Severe Local Storms
Published on 28. June 2016
VIII, 247 pages
978-1-940033-56-3 (ISBN)
Description
The objectives of the American Meteorological Society are "the development and dissemination of knowledge of meteorology in all its phases and applications, and the advancement of its professional ideals." The organization of the Society took place in affiliation with the American Association for the Advancement of Science at Saint Louis, Missouri, December 29, 1919, and its incorporation, at Washington, D. C., January 21, 1920. The work of the Society is carried on by the Bulletin, the Journal, and Meteorological Monographs, by papers and discussions at meetings of the Society, through the offices of the Secretary and the Executive Secretary, and by correspondence. All of the Americas are represented in the membership of the Society as well as many foreign countries.
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ANALYTICAL MESOMETEOROLOGY: A REVIEW.- MODIFICATION OF CONVECTIVE STORMS BY LEE WAVES.- FORECASTING TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.- RECENT HAIL RESEARCH: A REVIEW.- HAILSTORM CHARACTERIZATION AND THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF HAIL.- RADAR ANALYSIS OF SEVERE STORMS.- SOME FACTS AND SPECULATIONS CONCERNING THE ORIGIN AND ROLE OF THUNDERSTORM ELECTRICITY.- SEVERE LOCAL STORMS: IN RETROSPECT.
