Historical Essays on Meteorology, 1919–1995
Historical Essays on Meteorology, 1919–1995

Author: James Fleming

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-06-30

Total Pages: 613

ISBN-13: 1940033845

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On the occasion of its 75th anniversary, the American Meteorological Society engaged a number of eminent pioneers and leading practitioners to write about the fields they helped develop. They were joined by several professional historians of science and technology. The resulting essays constitute a substantial sampling of what has been learned since 1919 in the atmospheric sciences and services—in research, in education, and in the private sector. This volume will be of interest to weather professionals and enthusiasts, historians of science, and to students of science and history. It will help us calibrate where we are, where we have been, and where we might be going as a discipline. Hopefully it will inspire others to value the past and to dig into it more deeply. Such attention to history is a necessary step in the maturation of a scientific discipline.

Introduction to the Practice of Fishery Science, Revised Edition
Introduction to the Practice of Fishery Science, Revised Edition

Author: William F. Royce

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 1996-01-11

Total Pages: 461

ISBN-13: 0080535038

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Revised and updated, Royce's Introduction to the Practice of Fishery Science is a classic text. With a new chapter on aquaculture, this book provides the background for a first course in fishery science. Intentionally focused on the practical and professional requirements of careers in the management and maintenance of fisheries, this text will be useful to students as well as to established professionals.

Minding the Weather
Minding the Weather

Author: Robert R. Hoffman

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2023-08-15

Total Pages: 501

ISBN-13: 026254881X

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A detailed study of research on the psychology of expertise in weather forecasting, drawing on findings in cognitive science, meteorology, and computer science. This book argues that the human cognition system is the least understood, yet probably most important, component of forecasting accuracy. Minding the Weather investigates how people acquire massive and highly organized knowledge and develop the reasoning skills and strategies that enable them to achieve the highest levels of performance. The authors consider such topics as the forecasting workplace; atmospheric scientists' descriptions of their reasoning strategies; the nature of expertise; forecaster knowledge, perceptual skills, and reasoning; and expert systems designed to imitate forecaster reasoning. Drawing on research in cognitive science, meteorology, and computer science, the authors argue that forecasting involves an interdependence of humans and technologies. Human expertise will always be necessary.

New Serial Titles
New Serial Titles

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Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 1644

ISBN-13:

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A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.