American Meteorological Society: 12 books
Hurricane Pioneer
Memoirs of Bob Simpson
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
In 1951, Robert H. Simpson lifted off in a specially-equipped plane, flying directly into the path of a storm that would send most people running for cover. For more than four hours he observed Typhoon Marge from its eerily calm eye, later describing it in *The Bulletin of the American Meteorological...
by Robert Henson
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Everybody can be a thinking person when it comes to climate change, and this book is a perfect roadmap. Start a web search for “climate change” and the first three suggestions are “facts,” “news,” and “hoax.” The Thinking Person's Guide to Climate Change is rooted in the first, up...
Weather in the Courtroom
Memoirs from a Career in Forensic Meteorology
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
As director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Climatic Data Center in the late 1960s and early ’70s, William H. Haggard witnessed an explosion in the number of requests from attorneys needing weather data for their cases. But while the Center offered data certified...
An Observer's Guide to Clouds and Weather
A Northeastern Primer on Prediction
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Today, most people look down when they want to check the weather, peeking at cell phones or popping open a browser, instead of looking up at one of the most accessible weather predictors of all—the sky. Knowing what the atmosphere has in store without relying on technology can be a gratifying experience,...
Taken by Storm, 1938
A Social and Meteorological History of the Great New England Hurricane
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2018
On September 21, 1938, one of the most powerful storms of the twentieth century came unannounced into the lives of New Yorkers and New Englanders, leaving utter devastation in its wake. The Great Hurricane, as it came to be known, changed everything from the landscape and its inhabitants’ lives,...
Climate Conundrums
What the Climate Debate Reveals About Us
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
It is generally assumed that, in polite company, you don’t talk politics, religion, or money. But in recent years, it seems “climate change” needs to be added to that list. Incorporating all of the above, few topics can divide a dinner party faster. Yet, while much ink has been spilled on both...
Verner Suomi
The Life and Work of the Founder of Satellite Meteorology
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2018
As the space age got underway in the wake of Sputnik, one of the earliest areas of science to take advantage of the new observational opportunities it afforded was the study of climate and weather. This book tells the story of Finnish-American educator, inventor, and scientist Verner Suomi, who, in...
The Thinking Person's Guide to Climate Change
Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2019
Everybody can be a thinking person when it comes to climate change, and this book is a perfect roadmap. Start a web search for “climate change” and the first three suggestions are “facts,” “news,” and “hoax.” The Thinking Person's Guide to Climate Change is rooted in the first, up...
Father Benito Viñes
The 19th-Century Life and Contributions of a Cuban Hurricane Observer and Scientist
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Before Doppler radar and broadcast weather reports, Spanish-born Benito Viñes (1837–1893) spent decades observing the skies at Belen Observatory in colonial Cuba, routinely issuing weather reports and forecasts to local newspapers. And before storm trackers and emergency alerts, Viñes made it...
A Scientific Peak
How Boulder Became a World Center for Space and Atmospheric Science
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Scroll through a list of the latest incredible scientific discoveries and you might find an unexpected commonality—Boulder, Colorado. Once a Wild West city tucked where the Rocky Mountains meet the Great Plains, it is now home to some of the biggest names in science. Research centers, including...
Living on the Real World
How Thinking and Acting like Meteorologists Will Help Save the Planet
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Every day meteorologists sift through a deluge of information to make predictions that help us navigate our daily lives. Instead of being overwhelmed by the data and possibilities, they focus on small bits of information while using frequent collaboration to make decisions. With climate change a reality,...
Navigating Tenure and Beyond
A Guide for Early Career Faculty
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2019
This guide covers how to reach tenure through service, research, and teaching while empowering your graduate students and maintaining balance between your career and personal life. Sundar A. Christopher uses his own experience and hypothetical situations to illustrate best practices in goal setting,...