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James Fleming
Weathering the Storm [PDF ebook]
Sverre Petterssen, the D-Day Forecast, and the Rise of Modern Meteorology

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This book presents the memoirs of Sverre Pettersen, prominent leader in the field of meteorology. Delving through his recollections of his childhood in Norway, education and work at the famous Bergen school of Meteorology to the World War II crisis and D-Day, Petterssen uncovers the history of meteorology, documenting it from his perspective. Meteorology today is the beneficiary of his work.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9781935704058 ● Publisher American Meteorological Society ● Published 2015 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 6639649 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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