Tropical Sojourns 1974-2011 - Houze, Robert
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This book is about a scientist's experiences while working in the tropics. His projects led him to adventures in Senegal, the tropical Atlantic Ocean, the island of Borneo, the northern Australian outback, Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands-where battles raged in WWII, the Cold War nuclear weapon test bed of the Marshall Islands, the tiny Islamic society of Addu Atoll in the Solomon Islands, and a host of places in India. The story spans nearly a half century and chronicles the authors growing awareness of human nature as he observed life in these diverse places and cultures.

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This book is about a scientist's experiences while working in the tropics. His projects led him to adventures in Senegal, the tropical Atlantic Ocean, the island of Borneo, the northern Australian outback, Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands-where battles raged in WWII, the Cold War nuclear weapon test bed of the Marshall Islands, the tiny Islamic society of Addu Atoll in the Solomon Islands, and a host of places in India. The story spans nearly a half century and chronicles the authors growing awareness of human nature as he observed life in these diverse places and cultures.
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Autorenporträt
The author is a retired Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington, recipient of many honors for his research, especially his studies of clouds and storms in the tropics. He is an Honorary Member of the American Meteorological Society and Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society.