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Author Fishman, Jack, 1948-

Title The weather revolution : innovations and imminent breakthroughs in accurate forecasting / Jack Fishman and Robert Kalish
Published New York : Plenum Press, [1994]
©1994
Table of Contents
Ch. 1Why Weather Forecasters Are So Often Wrong1
Ch. 2Red Sky at Night: The Scientific Basis for the Old Proverbs21
Ch. 3Weather Forecasting and the Computer41
Ch. 4How Satellites Changed the Face of the Earth75
Ch. 5The Science of Hurricane Forecasting: Saving Lives Is the Bottom Line115
Ch. 6Forecasting Severe Weather: Bouncing New Ideas Off the Subject155
Ch. 7Long-Term Weather Prediction: Are Forecasters Full of Hot Air?195
Ch. 8A "Hole" New Way of Forecasting229
Ch. 9The Revolution Has Begun247
 Endnotes265
 Index271

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 MELB  551.63 Fis/Wri  AVAILABLE
Description xiv, 276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Series [The language of science]
Language of science.
Notes Series statement from jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-269) and index
Subject Weather forecasting.
Author Kalish, Robert.
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