Mystery of El Nino and hurricanes : overview of present, distant past, and future

Wind Research Laboratory, Dept. of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, 1998-01-01. 1st Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9. As New. Item #8658
ISBN: B007HEYX8W

Spectacular association copy from Fujita to his personal friend Robert Abbey, Director of the Marine Research Program for the U.S. Navy. The frond end paper features a warm, hand-drawn cartoon and note from Fujita and his wife to Abbey and his wife. Abbey delivered the eulogy at the funeral of Fujita in 1998. Two addendum sheets laid in. Grey cloth. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. "Fujita is recognized as the discoverer of downbursts and microbursts and also developed the Fujita scale, which differentiates tornado intensity and links tornado damage with wind speed.Fujita's best-known contributions were in tornado research; he was often called "Mr. Tornado" by his associates and by the media. In addition to developing the Fujita scale, Fujita was a pioneer in the development of tornado overflight and damage survey techniques, which he used to study and map the paths of the two tornadoes that hit Lubbock, Texas on May 11, 1970. He established the value of photometric analysis of tornado pictures and films to establish wind speeds at various heights at the surface of tornado vortices. Fujita was also the first to widely study the meteorological phenomenon of the downburst, which can pose serious danger to aircraft. As a result of his work, pilot training worldwide routinely uses techniques he pioneered to provide instruction to students.Fujita was also largely involved in developing the concept of multiple vortex tornadoes, which feature multiple small funnels (suction vortices) rotating within a larger parent cloud. His work established that, far from being rare events as was previously believed, most powerful tornadoes were composed of multiple vortices. He also advanced the concept of mini-swirls in intensifying tropical cyclones.The American Meteorological Society (AMS) held the "Symposium on The Mystery of Severe Storms: A Tribute to the Work of T. Theodore Fujita" during its 80th Annual Meeting in January 2000[8] and also published a special issue of its flagship journal, the Bulletin in January 2001. After Fujita died, Storm Track magazine released a special November 1998 issue, "A Tribute To Dr. Ted Fujita" and Weatherwise published "Mr. Tornado: The life and career of Ted Fujita" as an article in its May/June 1999 issue." - Wiki.

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