Reflections
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David Atlas, one of the founding fathers of radar meteorology, solved many puzzles and invented numerous techniques that transformed a fledgling application into a vital scientific and operational tool. This is the story of his incredible career in his own words.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. A Memoir--Why?
Chapter 2. Early Years
Chapter 3. All Weather Flying Division, 1945-48
Chapter 4. Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Geophysics Research Directorate1948-66
Chapter 5. The University of Chicago
Chapter 6. The National Center for Atmospheric Research1972-1977
Chapter 7. American Meteorological Society
Chapter 8. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Goddard Laboratory for Atmospheric Sciences, 1977-84
Chapter 9. The Wanderer, 1984-2000
Chapter 10. The Battan Memorial 40th Anniversary Conference on Radar Meteorology and the Conference Book Radar in Meteorology
Chapter 11. Radar Detection of Low Level Wind Shear
Chapter 12. Some Thoughts on Science Management
Chapter 13. Retrospective