Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: The Winding Road to Meteorology
1. On the Mesabi during the Great Depression
2. Road to Winona and Chicago
3. Entrée into Meteorology: Cadet to Instructor at the University of Chicago
4. Suomi’s Research Style at the University of Chicago
5. Professorship at UW–Madison: Early Years (1948–1953)
6. Epiphany at Chicago
Part II: Earth’s Heat Budget from Space
7. Suomi–Parent Ping-Pong Radiometer and Its Principle of Operation
8. Explorer VII: The Magnificent Voyage
9. Earth’s Radiation Budget from Satellites: Theme of the 1960s
Part III: Space Science and Engineering Center: An Institute for Satellite Meteorology
10. Perfect Timing: NWP and Satellite Meteorology Merge
11. Panoramic View of Suomi’s Research Themes at SSEC
12. Suomi’s Model for Conducting Research at SSEC
Part IV: Notable Research Themes: Their Past, Present, and Future
13. Ocean–Atmosphere Interaction
14. Atmospheres of Neighboring Planets
15. Satellite Data in Service to NWP
Part V: Suomi’s Uniqueness
16. Curtain Call: Last Project and Last Days
17. Epilogue
A. Robert J. Parent’s Vita
B. Vignettes
C. Mentorship
D. Suomi’s People: List of Coworkers, Protégés, and Colleagues
E. Suomi’s Witticisms and Aphorisms
References
Index