University of Chicago. Department of Meteorology
University of Chicago Department of Meteorology numerical weather prediction survey records, 1955-1956.
The collection contains records relating to the survey on numerical weather prediction carried out by George Platzman at the University of Chicago's Department of Meteorology. Included is a sample cover letter, instruction sheet, and questionnaire, an address list, responses to the survey, and a summary report of the survey's results.
In 1955 George W. Platzman of the University of Chicago's Department of Meteorology conducted a worldwide survey to assess the status of work in the field of numerical weather forecasting theory. The survey collected data relating to the use of computers in numerical forecasting, research in graphical methods of forecasting, and plans of universities and government agencies for engaging in numerical prediction research. A final report was distributed on June 12, 1956.
Platzman, George W.
University of Chicago. Department of Meteorology
Numerical weather forecasting
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University of Minnesota. Charles Babbage Institute. Center for the History of Computing. University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA