Mesoscale Meteorology and Forecasting
Published on 30. March 2015
803 pages
978-1-935704-20-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a collection of selected lectures presented at the 'Intensive Course on Mesoscale Meteorology and Forecasting' in Boulder, USA, in 1984. It includes mesoscale classifications, observing techniques and systems, internally generated circulations, mesoscale convective systems, externally forced circulations, modeling and short-range forecasting techniques. This is a highly illustrated book and comprehensive work, including extensive bibliographic references. It is aimed at graduates in meteorology and for professionals working in the field.
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Content
Overview and Definition of Mesoscale Meteorology.- Mesoscale Classifications: Their History and Their Application to Forecasting.- Forecast Problems: The Meteorological and Operational Factors.- Atmospheric Sounding Systems.- Systems for Measurements at the Surface.- Principles of Radar.- The Use of Satellite Data for Mesoscale Analyses and Forecasting Applications.- Operational Objective Analysis Techniques and Potential Applications for Mesoscale Meteorology.- Fronts and Jet Streaks: A Theoretical Perspective.- Atmospheric Fronts: An Observational Perspective.- Instabilities.- Gravity Waves.- Quasi-Stationary Convective Events.- Mesoscale Structure of Hurricanes.- Characteristics of Isolated Convective Storms.- Extratropical Squall Lines and Rainbands.- Mesoscale Convective Complexes in the Middle Latitudes.- Tornadoes and Tornadogenesis.- Upslope Precipitation Events.- Mountain Waves.- Lee Cyclogenesis.- Mesoscale Circulations Forced by Differential Terrain Heating.- The Dryline.- Formulation of Numerical Models.- Assimilation and Initialization of Atmospheric Data Into Numerical Prediction Models.- Averaging and the Parameterization of Physical Processes in Mesoscale Models.- The General Question of Predictability.- Nowcasting Mesoscale Phenomena.- Short-Range Forecasting.- An OVerview of Numerical Weather Prediction.- The Use of Computers for the Display of Meteorological Information.
