science

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