University of Chicago. Department of Meteorology
University of Chicago Department of Meteorology records, 1937-1950.
Consists of reports, correspondence, financial material, and other administrative records from the Department of Meteorology, with a concentration of material dating from the mid- to late-1940s. Most of the material originated in the department's instrument laboratory, and is related to the department's research and development contracts with the United States Army and Navy. The projects represented were conducted during and after World War II, and deal with instruments for predicting and measuring air turbulence, humidity, dew point, and winds. Also included are departmental meeting minutes, files on the department's radio station, and records related to the purchase, maintenance and location of meteorological equipment.
The University of Chicago's Department of Meteorology was established in 1942, and conducted ground-breaking research through World War II. Meteorology as an academic discipline at the University of Chicago began as an institute of the Department of Physics in 1940. In 1942, Carl-Gustaf Rossby organized an independent Department of Meteorology. Early work established the "Chicago School" of meteorology, and the department was the site of ground-breaking research through World War II. In 1961, the department merged with the Department of Geology, forming the Department of Geophysical Sciences.
United States. Army.
United States. Navy
University of Chicago. Department of Meteorology
Dew point
Humidity
Instruments.
Meteorological instruments.
Turbulence.
Winds.
World War, 1939-1945.
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