Background
Battan, Louis Joseph was born on February 9, 1923 in New York City. Son of Anibale and Louise (Webber) Battan.
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RADAR OBSERVES THE WEATHER New understanding of Cloud Physics
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The Nature of Violent Storms.
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Cloud physics and cloud seeding (Science study series)
( In this book, Dr. Battan tells how the meteorologist co...)
In this book, Dr. Battan tells how the meteorologist collects and analyzes data to increase his understanding of atmospheric phenomena. He explains the structure and growth of clouds from minute condensation nuclei to the familiar cloud forms, and he describes the formation of rain, snow, and hail. Dr. Battan believes that the findings of meteorological research will not only lead to more accurate weather forecasting but as we learn more secrets of nature, it is inevitable that we will learn how to modify and control the weather.
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The Unclean Sky: a Meteorologist Looks at Air Pollution
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The Nature of Violent Storms. Science Study Series. S19
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Radar Observes the Weather (Science Study)
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Louis Joseph Battan
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Education
Student, City College of New York, 1941-1943; student, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1944; Bachelor of Science, New York University, 1946; Master of Science, University of Chicago, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1953.
Career
Research meteorologist, United States Weather Bureau, 1947-1951;
research meteorologist, lecturer, University of Chicago, 1951-1958;
professor atmospheric science, Institute Atmospheric Physics, U. Arizona, from 1958. Consultant National Science Foundation, 1964-1971, United States Weather Bureau, 1957-1959, United States Air Force, 1963-1965, United States Army, 1954, National Institutes of Health, 1965. Chairman of Commission atmosphere science National Academy.Scis., 1973-1976.
Member board on atmospheric science and climate, 1983-1986. Member United States national committee International Union Geodesy and Geophysics, 1974-1976, 78-84, chairman, 1980-1984. Member National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere, 1978-1981.
Trustee University Corporation Atmospheric Research, 1983-1986.
Achievements
Works
book
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Cloud physics and cloud seeding (Science study series)
( In this book, Dr. Battan tells how the meteorologist co...)
- The Unclean Sky a Meeteorologist Looks at Air Pollution
- RADAR OBSERVES THE WEATHER New understanding of Cloud Physics
- The Nature of Violent Storms.
- The Unclean Sky: a Meteorologist Looks at Air Pollution
- The Nature of Violent Storms. Science Study Series. S19
- Radar Observes the Weather (Science Study)
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Cloud physics and cloud seeding (Science study series)
Membership
Served to captain United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946. Fellow American Meteorological Society (president 1966-1968, councilor 1959-1961, Meisinger award 1962, Brooks award 1971, Second Half Century award 1975), Am.Geophys. Union (president meteorological section 1974-1975), American Association for the Advancement of Science (secretary section on atmospheric and hydrospheric science 1968-1974).
Member Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Jeannette A. Waitches, June 8, 1952. Children: Suzette, Paul.
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Religion
Roman Catholic