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Historical Essays on Meteorology, 1919–1995

The Diamond Anniversary History Volume of the American Meteorological Society

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  • © 1996

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Editors:
  1. James Rodger Fleming
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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Dynamic Meteorology and Numerical Weather Prediction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Evolution of Dynamic Meteorology

      • Edward N. Lorenz
      Pages 3-19

    3. The Origin and Rise of Numerical Weather Prediction

      • George P. Cressman
      Pages 21-39

  3. Observational Tools and Computational Devices

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
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    2. The Evolution of Atmospheric Measurement Systems

      • Robert J. Serafin
      Pages 43-56

    3. A Short History of Radar Meteorology

      • R. R. Rogers, P. L. Smith
      Pages 57-98

    4. Evolution of Satellite Observations in the United States and Their Use in Meteorology

      • James F. W. Purdom, W. Paul Menzel
      Pages 99-155

    5. A History of Calculating Aids in Meteorology

      • Frederik Nebeker
      Pages 157-178

  4. Cloud Microphysics and Dynamics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179
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    2. Formation of Rain: A Historical Perspective

      • Roscoe R. Braham Jr.
      Pages 181-223

    3. A History of Research in Cloud Dynamics and Microphysics

      • Harold D. Orville
      Pages 225-259

  5. Hurricanes, Convective Storms, and Lightning

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261
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    2. A History of Hurricane Forecasting for the Atlantic Basin, 1920–1995

      • Mark DeMaria
      Pages 263-305

    3. Severe Convective Storms: A Brief History of Science and Practice

      • Kenneth C. Crawford, Edwin Kessler
      Pages 307-319

    4. 75 Years of Research on the Physics of a Lightning Discharge

      • E. Philip Krider
      Pages 321-350

  6. Climatology and Hydrology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 351-351
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    2. Steps in the Evolution of Climatology: From Descriptive to Analytic

      • John E. Kutzbach
      Pages 353-377

    3. Applied Climatology: A Glorious Past, an Uncertain Future

      • Stanley A. Changnon
      Pages 379-393

    4. Hydrology in the Twentieth Century

      • Edwin T. Engman
      Pages 395-413
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About this book

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.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Historical Essays on Meteorology, 1919–1995

  • Book Subtitle: The Diamond Anniversary History Volume of the American Meteorological Society

  • Editors: James Rodger Fleming

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-940033-84-6

  • Publisher: American Meteorological Society Boston, MA

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: American Meteorological Society 1996

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-940033-84-6Published: 30 June 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 617

  • Topics: Atmospheric Sciences

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