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Reflections

A Memoir

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  • © 2001

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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

  4. All Weather Flying Division, 1945–1948

    • David Atlas
    Pages 7-12

  5. Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Geophysics Research Directorate—1948–1966

    • David Atlas
    Pages 13-40

  6. The University of Chicago—1966–1972

    • David Atlas
    Pages 41-68

  7. National Center for Atmospheric Research—1972–1977

    • David Atlas
    Pages 69-79

  8. American Meteorological Society

    • David Atlas
    Pages 81-85

  9. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Goddard Laboratory for Atmospheric Sciences, 1977–1984

    • David Atlas
    Pages 87-101

  10. The Wanderer, 1984–2000

    • David Atlas
    Pages 103-109

  11. The Battan Memorial and 40th Anniversary Conference on Radar Meteorology and the Conference Book Radar in Meteorology

    • David Atlas
    Pages 111-112

  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

    • David Atlas
    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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA

    David Atlas

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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