61. © 1998-2002 Sommerfeld-Projekt. Ausgelesen Am 29. Dezember 2002 Translate this page vilhelm bjerknes an Arnold Sommerfeld, 1. März 1900 Archiv München,DM (Archiv HS 1977-28/A,22) V. bjerknes lehnt Übernahme http://www.lrz-muenchen.de/~Sommerfeld/KurzFass/01005.html

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62. Forskning.no: SFF: Ubeskjedne Klimaforskere Langsiktig finansiering. vilhelm bjerknes (18621951) arbeidet ved institusjoneri flere land. (Illustrasjon Rolf Groven Portrett av vilhelm bjerknes (1983). http://www.forskning.no/Artikler/2002/oktober/1035803240.02

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63. Mathematicians From DSB Translate this page Bianchi, Luigi, 1856-1928. bjerknes, Carl Anton, 1825-1903. bjerknes,vilhelm Frimann Koren, 1862-1951. Bolyai, Farkas (Wolfgang), 1775-1856. http://www.henrikkragh.dk/hom/dsb.htm

Last modification: document.write(document.lastModified) Webmaster Validate html Mathematicians from the Dictionary of Scientific Biography (DSB) Abel, Niels Henrik Argand, Jean Robert Artin, Emil Beltrami, Eugenio Bérard, Jacques Étienne Bérard, Joseph Frédéric Berkeley, George Bernoulli, Johann (Jean) I Bernoulli, Jakob (Jacques) I Bertrand, Joseph Louis François Bessel, Friedrich Wilhelm Bianchi, Luigi Bjerknes, Carl Anton Bjerknes, Vilhelm Frimann Koren Bolyai, Farkas (Wolfgang) Bolyai, János (Johann) Bolzano, Bernard Bombelli, Rafael Borel, Émile (Félix-Édouard-Justin) Bouquet, Jean-Claude Briot, Charles Auguste Cantor, Georg Carathéodory, Constantin Cardano, Girolamo Cauchy, Augustin-Louis Cayley, Arthur Chebyshev, Pafnuty Lvovich Clairaut, Alexis-Claude Clausen, Thomas Clebsch, Rudolf Friedrich Alfred Colden, Cadwallader Collinson, Peter Condorcet, Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas Caritat, marquis de Cramer, Gabriel Crelle, August Leopold d'Alembert, Jean le Rond de Morgan, Augustus Dedekind, (Julius Wilhelm) Richard Delambre, Jean-Baptiste Joseph Descartes, René du Perron

64. Images Of Mathematicians On Postage Stamps bjerknes, vilhelm. Issued by Norway on March 14, 1962, on his 100th birthdaybjerk1.jpg, bjerk2.jpg. BOLYAI, Farkas. Issued by Hungary on Feb. http://members.tripod.com/jeff560/

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65. Lebensdaten Von Mathematikern bjerknes,Carl (1825 - 1903) bjerknes, vilhelm (1862 - 1951) Blaschke, Wilhelm (1885 http://www.mathe.tu-freiberg.de/~hebisch/cafe/lebensdaten.html

Diese Seite ist dem Andenken meines Vaters Otto Hebisch (1917 - 1998) gewidmet. By our fathers and their fathers in some old and distant town from places no one here remembers come the things we've handed down. Marc Cohn Dies ist eine Sammlung, die aus verschiedenen Quellen stammt, u. a. aus Jean Dieudonne, Geschichte der Mathematik, 1700 - 1900, VEB Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften, Berlin 1985. Helmut Gericke, Mathematik in Antike und Orient - Mathematik im Abendland, Fourier Verlag, Wiesbaden 1992. Otto Toeplitz, Die Entwicklung der Infinitesimalrechnung, Springer, Berlin 1949. MacTutor History of Mathematics archive A B C ... Z Abbe, Ernst (1840 - 1909) Abel, Niels Henrik (5.8.1802 - 6.4.1829) Abraham bar Hiyya (1070 - 1130) Abraham, Max (1875 - 1922) Abu Kamil, Shuja (um 850 - um 930) Abu'l-Wafa al'Buzjani (940 - 998) Ackermann, Wilhelm (1896 - 1962) Adams, John Couch (5.6.1819 - 21.1.1892) Adams, John Frank (5.11.1930 - 7.1.1989) Adelard von Bath (1075 - 1160) Adler, August (1863 - 1923) Adrain, Robert (1775 - 1843)

