Response to History of Geophysics Survey, 1997.

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Response to History of Geophysics Survey, 1997.

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Response to a survey of approximately 250 leading geophysicists worldwide, conducted by the American Institute of Physics (AIP) Center for History of Physics and the Committee on History of Geophysics of the American Geophysical Union in 1997. Recipients were asked to send copies of their curriculum vitae and a list of publications as Part One of the survey and were then asked to discuss their entry into science in general and geophysics specifically as a career; how their scientific achievements came about and major efforts they were involved in which did not achieve the hoped for results; changes from one discipline to another; funding sources; the role of other disciplines in their own research; their work as educators; and their involvement in geophysics-related institutions. Lilly gives a brief account of the highlights of his career in meteorology. Primarily a description of his work at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the University of Oklahoma, including a summer at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute that greatly influenced his later work. Also mentions the influence and research contributions of colleagues, in particular Joseph Smagorinsky. Includes curriculum vitae, publications bibliography, and email correspondence.

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American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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American Institute of Physics

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Physicist. High Energy Radiation Section, National Bureau of Standards, 1949-1962; Chief, Radiation Physics Division, 1962-1966; Director, American Institute of Physics, 1966-1986. From the description of The story of the American Institute of Physics, 1967-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154305950 The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is a not-for-profit membership corporation chartered in New York State in 1931 for the purpose of promoting the advancement and diffus...

University of Oklahoma.

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Lilly, D. K. (Douglas Keith), 1929-

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Meteorologist. University of Oklahoma, 1982 to present. From the description of Response to History of Geophysics Survey, 1997. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78228382 ...

Woods Hole oceanographic institution

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Smagorinsky, J. (Joseph)

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American geophysical union

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National Center for Atmospheric Research (U.S.)

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The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) was created in 1960 to provide a facility for the collection and analysis of data from the atmosphere. The center was established by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR - 14 universities with departments of meteorology) with initial funding from the National Science Foundation. From the description of Addition to records, [ca. 1960-1996]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81407214 From the description of ...