Session 1 |
| | History Symposium |
| 1:25 PM | | Introductory Remarks. Richard D. Rosen, AMS President and AER, Inc., Lexington, MA
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| 1:30 PM | 1.1 | Who Discovered the El Niño-Southern Oscillation?
Gregory T. Cushman, Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX |
| 2:00 PM | 1.2 | What Role Did G.S. Callendar Play in Reviving the CO2 Theory of Global Climate Change?
James R. Fleming, Colby College, Waterville, ME |
| 2:30 PM | 1.3 | How did Scandinavian Visitors to the U.S. Contribute to NWP Development?
Kristine C. Harper, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR |
| 3:00 PM | | Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits Open 1:30–6:30 p.m.)
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| 3:30 PM | 1.4 | How has the Original Franklin Rod Evolved into Today's Lightning Protection System?
E. Philip Krider, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ |
| 4:00 PM | 1.5 | What were the scientific implications of Military support for Upper-air Research on Radio Wave Propagation in the 1940's?
John Wedge, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL |
| 4:30 PM | | General Discussion "Needs and Opportunities in the History of the Atmospheric Sciences" (co-sponsored by the International Commission on History of Meteorology)
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