Weather Prediction by Numerical Process (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

The idea of forecasting the weather by calculation was first dreamt of by Lewis Fry Richardson. The first edition of this book, published in 1922, set out a detailed algorithm for systematic numerical weather prediction. The method of computing atmospheric changes, which he mapped out in great detail in this book, is essentially the method used today. He was greatly ahead of his time because, before his ideas could bear fruit, advances in four critical areas were needed: better understanding of the dynamics of the atmosphere; stable computational algorithms to integrate the equations; regular observations of the free atmosphere; and powerful automatic computer equipment. Over the ensuing years, progress in numerical weather prediction has been dramatic. Weather prediction and climate modelling have now reached a high level of sophistication, and are witness to the influence of Richardson's ideas. This edition contains a new foreword by Peter Lynch that sets the original book in context.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Mathematical Library
Release date:	August 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	Lewis Fry Richardson
Foreword by:	Peter Lynch
Dimensions:	247 x 175 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	250
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-68044-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Numerical analysis Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Mathematical modelling Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Meteorology > General
LSN:	0-521-68044-1
Barcode:	9780521680448

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