Verner Suomi : the life and work of the founder of satellite meteorology /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lewis, John M., 1939- (Author), Phillips, Jean M., 1958- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : American Meteorological Society, [2018]
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505 0 |a The winding road road to meteorology. On the Mesabi during the Great Depression -- Road to Winona and Chicago -- Entrée into meteorology : cadet to instructor at the University of Chicago -- Suomi's research style at the University of Chicago -- Professorship at UW-Madison : early years (1948-1953) -- Epiphany at Chicago -- Earth's heat budget from space. Suomi-Parent ping-pong radiometer and its principle of exploration -- Explorer VII : the magnificent voyage -- Earth's radiation budget from satellites : theme of the 1960s -- Space science and engineering center : an institute for satellite meteorology. Perfect timing : NWP and satellite meteorology merge -- Panoramic view of Suomi's research themes at SSEC -- Suomi's model for conducting research at SSEC -- Notable research themes : their past, present and future. Ocean-atmosphere interaction -- Atmospheres of neighboring planets -- Satellite data in service to NWP -- Suomi's uniqueness. Curtain call : last project and last days -- Epilogue. 
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