Table of Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Part I The Winding Road to Meteorology
1 On the Mesabi during the Great Depression 3
2 Road to Winona and Chicago 9
3 Entrée into Meteorology: Cadet to Instructor at the University of Chicago 13
4 Suomi's Research Style at the University of Chicago 23
5 Professorship at UW-Madison: Early Years (1948-1953) 29
6 Epiphany at Chicago 37
Part II Earth's Heat Budget from Space
7 Suomi-Parent Ping-Pong Radiometer and Its Principle of Operation 45
8 Explorer VII: The Magnificent Voyage 53
9 Earth's Radiation Budget from Satellites: Theme of the 1960s 59
Part III Space Science and Engineering Center: An Institute for Satellite Meteorology
10 Perfect Timing: NWP and Satellite Meteorology Merge 69
11 Panoramic View of Suomi's Research Themes at SSEC 75
12 Suomi's Model for Conducting Research at SSEC 85
Part IV Notable Research Themes: Their Past, Present, and Future
13 Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction 99
14 Atmospheres of Neighboring Planets 107
15 Satellite Data in Service to NWP 115
Part V Suomi's Uniqueness
16 Curtain Call: Last Project and Last Days 131
17 Epilogue 139
A Robert J. Parent's Vita 147
B Vignettes 149
C Mentorship 157
D Suomi's People: List of Coworkers, Protégés, and Colleagues 163
E Suomi's Witticisms and Aphorisms 169
References 171
Index 183