Alexander McAdie

Alexander McAdie was a meteorologist who wrote on "aerography", the study of atmospheric structure.

He was professor of meteorology at the United States Weather Bureau from 1903–1913, then A. Lawrence Rotch Professor of meteorology at Harvard, as well as director of Blue Hill Observatory.

Publications by or about Alexander McAdie

• McAdie, 1894, Can we by automatic records at three selected stations determine the energy of a flash of lightning? (Simple title: Can we by automatic records at three selected stations determine the energy of a flash of lightning?, Journal: Publication 10305, 1894, Report of the International Meteorological Congress, held at Chicago, Ill., August 21-24, 1893)
• McAdie, 1895, Protection from lightning (Simple title: Protection from lightning, Journal: Weather Bureau Bulletin)
• McAdie, 1897, The problem of the kite (Simple title: The problem of the kite, Journal: Monthly Weath. Rev.)
• McAdie, 1908, Extension of area of weather reports for aeronauts -- lightning as an element of danger in balloon work (Simple title: Extension of area of weather reports for aeronauts -- lightning as an element of danger in balloon work, Journal: Aeronautics)
• McAdie, 1916, Aerography -- The science of the structure of the atmosphere (Simple title: Aerography—The science of the structure of the atmosphere, Journal: Scient. Amer. Suppl.)
• McAdie, 1916, Aviation and aerography (Simple title: Aviation and aerography, Journal: Aviation and Aeronautical Engineering)
• McAdie, 1917, Principles of Aërography (Simple title: The Principles of Aërography)

Names	Alexander McAdie
Birth date	1863
Death date	1943-11-01
Countries	US
Locations
Occupations	professor, meteorology
Tech areas	Meteorology
Affiliations	United States Weather Bureau, Harvard University, Blue Hill Observatory
Wikidata id	Q4718940