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Joost Alois Businger papers, 1957-1989
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Businger, Joost Alois, 1924-
- Title
- Joost Alois Businger papers
- Dates
- 1957-1989 (inclusive)19571989
- Quantity
- 12.56 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- 4783
- Summary
- Correspondence, papers and project materials, research, and other papers of Joost Alois Businger, a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington, Seattle
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users, but access to portions of the papers restricted. Contact repository for details.
Some records stored offsite; advanced notice required for use.
- Languages
- English, Dutch, Chinese, French
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington.
Joost Alois Businger was born on March 29, 1924 in Haarlem, Netherlands. He earned his PhD from Utrecht University in 1954 on the topic of the turbulent transfer of heat, mass, and momentum in the atmospheric surface layer. After continuing his researcher at the Institute of Horticultural Engineering of Wageningen University, Businger began work as a research associate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1956. Two years later, Businger moved to the University of Washington where he was eventually promoted to full professor in 1964. He retired from the University of Washington in 1983. Businger then began to work at the National Center for Atmospheric Research until his full retirement in 1989.
Businger was active with the Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Committee, American Meteorological Society, Center for Climatic and Environmental Assessment, National Academy of Sciences, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Atmospheric Chemistry Panel, National Research Council, Atmospheric Sciences Committee, and the National Research Council.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, proposals and projects, consulting files, workshop and conference materials, papers and research, meeting minutes, and curriculum materials.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into 2 accessions.
- Accession No. 4783-001, Joost Alois Businger papers, 1957-1976
- Accession No. 4783-002, Joost Alois Businger papers, 1968-1989
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 4783-001: Joost Alois Businger papers, 1957-1976Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, proposals and projects, consulting files; 1957-1976.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users, but access to portions of the papers restricted. Contact repository for details.
Records stored offsite; advanced notice required for use.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: via Donald Atkinson, 1983-08-01
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Joost Alois Businger papers |
Accession No. 4783-002: Joost Alois Businger papers, 1968-1989Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, workshop and conference materials, papers and research, reprints, meeting minutes, curriculum materials, and letters of recommendation.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Don Atkinson, 2007-06-29
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College teachers--Washington (State)
- Congresses and conventions
- Meteorologists--Washington (State)--Archives
- Meteorology--Congresses
- Meteorology--Research--United States
- Meteorology--Study and teaching--Washington (State)
- Professional associations--United States
Personal Names
- DeFunis, Marco
Corporate Names
- American Meteorological Society. Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Committee
- National Academy of Sciences (U.S.). Center for Climatic and Environmental Assessment
- National Center for Atmospheric Research (U.S.)
- National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Atmospheric Sciences
- National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Atmospheric Chemistry
- University of Washington--Faculty--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Business correspondence
- Instructional and educational works
- Press releases
- Records (Documents)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Businger, Joost Alois, 1924---Archives (creator)
Corporate Names
- American Association of University Professors. Council (creator)
- American Association of University Professors. University of Washington Chapter (creator)
- University of Washington. Faculty Senate (creator)
- University of Washington. Geophysics Program (creator)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
