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History of the Meteorological Office
Malcolm Walker
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Description for History of the Meteorological Office
hardcover. This is a history of the UK's national meteorological service for meteorologists, atmospheric scientists, historians of science, amateur meteorologists. Num Pages: 450 pages, 79 b/w illus. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 186 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1014.
Malcolm Walker tells the story of the UK's national meteorological service from its formation in 1854 with a staff of four to its present position as a scientific and technological institution of national and international importance with a staff of nearly two thousand. The Met Office has long been at the forefront of research into atmospheric science and technology and is second to none in providing weather services to the general public and a wide range of customers around the world. The history of the Met Office is therefore largely a history of the development of international weather prediction research ... Read more
Malcolm Walker tells the story of the UK's national meteorological service from its formation in 1854 with a staff of four to its present position as a scientific and technological institution of national and international importance with a staff of nearly two thousand. The Met Office has long been at the forefront of research into atmospheric science and technology and is second to none in providing weather services to the general public and a wide range of customers around the world. The history of the Met Office is therefore largely a history of the development of international weather prediction research ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
Number of Pages
450
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521859851
SKU
V9780521859851
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Ref
99-10
About Malcolm Walker
Malcolm Walker was an academic at Cardiff University from 1967 to 1998, first as a Lecturer, then, from 1983, as Senior Lecturer and, from 1996, Deputy Head of the Department of Maritime Studies and International Transport. He was Education Resources Manager of the Royal Meteorological Society from 1998 to 2007. He is a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society and ... Read more
Reviews for History of the Meteorological Office
'… magnificent and comprehensive … will quickly become recognised as a classic.' The International Journal of Meteorology