"INTRODUCTION TO METEOROLOGY by SVERRE PETTERSSEN. Preface: The aim of this book is to present in an elementary manner the basic principles of modern meteorology. Intended for students without previous acquaintance with the subject, it is written in response to a demand for a nontechnical text to serve the many short and elementary courses in meteorology already in progress in the United States. It is written more for the purpose of cr ..."
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Introduction to Meteorology (Paperback) by SverrePetterssen Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 2018 by Franklin Classics Trade Press 2018-11-10 ISBN-13: 978-0-353-24344-6, ISBN: 0-353-24344-2
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"H. J. S. Petterssen; J. Spar; F. Hall; R. R. Braham, Jr., L. J. Battan, and H. R. Byers
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Background Possibilities for modification and control of certain small scale
weather phenomena were clearly demonstrated in 1938 by Houghton and
Radford [1] who dissolved local fogs by sprinkling them with hygroscopic
substances. Wider possibilities for modification and co ..."
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"A column of air from the earth's surface to the top of the atmosphere exerts a
pressure on the earth's surface that is equivalent to a column of water 34 ft. (or 10
m.) high; this is equivalent to the weight of a column of mercury 30 in. (or 70 cm.)
high. For this reason, mercurial barometers are used to measure the pressure of
the atmosphere. The atmospheric pressure decreases with increasing altitude.
The difference in pressure b ..."
Weathering the Storm SverrePetterssen, the D-Day Forecast, and the Rise of Modern Meteorology (American Meteorological Society - Historical Monographs) by SverrePetterssen, James Rodger Fleming Hardcover, 329 Pages, Published 2001 by American Meteorological Society ISBN-13: 978-1-878220-33-2, ISBN: 1-878220-33-0
"Meteorology today is the beneficiary of the fundamental work in weather analysis and forecasting of Sverre Petterssen (1898 1974), a giant in the field and an international leader in meteorology during its formative era. In this lively and insightful autobiographical memoir, written just before his death, Petterssen shares intimate memories from his childhood in Norway, his education and service with the famous Bergen school of meteorol ..."
"entirely favorable, their estimate does not contradict the result obtained by
Menzhulin. It must be mentioned that the conclusion of the Dahlem Workshop on
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A partir de Septembre 1994 ces affaires ont pris une dimension particulière par leur multiplication du fait de la volonté du ministre de l'Education nationale.
L'auteur de cet ouvrage a eu, depuis 1990, l'occasion d'intervenir dans de nombreuses situations simi ..."
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