Ford A. (Ford Ashman) Carpenter

Born in Chicago on March 25, 1868, Ford Ashman Carpenter built a career as a meteorologist, lecturer, and author. Library and book records identify him as the writer of works including The Climate and Weather of San Diego, California, Clouds of California, and The Aviator and the Weather Bureau, which suggest a special interest in making weather science useful to general readers as well as specialists.

His published work connects him strongly with Southern California, especially San Diego and Los Angeles. In addition to books on regional climate, records from the 1920s show him working in Los Angeles as a consulting meteorologist, and scientific proceedings list him as the author of papers on subjects such as temperature, humidity, and even natural-color photography of "red snow."

Carpenter died in Los Angeles County, California, on November 10, 1947, at the age of 79. Although detailed biographical information is limited in the sources I could confirm, the surviving record of his publications shows a writer deeply interested in observing the natural world and explaining weather in a vivid, accessible way.