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Authors of the Storm

Meteorologists and the Culture of Prediction

Gary Alan Fine author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The University of Chicago Press

Published:9th Jul '10

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In "Authors of the Storm", Gary Alan Fine offers an inside look at how meteorologists and forecasters predict the weather. Through field observation and interviews, Fine finds a supremely hard-working, insular clique of professionals who often refer to themselves as a 'band of brothers'. In Fine's skilled hands, we learn their lingo, how they 'read' weather conditions, how forecasts are written, and, of course, how those messages are conveyed to the public. Weather forecasts, he shows, are often shaped as much by social and cultural factors inside local offices as they are by approaching cumulus clouds.

"Fine engages his reader by skillfully describing the human side of weather forecasters who must contend with having to produce timely, accurate forecasts under the stress of meeting a complexity of organizational demands.... A highly recommended book for both scholars and everyone who has an interest in the weather." - "Choice"

ISBN: 9780226249537

Dimensions: 23mm x 16mm x 2mm

Weight: 454g

312 pages