First Reading Assignment
vFirst reading assignment: Barry,
R. G. (1978): H. B. de Saussure: the
first mountain meteorologist. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 59, 702-5.
vSummarize in a few paragraphs: (1) who Saussure was; (2) how did he make the measurements and what were his results regarding the decrease of temperature with
height; (3) what other contributions to
mountain meteorology did he make?
vDue: via email at beginning of class on Aug. 30. Send to