Meteorology -- Research.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Henry G. Houghton papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MC-0242
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Collection includes correspondence and notes about Houghton's research, including studies of the fundamental physical properties of fog; apparatus and methods for measuring fog particles; the resistance of fog and clouds to the transmission of visible light and radiant rays; and methods for the artificial dissipation of fog. Correspondence and research notes document the studies of the growth and evaporation of salt water Houghton conducted as a consultant for the General Public Utilities...
Dates:
1929 - 1984
Jule G. Charney papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MC-0184
Abstract
These papers document the career of Jule G. Charney, whose research focused on the mathematical description of large-scale atmospheric circulations and included work on the theory of ocean currents, atmospheric wave propagation, large-scale hydrodynamic instability, hurricanes, drought, and atmospheric blocking ridges. The papers document his scientific, academic, professional, and political activities, dating from 1936 to 1981. Part of his career was spent at the Massachusetts Institute of...
Dates:
1921 - 1981
The Illustrated Weekly News, Balloon Ascent from Wolverhampton
Digital Record
Identifier: VBI_000521
Dates:
1862 July 26