Session 1 History of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences

Tuesday, 24 January 2017: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Conference Center: Yakima 2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 15th History Symposium
Chair:
Wayne H. Schubert, Colorado State Univ., Department of Atmospheric Science, Fort Collins, CO

Papers:
10:30 AM
1.1
A Passion for Clouds: Joanne Simpson and the Tropical Atmosphere
James Rodger Fleming, Colby College, Waterville, ME
Recorded Presentation

Handout (159.2 kB)

1.2
A Passion for Clouds Part II: Joanne Simpson and Women in Meteorology

11:00 AM
Discussion

11:15 AM
1.3
Meteorology as Nationalism: The Case of the German Atlantic Expedition and the Weimar Republic
Penelope K. Hardy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

11:30 AM
1.4
"How Meteorology Became "Big Science" in Boulder: NAS, NSF, and the Creation of NCAR"
Joseph P. Bassi, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Lompoc, CA

11:45 AM
1.5
Becoming the National Centers for Environmental Information: An Over 50-Year History of Climate, Oceans, Coastal, and Geophysical Data and Information
Gregory Hammer, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Asheville, NC; and T. Owen, K. V. Matthews, A. Allegra, S. Mesick, H. McCullough, and S. Osborne
Recorded Presentation

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