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requirements, and it is most likely that the fact that many people were unable to get in communication with this office tended to increase the excitement. The best means of meeting a situation of this kind is the issue of a short bulletin on the ordinary forecast card, which is given wide distribution in the city by mail carrier in the early morning delivery or in the afternoon, as conditions warrant. By multigraph process 2,000 or more of these bulletins can be prepared in a few minutes. In this way we have been able to reach the public more effectually than by telephone, and to do so several hours before the afternoon papers are issued.
because of the short interval of time between rainfall and the resulting crest stage in the river, which is approsi- niately 12 hours in the upper and 18 hours in the lower stremi. This was most clearly brought out in July, 1915. A heavy rainstorm occurred over the watershed on July 7,
most o$ the rain fallin between 8 p. ni. and midnight.
miles above Dayton, about 11 a. m. of the Sth, and the river at Dayton had risen to within a foot of the highest stage by 2 p. m. of the Sth, although it continued to rise slowly till about midnight.
It is exceedingly difficult to give timely warnin floods in a river the size and character of the h rl iami Of
The crest stage from t fl is rain was reached at Piqua, 40
GEIPEBAL CLASSIFICATION OF METEOROLOGICAL LITEBATWE.
By CHAXLES F. BROOKS. Meteorologist.
(Dated Westher Bureau, Washington, Mar. 5,1919.1
The following gencrril c1n;j:;ification of rneteorol!~gic:il 1it.erature was ernlred for tho p u r p ~~c nf having a logiail, siniple, and ewily reniembercd system for filing note;, pamphlet ;, and .rcfnrenccs. It i-; the outgrowth of tlic
use of the Dewey Decininl S-y..t,mi, of that in the Intcr- iintioniil Catdogue of Scientific Literature (ssot.ioi1 F: bfete:)rologyj, and, finallay, of IL decimalizotl ec1iti.m of the lntter 7.opo:;ed 13)- the late Eleanor Qiiynitzlcy of the mea tlior %uren.u Library.’ For nn indi~idunl, t.lw
Dmvy Decimal System 1% unduly dctsiled slid cuni- heraomo. To use this sstein it is nece.<sary to refer to
tho classiiicntion and it 4 i d e s constintly while filing matericl. Furtiierrnore, f w appmpriate spncce for the
inipoi-tnnt new developments of mc t,eomlogy t.he original cli :-iGr..Rtion wa:: made too long a.go. Tho International
Cate!og~e ha:: plenty of c!etail, hut the nunibers f:rc very difficult to remeniber. The decimalized modifica tion of
it k not easy t l j remember, and it is soinowhnt diEcult to 11- e on such important *ubjeat,s tis wind+, and efled- of the mihather. Therefnre, I hz~ve tmried to m&e tt. ulnssificntion with fewer cliri.;ions, especially in tlio5.e ?arts of the aul>jirt.t, where single paj>ers (e: g. mind:: j u-uiilly cover scvernl
of the mort rofined c1ivimii.G of ck.~.iific,ntions now in iiw.
Suhhonding;; can fie iiindc to suit inclividua.1 recpircinent, 4
of tho.. e who may uxc this s;v:it,eni. The order i.; in i i i :~ t
re-jpect. the same as that shown in t .1 ~ outline on I)ijg;.t.
5.59 of the Dc!ceniber, 191SJ REVIEW. ‘l’1ii.i cla~..151.:1-
tion i; now in we in handling current nuttt?rinl fuw t i i v
&fONTIILP WEATHER REVIEW.
1 Mo. Wea. Rev., 1815, 43: 3 6 2 m review, Beimce, Ftb. 11,1916, p. 216.
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION OF XETEOROLOGICAL
T~FlTRATWRE.
00 General.
01 History. Bingraphv. 03 Ribliwriphiej. gen;?rnl t.re.ttises, textbooks, glossaries. 03 Pei-iodkds. Henurts of ~~cieties. etc.
04 MisceIIsnexis adhre3se3, articles, Bnd notes. 05 Teaching and research.
11 Mei.hods of observation. \Vork of obsen-atoriea and weather
12 Kite and balloon stations and methods. 13 Radiation and temperature measurement. 14 Premire meisiire:ncnt. 15 Wind nnd cloud move:nent observation. 16 Moistlire measure!nent. l i Metemyxphs. Xiscellaneouu. 1s Tables i x reductions.
19 Applications of mathematics.
20 Air.
21 Ilwiipositinn and extent of the atmosphere. ?2 Tliermodynamics of air. 23 Miscellnneous properties 01 air RY a PAS.
24 Acoustics. 25 Optics. 36 Atmospheric electricity.
27 Lightniw. 28 Aurors. Rlagnetic storms.
10 Observation.
Bervires.
