Prior to the space age, meteorologists rarely paid particular
attention to the height regions above the tropopause. What was
known about the upper atmosphere above about 100 km came
essentially from ionospheric and geomagnetic research. The region
in between, presently known as the middle atmosphere, was almost
terra incognita above the height reachable by balloons. It was
space research that allowed for the first time direct access to
middle and upper atmospheric heights. About 40 years ago, Sidney
Chapman coined a new word 'aeronomy' to describe the study of these
two height regions. When asked about the difference between
aeronomy and meteorology, he allegedly replied: 'it is the same as
between astronomy and astrology' . This mild irony indicates the
preferred prejudice of many ionospheric physicists and
geomagneticians in those days toward meteorology as a descriptive
rather than an exact science, in spite of the presence of such
giants as Carl Rossby and Hans Ertel.
General
| Imprint: |
Springer
|
| Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
| Series: |
Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library, 12 |
| Release date: |
October 2011 |
| First published: |
1988 |
| Authors: |
Hans Volland
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
348 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-9401077873 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Earth sciences >
General
|
| LSN: |
9401077878 |
| Barcode: |
9789401077873 |
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