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Hurricane Pioneer
Simpson, Robert H.; Dorst, Neal M.
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Description for Hurricane Pioneer
Paperback. In 1947, Robert H Simpson lifted off in a specially equipped plane, flying directly into the path of a storm that would send most people running for cover. In this title, Simpson's memoirs take readers from his experience with the Mississippi Flood of 1927 to his travels to study weather across the globe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: BM; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 250.
In 1947, Robert H. Simpson lifted off in a specially equipped plane, flying directly into the path of a storm that would send most people running for cover. For more than four hours he observed Typhoon Martha from its eerily calm eye, later describing it in Scientific American as "a coliseum of clouds whose walls on one side rose vertically and on the other were banked like the galleries in a great opera house." For Simpson this was just one of his many pioneering explorations of hurricanes and extreme storms. Over his decades-long career his research led to great leaps ... Read more
In 1947, Robert H. Simpson lifted off in a specially equipped plane, flying directly into the path of a storm that would send most people running for cover. For more than four hours he observed Typhoon Martha from its eerily calm eye, later describing it in Scientific American as "a coliseum of clouds whose walls on one side rose vertically and on the other were banked like the galleries in a great opera house." For Simpson this was just one of his many pioneering explorations of hurricanes and extreme storms. Over his decades-long career his research led to great leaps ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
American Meteorological Society United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Boston, United States
ISBN
9781935704751
SKU
V9781935704751
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Ref
99-15
About Simpson, Robert H.; Dorst, Neal M.
Robert H. Simpson was the first director of the National Hurricane Research Project and former director of the National Hurricane Center. He lives in Washington, DC. Neal M. Dorst is a meteorologist in the Hurricane Research Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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