66. Calspace - Glossary Of Terms - bjerknes, vilhelm . (1862-1951) Norwegian meteorologist who developed mathematicalmodels of atmospheric and oceanic motions, and co-founded modern physical http://calspace.ucsd.edu/virtualmuseum/Glossary_Climate/gloss_a-f.shtml

Calspace Courses Part One Part Two Introduction to Astronomy ... Life in the Universe Glossary: Climate Change Glossary: Astronomy Glossary: Life in Universe Glossary of Terms - A to F Index: A to F G to L M to R S to Z Absorption lines (n.) Any portion of the electromagnetic spectrum (including visible light) that is trapped by free atoms or molecules in the path of the radiation, thus reducing their transmission. In the climate context, this is important for the greenhouse effect since water vapor, carbon dioxide and methane absorb certain wavelengths of infrared radiation. Adiabatic expansion/compression (n.) Aerosol (n.) Agassiz, Jean Louis Rudolphe Albedo (n.) Meaning "whiteness,” albedo is a measure of the reflectivity of a surface. If a surface has an albedo of 40%, it means that 40% of the light falling on a surface is reflected. The planetary albedo of Earth is its reflectivity as seen from space (near 30%). Also, there is cloud albedo and ground albedo. The ocean, on the whole, has a low albedo, as do forests. The deserts have high albedo, while fresh snow has the highest albedo of the common surfaces on Earth. Alleroed (n.)

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68. Biographies Of Computer Pioneers A-J digital calculation; Bigelow, Julian; (1913 ); Billings, John Shaw;(1839-1913); bjerknes, vilhelm; (1862-1951); Blumenthal, William http://www.thocp.net/biographies/biographies.htm

Biographies Pioneers of computing A-J This index mentions most of the computer pioneers and their inventions, or other important people in computers or computing industry. Due to the length of the index we have cut the index into two parts: [A-J] and [K-Z] you can navigate through both parts via the alfabeth icon (see below) from both pages; they have identical mappings. Sometimes a link will bring you to external sites, use the back button of your browser to come back. If you see in-active or un-linked pages, they are either under revision or will be added in the future. So come back often, or press the what's new hotspot on the main page Recently we have added a list of historic papers as they are referenced via the biographies, readers asked us to insert an index page for easier retrieval: Though we think this list to be fairly complete please if you find omissions A Aiken, Howard A. Harvard Mark I Alkhowarizmi mathematics, , ancient mathematician, the number Allen, Paul

69. The Bjerknes Family: Hooked On Hydrodynamics - William J. McPeak, The Bjerknes F Theirs was a saga beginning with Carl Anton bjerknes (18251903), proceeding withhis son vilhelm (18621951), and continuing, in turn, with vilhelm s son http://www.worldandi.com/specialreport/1997/february/Sa15722.htm

Username: Password: Subscribe Now Register About Us Contact Us ... FAQs Search Sort by: Relevancy Date Results Listed: All Results Date Range: Last 5 Years Last 10 Years Entire Database Advanced Search October Issue Editorial Current Issue The Arts Life ... Modern Thought Resources 17-Year Archive American Waves Book Reviews Ceremonies/Festivities ... Writers and Writing The Bjerknes Family: Hooked on Hydrodynamics Article # : Section : NATURAL SCIENCE Issue Date : 3,330 Words Author : William J. McPeak The dynamics of water has stimulated thinkers for hundreds of yearsLeonardo da Vinci, Francis Bacon, sometimes even a whole family. Through three generations the Bjerknes family of Norway shared scientific insights and inspiration as they made significant contributions to the budding science of hydrodynamics, the branch of physics that deals with the motion of water and other fluids. Theirs was a saga beginning with Carl Anton Bjerknes (18251903), proceeding with his son Vilhelm (18621951), and continuing, in turn, with Vilhelm's son Jacob (18971975). Each man, drawing upon family and scientific curiosity, wrote his own chapter in the big book of physical science and its applications. Carl began the process of looking at hydrodynamic theory. Vilhelm would build upon this and turn to a search for practical application through understanding and predicting atmospheric motion. Jacob, helping his father in this effort, would extend that application by harnessing his acquired intuitive grasp of fluid motion to conceptualize the large-scale movements of air masses that are central to understanding the weather. Jacob also played an important role in enhancing the accuracy of weather forecasting.

