A Half Century of Progress in Meteorology
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A Half Century of Progress in Meteorology
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Through a series of reviews by invited experts, this monograph pays tribute to Richard Reed's remarkable contributions to meteorology and his leadership in the science community over the past 50 years. Through a series of reviews by invited experts, this monograph pays tribute to Richard Reed's remarkable contributions to meteorology and his leadership in the science community over the past 50 years.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. A Short Account of My Education, Career Choice, and Research Motivation
Chapter 2. Tropopause Folding, Upper-Level Frontogenesis, and Beyond
Chapter 3. Back to Frontogenesis
Chapter 4. Polar Lows
Chapter 5. The Role of the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation in Stratospheric Dehydration
Chapter 6. Richard J. Reed and Atmospheric Tides
Chapter 7. Characteristics of African Easterly Waves
Chapter 8. The Relevance of Numerical Weather Prediction for Forecasting Natural Hazards and for Monitoring the Global Environment
Chapter 9. A Life in the Global Atmosphere: Dick Reed and the World of International Science Tropopause Folding, Upper-Level Frontogenesis, and Beyond