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Weather on the Air

A History of Broadcast Meteorology

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  • © 2010

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Authors:
  1. Robert Henson
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  • With numerous illustrations

  • Comprehensive in scope

  • Provides a clear overview of the basics

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. “And Now, Your Forecast”

    • Robert Henson
    Pages 1-22

  3. The Big Picture

    • Robert Henson
    Pages 23-43

  4. The Invisible Weather Team

    • Robert Henson
    Pages 45-63

  5. But Seriously …

    • Robert Henson
    Pages 65-83

  6. Blue Skies and Green Screens

    • Robert Henson
    Pages 85-107

  7. Breaking through the Glass Map

    • Robert Henson
    Pages 109-127

  8. Coast to Coast

    • Robert Henson
    Pages 129-146

  9. When Minutes Count

    • Robert Henson
    Pages 147-174

  10. Voices of Weather

    • Robert Henson
    Pages 175-188

  11. Cloudy and Warmer

    • Robert Henson
    Pages 189-200

  12. The Extended Outlook

    • Robert Henson
    Pages 201-207

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 209-250
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About this book

From low humor to high drama, TV weather reporting has encompassed an enormous range of styles and approaches, triggering chuckles, infuriating the masses, and at times even saving lives. In Weather on the Air, meteorologist and science journalist Robert Henson covers it all—the people, technology, science, and show business that combine to deliver the weather to the public each day. Featuring the long-term drive to professionalize weathercasting; the complex relations between government and private forecasters; and the effects of climate-change science and the Internet on today’s broadcasts. With dozens of photos and anecdotes illuminating the many forces that have shaped weather broadcasts over the years, this engaging study will be an invaluable tool for students of broadcast meteorology and mass communication and an entertaining read for anyone fascinated by the public face of weather.

About the author

Robert Henson is a science writer at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and a contributing editor to Weatherwise magazine. His other books include The Rough Guide to Weather and The Rough Guide to Climate Change.

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