Background
Businger, Joost Alois was born on March 29, 1924 in Haarlem, Netherlands. Son of Leopold Joost Eduard and Helena Margareta (Schimpf) Businger. came to the United States, 1956.
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An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics, Vol. 5
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For advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics is an introductory textbook on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales. It will give students a good grasp of what the atmosphere and oceans look like on the large-scale and why they look that way. The role of the oceans in climate and paleoclimate is also discussed. The combination of observations, theory and accompanying illustrative laboratory experiments sets this text apart by making it accessible to students with no prior training in meteorology or oceanography. * Written at a mathematical level that is appealing for undergraduates and beginning graduate students * Provides a useful educational tool through a combination of observations and laboratory demonstrations which can be viewed over the web * Contains instructions on how to reproduce the simple but informative laboratory experiments * Includes copious problems (with sample answers) to help students learn the material.
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An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics, Volume 25, Second Edition (International Geophysics)
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This book is addressed to those who wish to understand the relationship between atmospheric phenomena and the nature of matter as expressed in the principles of physics. The interesting atmospheric phenomena are more than applications of gravitation, of thermodynamics, of hydrodynamics, or of electrodynamics; and mastery of the results of controlled experiment and of the related theory alone does not imply an understanding of atmospheric phenomena. This distinction arises because the extent and the complexity of the atmosphere permit effects and interactions that are entirely negligible in the laboratory or are deliberately excluded from it. the objective of laboratory physics is, by isolating the relevant variables, to reveal the fundamental properties of matter; whereas the objective of atmospheric physics, or of any observational science, is to understand those phenomena that are characteristic of the whole system. For these reasons the exposition of atmospheric physics requires substantial extensions of classical physics. It also requires that understanding be based on a coherent "way of seeing" the ensemble of atmospheric phenomena. Only then is understanding likely to stimulate still more general insights.
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An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics, Volume 25, Second Edition (International Geophysics) by Robert G. Fleagle (1980-12-12)
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Joost Alois Businger
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Education
Candidaats, U. Utrecht, Netherlands, 1947; Doctoraat, U. Utrecht, Netherlands, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University Utrecht, Netherlands, 1954.
Career
Science officer, Institute Horticultural Engineering, Wageningen, Netherlands, 1951-1956; research associate, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1956-1958; assistant to professor atmospheric science, U. Washington, Seattle, 1958-1983; professor emeritus, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1983; department chairman atmospheric science, 1982-1983; visiting scientist, National Center Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, 1983-1986; senior scientist, National Center Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, 1986-1989, retired.
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An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics, Vol. 5
(For advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate student...)
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An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics, Volume 25, Second Edition (International Geophysics)
(This book is addressed to those who wish to understand th...)
- An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics (International Geophysics Series, Volume 5)
- An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics, Volume 25, Second Edition (International Geophysics) by Robert G. Fleagle (1980-12-12)
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An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics, Vol. 5
Membership
Precinct committeeman Democratic Party, Seattle, 1970-1971. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (chairman of the section Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences, 1992, secretary since 1994), American Meteorological Society (Half Century award 1979). Member American Geophysical Union, Royal Academy Sciences (Netherlands) (correspondent), American Association of University Professors (president Seattle chapter 1972-1973, national councillor 1974-1976).
Connections
Married Judith Businger, May 21, 1949 (divorced June 1983). Children: Ferdi, Steven, Margaret Anne. Married Marianne Kooiman, January 1987.