70. HighBeam Research: ELibrary Search: Results In the same 5. bjerknes, vilhelm Firman Koren (18621951) The HutchinsonDictionary of Scientific Biography; January 1, 1998 http://www.highbeam.com/library/search.asp?FN=AO&refid=ency_refd&search_dictiona

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73. General Meterology -- From Eric Weisstein's Encyclopedia Of Scientific Books bjerknes, vilhelm; bjerknes, Jakob; Solberg, Halvor Skappel; and Bergeron, Tor.Physikalische Hydrodynamik, mit Anwendung auf die dynamische Meteorologie. http://www.ericweisstein.com/encyclopedias/books/GeneralMeterology.html

General Meterology see also Radar Meteorology Radio Meteorology Bjerknes, Vilhelm; Bjerknes, Jakob; Solberg, Halvor Skappel; and Bergeron, Tor. Physikalische Hydrodynamik, mit Anwendung auf die dynamische Meteorologie. Berlin: J. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1933. 797 p. Brunt, David. Physical and Dynamical Meteorology, 2nd ed. Cambridge, England: The University Press, 1939. 428 p. Byers, Horace Robert. General Meteorology, 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1974. 461 p. $?. Chabould, Rene. Weather: Drama of the Heavens. Abrams. 159 p. $12.95. Forrester, Frank H. 1001 Questions Answered about the Weather. New York: Dover. 448 p. $7.95. Haltiner, George J. Numerical Weather Prediction. New York: Wiley, 1971. 317 p. $?. Haltiner, George J. and Williams, Roger Terry. Numerical Prediction and Dynamic Meteorology. Holton, James R. An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology, 3rd ed. San Diego: Academic Press, 1992. Good book! $59. Houghton, Henry G. Physical Meteorology. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1985. 442 p. $?. Humphreys, William Jackson.

74. Fana Historielag Martin Birkeland, Målfrid Birkeland, Rune Bjelkarøy, Einar Bjerkeng, M. Bjerkestrand,Bern Inge bjerknes, Kristian bjerknes, vilhelm Bjørgvin Bispestol http://www.fana.historielag.org/register.php?bokstav=B

75. Vilhelm Bjerknes Article on vilhelm bjerknes from WorldHistory.com, licensed fromWikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Return Index vilhelm bjerknes. http://www.worldhistory.com/wiki/V/Vilhelm-Bjerknes.htm

World History (home) Encyclopedia Index Localities Companies Surnames ... This Week in History Vilhelm Bjerknes Vilhelm Friman Koren Bjerknes March 14 April 9 , 1951) was a Norwegian physicist and meteorologist who did much to found the modern practice of weather forecasting Born in Christiania, Bjerknes enjoyed an early exposure to fluid dynamics , assisting his father, Carl Anton Bjerknes, in his mathematical research. In , he became assistant to Heinrich Hertz and made substantial contributions to Hertz' work on electromagnetic resonance. In , he became professor of applied mechanics and mathematical physics at the University of Stockholm where he elucidated the fundamental interaction between fluid dynamics and thermodynamics . It was this work that inspired both V. Walfrid Ekman and Carl-Gustav Arvid Rossby to apply it to large-scale motions in the ocean s and atmosphere and to make modern weather forecasting feasible. Bjerknes himself had forseen the possible applications as early as In , Bjerknes returned to the University of Kristiania before becoming professor of geophysics at the University of Leipzig in . In , he founded the Bergen Geophysical Institute where he wrote his book On the Dynamics of the Circular Vortex with Applications to the Atmosphere and to Atmospheric Vortex and Wave Motion ). From

