Appropriating the Weather : Vilhelm Bjerknes and the Construction of a Modern...

by Robert Marc Friedman

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Appropriating the Weather : Vilhelm Bjerknes and the Construction of a Modern Meteorology, Paperback by Friedman, Robert Marc, ISBN 0801481600, ISBN-13 9780801481604, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US In this book, Robert Marc Friedman analyzes the revolution in the theory and practice of meteorology during the first quarter of the twentieth century, initiated by Vilhelm Bjerknes (1862–1951) and his collaborators. In contrast to the approach that had dominated meteorology since the late nineteenth century, their weather models and forecasting techniques marked a decisive turn to a dynamical–physical understanding of the atmosphere. Using a wide range of sources, both published and unpublished, Friedman traces the emergence of the new, so-called Bergen methodology and the process by which it transformed first Norwegian and then worldwide weather forecasting. The establishment of the new meteorology, he argues, was the result of a complaex interaction of scientific, social, and technological factors, and he gives special emphasis to the way in which Bjerknes adapted his mechanical physics of the atmosphere to benefit commercial purposes. By providing more reliable forecasts for farmers, fishermen, and especially for aviators, Bjerknes was able to nurture a school of disciples that could evert a profound influence on the international meteorological community, thereby increasing his own authority and that of the discipline he sought to shape. Friedman does an unusually subt

• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Year: 1993
• Binding: Paperback
• ISBN: 9780801481604
• Condition: Fine

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