01938cam a22003737a 4500 15021073 BD-DhUL 20141111083741.0 070925s2008 mauab b 001 0 eng 2007039860 GBA893297 bnb 014679780 Uk 9780262083782 (hardcover : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn173368708 (OCoLC)173368708 DLC DLC BTCTA BAKER YDXCP UKM C#P DLC BD-DhUL QC855 .H374 2008 551.5 22 HAW Harper, Kristine. Weather by the numbers : the genesis of modern meteorology / Kristine C. Harper. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008. ix, 308 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. US$ 37.80 Transformations Includes bibliographical references and index. A stagnant atmosphere : the weather services before World War II -- Toward a more dynamic atmosphere : discipline development in the interwar period (1919-1938) -- An expanding atmosphere : the war years (1939-1945) -- Initial atmospheric conditions : scientific goals, civilian manpower, and military funding (1944-1948) -- An international atmosphere : Carl-Gustav Rossby and the Scandinavian connection (1948-1950) -- Creating a realistic atmosphere (1950-1952) -- A changing atmosphere : from developmental to operational numerical weather prediction (1952-1955) -- A new atmosphere. Meteorology History. Weather forecasting History. Transformations (M.I.T. Press) Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip081/2007039860.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK jp00 2007-09-25 jp18 2007-09-25 aa07 2007-09-25 ps10 2008-08-06 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. xb05 2008-11-17 copy 2 added 18506 18506 0 0 ddc 0 551_500000000000000_HAW 0 NFIC 35122 DUSL DUSL GEN 2012-12-29 purchased 551.5 HAW 477748 2014-11-11 2014-11-11 BK