Weather by the Numbers: The Genesis of Modern Meteorology

Farmers sometimes relied upon the intuition of wind direction, the natural instincts of animals, imminent storm clouds and heavy rainfall to predict how the weather would influence the prosperity of their forthcoming harvest. The U.S. Weather Bureau during the early 1920s, partially composed of seve...

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Main Author: Ferng, Jennifer H. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MIT Press, 2010-07-23T19:44:10Z.
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