30 Temperature.
31 Solar radi. d t‘ 1IJn.
33 Atmnsplierir scittcring, ahsorptim, and radiation. 33 T,aiid-surlace alxwrptioJn. raJiat,im, :tnd temperature. 34 Water-srirfai:e absmption, rdiaticm, and temperature. 35 Effect of surkrce on air teixperature. 36 Vertical distribution of t e n )erature. 37 Geographicd d&t.rihutiun oi!temperature.
40 Pressure.
41 Vertical decreaae of preswre and density. Hy sometry.
43 Pressure rhangea.
44 Wind pressure. 45 Geographical distnbut.ion of pressure.
51 Convectional circiilation. Locn.1 winds due directly to
52 Vertical convect.iona1 currcnts in the free air. 53 Gradient (frictionlesg) wind. Actual wind. 54 Influence of the earth’s surface on wind velocity and
42 Pressure redoctian to stated levels, for map ma E ing.
50 Wind.
heating or cooling.
direction; turbulenre.
55 Over and under-running of winds. Wind billow.
56 General circulation of the atmosphere.
60 Moisture.
61 Evaporation. Humidity. 62 Dew and frost. 63 Condensation nuclei.
$4 Fog. Fog ice deposits. 65 Cloud forms and their cnesia. 66 Precipitation in gener3: causes, fluctuations, distribution.
67 Snow.. sleet, rain, hail: characteristics, causa, and diatri- bution of each.
70 Weather.
71 Weather abnormalities: changes in “grand centers of action.” 72 Tropical cyclones. 73 Extra-tropicd migratory cyclones and anticyclones con- d e r e d as units: origin and maintenance, general charac- teristiw, movement and paths.
i 4 Distribution of nieteurobgical elements about and in cy- clones and antivyclones.
75 Local stamis: ttiundewturms, squalls, tomdoes, and water-
spoutcl.
JANUARY, 1919. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
80 Application of meteorology. 90 Climatology.
43
81 Weather forecastiug: basis, (.1) Local, (.2) Collected observa- 91 General clirnatoloqy: the climatic elements; rlimate in relation to htitude, surface covering, altitude, and ex- 82 A icultural metexoloigy. Climate and crops. Phenology. posure. 92 Climatigraphy: climates of the smld and their effects on 83 Hydrology. the pwple.. [Divided geographically by continents or
84 Manufacturing and business aspects of the neather. natursl rebqons.1 86 Land trmsportatiun and the weather. 93 Changes of climate in historical and geological time.
88 Marine meteorology. Ocemogrqhy. 87 Aeronautical metexology. 88 Military meteorology. 89 Physiological effects of weather and climate on man.
ti.ons.
%OlOgy.
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
BECENT ADDITIONS TO THE WEATHER BUREAU LIBRARY.
C. FITZHUGH TALMAK, hofessor in Charge of Library.
The following hare been selected from among the titles of books recently received as representing those most likely to be useful to Weather Bureau officials in their meteorological work and studies:
bitken, John.. Ground-ice. dhgr. 274 cm. (Reprinted from Journal of the Scottish meteorological society. 3d ser. vol. 18, no. 35. 1!118. p. 13-18.)
AngsMm, +?s. Determination of the constants of pyrgeometem. Stockholm. 1918. cover-title, 16 p. 3 tables. diagrs. ?3 cm. (drkiv for matematik, astronomi ocli fysik . . . H m d 23. No. 8. Yedde- lande f r h i Uppsala universitets fysiska institution.) On the radiation and teniperature of snow and the convection nf
the air at its surface. Observations at Aliisko in January 1916. Stockholm. 1918. cover-title, 18 p. tables. 21 cm. (Arkiv for matematik, aetronoini ocli fysik . . . Band 13. No. 21.) Literature, p. 17-18.
Arrhenius, Svante [August]. The destinies of the stars: authorized tr. froin the Swedish by J. E. Fries. New York [stc.] 1918. xvii, 356 p. plates. (part. fold.) 19) cm. [Chapter 3.-The climatic iniportnnre of w t e r vapour. 4.--Atniosphere and physics of the stellar bodies. 5.-The chemistry of the atmosphere.]
Bataria. Magnetisch en meteorologisch observatorium.
. . . Obaervatims made at seconditry ststi~ins in Netherlands Ea9t- India . . . Vul. 4-5. (1914-1915.) Batavia. 1917-1018. 2v. tablea. 37cm. Observations made at the Royal magnetical and meteorological observatorv at Batavia . . . Vol. 37. 1914 . . . Batavia. 191s. xxvi, 116 i,. charts. tables. 364 cm.
Chamber of commerce of the United States of America. Relation of weather and business in regard to rainfall. Washing- ton. 1919. 12p. charta. 274 ciu.
&nrd travellers club. Handbook of travel. Canibridge, M.w. 1917. 3 p. I., 54.1 p. plate. illus. tables. diagrs. IS cm. [Meteorological olmi rra-
tions, by R. DeC. Ward, p. [451]-472.]
