A lively, inspiring account of the pioneers who sought toaccurately predict the weather Benjamin Franklin . . . James P. Espy . . . Cleveland Abbe . . .Carl-Gustaf Rossby . . . Jule G. Charney . . . just a few of theremarkable individuals who struggled against formidable odds tounderstand the atmosphere and predict the weather. Where they sawpatterns and processes, others saw randomness and tumult-and yetthey strove to make their voices heard, often saving lives in theprocess. Storm Watchers takes you on a fascinating journey through time thatcaptures the evolution of weather forecasting. From the age whenmeteorology was considered one step removed from sorcery to themodern-day wizardry of supercomputers, John Cox introduces you tothe pioneering scientists whose work fulfilled an ancient dream andmade it possible to foretell the future. He tells the little-knownstories of these weathermen, such as Ptolemy's weather predictionsbased on astrology, John Finley's breakthrough research inidentifying tornadoes, and Tor Bergeron's new techniques of weatherforecasting, which contributed to its final worldwideacceptance. Filled with extraordinary tales of bravery and sacrifice, StormWatchers will make you think twice the next time you turn on thelocal news to catch the weather report.
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| Introduction | p. 1 |
| A Newborn Babe | |
| Chasing the Wind | p. 5 |
| Naming the Clouds | p. 13 |
| Taking to the Air | p. 19 |
| American Storms | |
| Walking the Path of Destruction | p. 27 |
| "The Storm Breeder" | p. 33 |
| Mapping the Storm | p. 41 |
| Setting the Stage | p. 51 |
| A Storm of Controversy | p. 57 |
| A Shy Genius | p. 65 |
| The Main Artery | |
| Prophet Without Honor | p. 75 |
| Clouds over Crimea | p. 85 |
| "Ol' Probabilities" | p. 91 |
| Down Tornado Alley | p. 101 |
| Civilian Casualty | p. 109 |
| Taking Galveston by Storm | p. 117 |
| The Southern Oscillation | p. 125 |
| Death by Daring | p. 135 |
| Together at the Front | |
| The Bergen Schoolmaster | p. 147 |
| The Forecasting Factory | p. 155 |
| From Polar Front to El Nino | p. 163 |
| A Gifted Vision | p. 171 |
| Conquering the Weather Bureau | p. 179 |
| Forecasting for D-Day | p. 189 |
| Suddenly New Science | |
| Mastering the Math | p. 201 |
| The Long Ranger | p. 211 |
| Calculating Chaos | p. 219 |
| Divining the Downburst | p. 227 |
| Out on a Limb | p. 235 |
| Bibliography | p. 243 |
| Index | p. 247 |
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A lively, inspiring account of the pioneers who sought toaccurately predict the weather Benjamin Franklin . . . James P. Espy . . . Cleveland Abbe . . .Carl-Gustaf Rossby . . . Jule G. Charney . . . just a few of theremarkable individuals who struggl ...
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A lively, inspiring account of the pioneers who sought toaccurately predict the weather Benjamin Franklin . . . James P. Espy . . . Cleveland Abbe . . .Carl-Gustaf Rossby . . . Jule G. Charney . . . just a few of theremarkable individuals who struggled against formidable odds tounderstand the atmosphere and predict the weather. Where they sawpatterns and processes, others saw randomness and tumult-and yetthey strove to make their voices heard, often saving lives in theprocess. Storm Watchers takes you on a fascinating journey through time thatcaptures the evolution of weather forecasting. From the age whenmeteorology was considered one step removed from sorcery to themodern-day wizardry of supercomputers, John Cox introduces you tothe pioneering scientists whose work fulfilled an ancient dream andmade it possible to foretell the future. He tells the little-knownstories of these weathermen, such as Ptolemy's weather predictionsbased on astrology, John Finley's breakthrough research inidentifying tornadoes, and Tor Bergeron's new techniques of weatherforecasting, which contributed to its final worldwideacceptance. Filled with extraordinary tales of bravery and sacrifice, StormWatchers will make you think twice the next time you turn on thelocal news to catch the weather report.
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| A Newborn Babe | |
| Chasing the Wind | p. 5 |
| Naming the Clouds | p. 13 |
| Taking to the Air | p. 19 |
| American Storms | |
| Walking the Path of Destruction | p. 27 |
| "The Storm Breeder" | p. 33 |
| Mapping the Storm | p. 41 |
| Setting the Stage | p. 51 |
| A Storm of Controversy | p. 57 |
| A Shy Genius | p. 65 |
| The Main Artery | |
| Prophet Without Honor | p. 75 |
| Clouds over Crimea | p. 85 |
| "Ol' Probabilities" | p. 91 |
| Down Tornado Alley | p. 101 |
| Civilian Casualty | p. 109 |
| Taking Galveston by Storm | p. 117 |
| The Southern Oscillation | p. 125 |
| Death by Daring | p. 135 |
| Together at the Front | |
| The Bergen Schoolmaster | p. 147 |
| The Forecasting Factory | p. 155 |
| From Polar Front to El Nino | p. 163 |
| A Gifted Vision | p. 171 |
| Conquering the Weather Bureau | p. 179 |
| Forecasting for D-Day | p. 189 |
| Suddenly New Science | |
| Mastering the Math | p. 201 |
| The Long Ranger | p. 211 |
| Calculating Chaos | p. 219 |
| Divining the Downburst | p. 227 |
| Out on a Limb | p. 235 |
| Bibliography | p. 243 |
| Index | p. 247 |
| Table of Contents provided by Syndetics. All Rights Reserved. |
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