76. History Of Astronomy: What's New At This Site On April 8, 1999 Persons. B bjerknes, vilhelm Frimann Koren (18621951) Short biographyand references. Boethius, Anicius Manlius Servinus (c.480-524) http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/new/new990408.html

History of Astronomy What's new History of Astronomy: What's new at this site on April 8, 1999 Some URLs have been updated. Welcome / About Citation Index updated Acknowledgements updated History of astronomy Observatories and other places Cape Town , South Africa South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) Helsinki , Finland Observatory , University of Helsinki (See also here Mesopotamia Mesopotamian Year Names , by Marcel Sigrist and Peter Damerow Persons B Bjerknes, Vilhelm Frimann Koren (1862-1951) Short biography and references Boethius, Anicius Manlius Servinus (c.480-524) Short biography and references Bossut, Charles (1730-1814) Short biography and references Bruno, Giordano (data corrected) Biographical data and references Short biography and references From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913 450 Jahre Giordano Bruno (in German) Istituto Statale "Giordano Bruno" , Perugia, Italy C Copernicus, Nicolaus Copernicus-Denkmal , Niederkassel, Germany (in German) D Short biography and references F Fatou, Pierre Joseph Louis (1878-1929)

77. History Of Astronomy: What's New At This Site On June 22, 2000 Brit.). Birkhoff, George David (18841944) Short biography (Encycl. Brit.).bjerknes, vilhelm Frimann Koren (1862-1951) Short biography (Encycl. http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/new/new000622.html

History of Astronomy What's new History of Astronomy: What's new at this site on June 22, 2000 Welcome / About Site map (complete Table of Contents) updated History of astronomy Persons A Adams, Walter Sydney (1876-1956) Very short biography (Encycl. Brit.) Aitken, Robert Grant Short biography and references (C. Plicht) Very short biography (Ciel Extr.) Address ... in awarding the Bruce Gold Medal to to Dr. Robert G. Aitken , by Benfield, Bernard (+ last page PASP 38 (1926) 221, 2-14 Address ... on the award of the Gold Medal of the Society awarded to Dr. Robert Grant Aitken for his work on double stars , by Knox-Shaw, H. MNRAS 92 (1932) 4, 354-360 Robert Grant Aitken , by van den Bos, W. H. MNRAS 112 (1952) 3, 271-273 (Obituary Notices) Robert Grant Aitken, 1864-1951 , by Jeffers, Hamilton M. PASP 64 (1952) 376, 5-10 The Robert G. Aitken Memorial Fund PASP 65 (1953) 382, 64 Britannica Online entries Works (LoC entries) Works (ADS entries) References (LoC entries) References (ADS entries) Aldhelm (c.639-709)

78. Universitetet I Oslo - Vilhelm Bjerknes Bergensskolens far. vilhelm bjerknes hus. Han hadde en uvanlig langforskerkarriere, vilhelm bjerknes. vilhelm bjerknes ble cand.real. http://www.admin.uio.no/ia/web/arkitektur/IAs-webgruppe/fragmenter/navn/bjerknes

Om UiO Bygninger : De gav bygningene navn Introduksjon Historikk Undervisning Forskning ... Organisasjon Bergensskolens far Vilhelm Bjerknes' hus Tekst: Randi Meyer Tre generasjoner I 1907 ble han kalt til et professorat i mekanikk og matematisk fysikk ved Det Kongelige Frederiks Universitet i Kristiania. Det teoretiske arbeidet han ledet her, "pekte hen mot en reformering av hele den internasjonale meteorologi: forutberegning av været etter fysikkens metoder" heter det i universitetets 150-årshistorie. I 1912 tok han imot en kallelse fra universitetet i Leipzig, der han "ville få den større virkeplass han trengte". Da arbeidsforholdene der ble vanskelige under den første verdenskrig, tok han imot kallelsen til Bergen. Sønnen Jacob Bjerknes (1897-1975) var farens assistent i Leipzig, og som meteorolog ved Meteorologisk observatorium i Bergen og bestyrer for Vervarslinga på Vestlandet var han en av Vilhelm Bjerknes' medarbeidere i utviklingen av "bergensmetodene". Jacob Bjerknes ble siden professor ved University of California. Vilhelm Bjerknes kom tilbake til vårt universitet som ekstraordinær professor i mekanikk og matematisk fysikk i 1926. Han fortsatte å arbeide med å videreføre farens teorier etter at han gikk av med pensjon i 1932 og skrev altså sin siste avhandling 86 år gammel. Bjerknes var opptatt av kulturpolitikk og mente at Norge satset for lite penger på å ruste seg til "forskningsalderen".