Harvey, R[odney] B[eecher]. Hardening procesa in plants and developments from frost injury. Wasliin$nn. 1918. plates. charts. tables. 36 cm. (Reprint- ed from Journal of agricultural resexch. Vu!. 15, KO. 2, p. 83-
111.) Literature cited, p. 10s-111.
Surface geology and agricultural conditions of Micliiuan; with achapter on climate hv C. F. Schneider. Lansing, d h . I'JJT. 223 1. 2% cm. (Mivliigan geJlogical and BiJlogiral eurvoy. Pubhcatim 25. Gedogical series 31. Published m part I J f the A4nnunl repl~rt of the Bonrd of geulvgicsl survey fur 1917.)
Leverett, Frank.
Loureqo Marques. ObservatBrio Campos Rodrigues. Relstbriu. Auo de 1917. Volume 9. 1,uurenf:o Marques. 1918. 102 p. incl. tables. 384 mi. At head of title: Pruvincia de Moqamhique. Servigos de Marinha.
A theory of the pyrqeometer of Aytrijm. st@ckhrJlin. IRIS. cover-title, 10 p. 22 cm. (Arkiv for matematik, aetrnnomi ocli fpik . . . Band 13. No. 7. Meddelande f r h Uppsala univer- ~itets fyaiska imtitution.)
Lundblad, Ragnar.
McEwen, George F[rancis]. Oceanic circu!atim and its bexinu u on attempts t.0 make sea- sunal weather forecasts. A sketcg o?observational methods and explanations. 20 p. 234 cm. (Bulletin of the Scripps institu- tiun for bidogical research of the University of California. No. 7: [La Jolla, Call.] 1915.) Bibliography, p. 19-20. [Largely historical.]
Maryland. Geological survey. The qeJgraph of Maryland, by W. €5. Clark. Baltimore. 1918.
5 p. I., [4l{l67 [4] p. illus. milps. d i a p . 2 q cm. (Spe- cial pubiication, volume 10, part 1.) [Clinmte, p. 99-!01.]
Report on rainfall registration in M sore for 1917 . . . Bangalore. 1918. 1 p. l., xvii, 53 p. charta [part. fold.). tables. 314 cm.
The relation of rainfall to configuration. [London] 1918. cover- title, 37 p. charts (part. fo1d.i. tables. 22 crn. At head of title: Theinstitutionof wat.er engineers. [cf. pp. 33-41,31. W. R., Jan., 1919.1
The lengtt of the growing season in Michigan. charts. tables. 23 em. (Repriuted from the 20th Report of the Michigan acad- emy of science [Lansing, Mich.] 1918. p. [223]-232.)
Mysore. Meteorological dept.
Salter, Carle.
Seeley, D[ewe ] A[lsdorfJ.
Shaw, [William] Napier. Memorandum on atmospheric visibility. [London] 1918. 18 p. charts. 224 cm. (Published for the Naval metwrological serv- ice, Hydrographical dept., bdrniralty.) [Abstr. to be published in Feb. Review.]
BECENT PAPEBS BEABING ON METEOBOLOGY AND SEISMOLOQY.
C. FrrzHuair TALHAN, Prvfessnr in charge of Library.
The following titles have heen select.ed from the con- tents of the eriodirals and serials recent,lv received in
are of papers and other communications bearing on me- teorology and cognate branches of science. This is not a complete index of all the .'ournals froin which it has
to the compiler likely to be of particular interest in con- nection with the work of the Weather Bureau.
Snisriran jo!inml of science. New Hairen. v . 47. February, 1919.
Winchell, A. N., & Miller, E. R. Further n-~tes on the diistfall of JZarrch 9, 1918. pp. 13:%-134. [cf. M. W. It., Nov., 1918.1
Biliulioti. NtBw Zlbrk. 1 1 . 6. Ft-bruary 1.5, 1919.
Tucker, Frank T. Winds and the transatlantic flight. p. 85. Franklin iiut 1 t UIE. Jo ti mal. P f r iladelphia. 31. 187. February. 19 19.
Shelton, F. H. Windmills, irturesque and historic. p. 171-128. Joicnuil. of geography. Ntw Yorf 27. 18. Frbriiary, 1919.
Palmer, Andrew R. Water power in California. p. 41-53. Loiidw~, Edhb y j h , and D ub1i.n pic ilosophicul iiiaga,-iiie. Lodon.
I-. 37. Jaiiiinry 1919.
effreys, Harold. On travelling atnwspheric disturbances. p. 3-8. cleod, A. R. On the lags of therniometers with spherical and cylindrical buih in a niediiiin whose teaperilture is changing at a constant rate. p. 13-1-143.
the library o P the Weather Bureau. The t,it,les selected
been compiled. It shows on ll y the articles that appear
t
h'atitrc. Lnndon. v. 102. Janimry 16, 1919.
Shaw, Napier. Climugr.zph charts. p. 353. Dines, W[illiam] H[enry]. Some temperature annmalies. pp. 384-
Dines, J[ohn] S[mers]. Cyclones. p. 385.
385.