{"product_id":"the-evolution-of-meteorology-isbn-9781119136149","title":"The Evolution of Meteorology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe essential guide to the history, current trends, and the future of meteorology \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive review explores the evolution of the field of meteorology, from its infancy in 3000 bc, through the birth of fresh ideas and the naming of the field as a science, to the technology boom, to today. \u003ci\u003eThe Evolution of Meteorology\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the full story of where meteorology was then to where it is now, where the field is heading, and what needs to be done to get the field to levels never before imagined. Authored by experts of the topic, this book includes information on forecasting technologies, organizations, governmental agencies, and world cooperative projects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors explore the ancient history of the first attempts to understand and predict weather and examine the influence of the very early birth of television, computers, and technologies that are useful to meteorology. This modern-day examination of meteorology is filled with compelling research, statistics, future paths, ideas, and suggestions. This vital resource:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines current information on climate change and recent extreme weather events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStarts with the Ancient Babylonians and ends with the largest global agreement of any kind with the Paris Agreement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes current information on the most authoritative research in the field of meteorology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains data on climate change theories and understanding, as well as extreme weather statistics and histories\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis enlightening text explores in full the history of the study of meteorology in order to bring awareness to the overall path and future prospects of meteorology. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I Building Blocks of Meteorology (3000 bc–ad 1950) 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Ancient Civilizations, Philosophical Theories, and Folklore (3000 bc–ad 1400) 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Anthony Teague\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Ancient Babylonians 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Ancient Chinese 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Aristotle and Meteorologica 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Theophrastus and the Book of Signs 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Ibn Wahshiyya and Nabataean Agriculture 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 William of Ockham and Nominalism 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Religion, Folklore, and Animals 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Inventions of Weather Instruments (1400–1800) 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicole Gallicchio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Rain Gauge 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Hygrometer 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Thermometer 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Barometer 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Anemometer 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Birth of Modern Meteorology (1800–1950) 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Anthony Teague and Nicole Gallicchio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Telegraph 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Fitzroy 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Hugo Hildebrand Hildebrandsson 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Weather Balloons\/Radiosondes 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Birth of Governmental Weather Departments 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Numerical Weather Prediction 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Weather Broadcasting 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Forecasting for WWII 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Extreme Weather Forecasting: ‘Nowcasting’ 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II The Early Television, Computer, Satellite, and Radar Era (1950–1980) 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Television and the First Computerized Advancements 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Anthony Teague\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Television in the Household 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Television Weather Forecasting of the 1950s 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Television Weather Forecasting of the 1960s and 1970s 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 The Beginning of Computers and Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Computers and NWP in the Met Office 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Computers and NWP Worldwide 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 The 1970s and Its Lasting Influences on Forecasting 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Radar and Satellite History 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicole Gallicchio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Invention of the Radar 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Development of Weather Radar 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Invention of the Satellite 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Remote Sensing 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Development of Weather Satellites 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III Modern]Day Technologies, Advancements, and Social Media Impacts (1980–2013) 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Personal Technology Boom 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicole Gallicchio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Television Networks 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Personal Computers 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 The Internet and Meteorology 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Cellphones and Social Media 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Movies 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Covering Major Storms 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicole Gallicchio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 The Great Storm of 1987 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Hurricanes and Tropical Cyclones 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Tornadoes 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Floods, Droughts, and Wildfires 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Storm Chasing 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Media\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Rise of Modern Computer Models 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Anthony Teague\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 European Center for Medium]Range Weather Forecasting (ECMWF) 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Main US Models 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Specific Use Forecasting Models 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF) 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Global Data]Processing and Forecasting System (GDPFS) 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Main Model Biases and Various Characteristics 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Advancements within the Nationalized Governmental Weather Departments 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Anthony Teague\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 The National Weather Service 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 The Met Office 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Advancements across the World 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Radar Development 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 New Satellite Developments 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Meteorological Agencies at the Global and Private Level 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Anthony Teague\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 World Government Agencies 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Operations of World Organizations 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Global Discussions 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 What a Private]Sector Weather Business Entails 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Government vs. Private Sector 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 The Lesser]Known Services of the Private Sector 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection IV Current and Future Ideologies of Climate Change and Meteorological Processes 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Climate Change 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicole Gallicchio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Climate Discussions 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Earth’s Lifetime Fluctuations 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Past Climate Data 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Permafrost and Climate Change 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Greenhouse Gases 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Extreme Weather 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicole Gallicchio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Current Climate and Weather Trends 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Classifying Extreme Weather 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Extreme Weather Influences 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Is Extreme Weather on the Rise? 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Weather Pattern Predictions 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Additional Meteorological Impacts 169\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicole Gallicchio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Space Weather 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Earthquakes and the Effect on Climate Change 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Weather and the Effects on the Human Body 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Weather Technology 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Anthony Teague\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Tropical Cyclone Technology 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Coastal Flooding 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Extreme Weather 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Enhancements to Radar, Satellite, and Model Output of Supercomputers 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Long]Range Forecasting 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Various Planned Advancements 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Global Cooperation 211\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Anthony Teague\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Overall Global Forecasting 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Global Networking in Meteorology 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Disaster Management 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Global Radar and Satellite Cooperation 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Global Data]Processing and Forecasting Systems 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.6 Global Response to Climate Change 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Figures A–H 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 245\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Kevin A. Teague\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eNicole Gallicchio\u003c\/b\u003e are the cofounders of Forecasting Consultants LLC, a private weather forecasting and forensic company geared towards a multitude of industries and users. Their business has allowed the authors to grow and expand their knowledge base in all aspects of atmospheric science.      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e The essential guide to the history, current trends, and the future of meteorology \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This enlightening text offers a comprehensive review of the evolution of the field of meteorology, from its infancy in 3000 BC, through the birth of fresh ideas and the actual naming of the field as a science, to the technology boom, to today. \u003ci\u003eThe Evolution of Meteorology\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the full story from where meteorology was then to where it is now, where the field is heading, and what needs to be done to get the field to levels never before imagined. The authors—two noted experts in the field—include information on forecasting technologies, organizations, governmental agencies, and world cooperative projects and legislation, along with data on climate change theories and understanding, as well as extreme weather statistics and histories.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The authors explore the ancient history of the first attempts to understand and predict weather and examine the influence of the very early birth of television, computers, and technologies that are useful to meteorology. This modern-day examination of meteorology is filled with compelling research, statistics, future paths, ideas, and suggestions. 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