79. Famous Scientists Appleton, Sir Edward Victor Aratus Aristotle Bergeron, Tor Harold Percival bjerknes,Jakob Aall Bonnevie bjerknes, vilhelm Friman Koren Bruckner, Edouard Buys http://www.successlink.org/great/g1062.html

Great Teaching Ideas Famous Scientists Submitted by: Michael Stevens Malta Bend R-V E-mail: mstevens@maltabend.k12.mo.us Materials Needed: Poster board, markers/colored pencils/pens, The New York Public Library Science Desk Reference , access to reference material (Media Center or Internet) Subject Area: Science Grade Level: Middle School and High School (6-12 - best taught 9-12 Show Me Standard: SC 8 GOAL 1.4, GOAL 1.7, GOAL 2.1 Time Allowance: 1 week Description: The students will research and create a poster depicting the life and time of a famous scientist in history. This lesson incorporates research and a visual presentation (poster) on the life and times of a famous scientist. This is a weeklong project that will require the students to have access to any pertinent information. Thus, it would be wise to plan this project in conjunction with the librarian/media specialist. A list of scientists can be developed from looking at The New York Public Library Science Desk Reference in relations to a topic that is or has been discussed in class. An example would be meteorology, which has the following list of scientists: Abbe, Cleveland

80. El Niño Y La Niña: Un Meteorólogo Analiza El Mar Translate this page Durante la primera Guerra Mundial trabajó con su padre, vilhelm bjerknes, un meteorólogopionero que acuñó el término “frentes” para describir los http://www7.nationalacademies.org/opus/spanish_elnino_4.html

Jump to Top News Jump to Science in the Headlines Search: Subscribe to our FREE e-newsletter! NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE ... El poder de un enfoque interdisciplinario Un meteorólogo analiza el mar El aspecto más importante del razonamiento de Jacob Bjerknes fue el reconocimiento de que la interacción entre el mar y el aire podía tener un gran impacto sobre la circulación de los vientos, la lluvia y el tiempo. Bjerknes describió un patrón de circulación del aire para todo el Pacífico al que denominó Circulación de Walker. Bjerkens se dio cuenta de que este patrón del flujo del aire dependía de la diferencia existente entre las temperaturas de la superficie del mar en el Pacífico occidental y en el Pacífico oriental, una diferencia que hacía que la presión del aire superficial en las dos regiones fuera distinta. El aire situado sobre las aguas frías del Pacífico oriental era demasiado denso para ascender lo suficientemente alto y permitir que el vapor de agua se condensara y formara nubes y gotas de lluvia, quedando algunas zonas de Perú y Ecuador desérticas. Estas zonas desérticas comenzaban lejos de la costa, donde el aire denso y frío también creaba una región de alta presión de aire. La alta presión en el este y la baja presión sobre las aguas más calientes del oeste (una gran diferencia de presión en el plan de Gilbert Walker) provocaban que el aire soplara en dirección oeste, generando y reforzando los constantes vientos alisios ecuatoriales. Los vientos absorbían la humedad del océano a medida que se desplazaban en dirección al Pacífico occidental; allí el aire húmedo y caliente ascendía, se condensaba y, a continuación, descendía en forma de fuertes lluvias monzónicas que nutrían a las selvas de Nueva Guinea e Indonesia.

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