The Weather Computers.

This article focuses on applications of technology in weather forecasting. The technology that has brought the satellites and a generally new scientific approach to weather forecasting represents a potential rather than an achievement. It opens the possibility that the atmosphere can be studied on a scale and in a manner that could establish major gains, both in pure knowledge and in practical forecasting. For the U.S., in particular, this demands a sloughing off of public apathy, an end to the official neglect and professional inbreeding that have hampered the growth of meteorology