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An Introduction to Numerical Weather Prediction Techniques is unique in the meteorological field as it presents for the first time theories and software of complex dynamical and physical processes required for numerical modeling. It was first prepared as a manual for the training of the World Meteorological Organization's programs at a similar level. This new book updates these exercises and also includes the latest data sets. This book covers important aspects of numerical weather prediction techniques required at an introductory level. These techniques, ranging from simple one-dimensional space derivative to complex numerical models, are first described in theory and for most cases supported by fully tested computational software. The text discusses the fundamental physical parameterizations needed in numerical weather models, such as cumulus convection, radiative transfers, and surface energy fluxes calculations. The book gives the user all the necessary elements to build a numerical model. An Introduction to Numerical Weather Prediction Techniques is rich in illustrations, especially tables showing outputs from each individual algorithm presented. Selected figures using actual meteorological data are also used. This book is primarily intended for senior-level undergraduates and first-year graduate students in meteorology. It is also excellent for individual scientists who wish to use the book for self-study. Scientists dealing with geophysical data analysis or predictive models will find this book filled with useful techniques and data-processing algorithms.
This book is designed as an introductory course in Tropical
Meteorology for the graduate or advanced level undergraduate
student. The material within can be covered in a one-semester
course program. The text starts from the global scale-view of the
Tropics, addressing the zonally symmetric and asymmetric features
of the tropical circulation. It then goes on to progressively
smaller spatial and time scales - from the El Nino Southern
Oscillation and the Asian Monsoon, down to tropical waves,
hurricanes, sea breezes, and tropical squall lines. The emphasis in
most chapters is on the observational aspects of the phenomenon in
question, the theories regarding its nature and maintenance, and
the approaches to its numerical modeling. The concept of scale
interactions is also presented as a way of gaining insight into the
generation and redistribution of energy for the maintenance of
oscillations of a variety of spatial and temporal scales.
This book is designed as an introductory course in Tropical
Meteorology for the graduate or advanced level undergraduate
student. The material within can be covered in a one-semester
course program. The text starts from the global scale-view of the
Tropics, addressing the zonally symmetric and asymmetric features
of the tropical circulation. It then goes on to progressively
smaller spatial and time scales - from the El Nino Southern
Oscillation and the Asian Monsoon, down to tropical waves,
hurricanes, sea breezes, and tropical squall lines. The emphasis in
most chapters is on the observational aspects of the phenomenon in
question, the theories regarding its nature and maintenance, and
the approaches to its numerical modeling. The concept of scale
interactions is also presented as a way of gaining insight into the
generation and redistribution of energy for the maintenance of
oscillations of a variety of spatial and temporal scales.
This is an introductory textbook on global spectral modeling
designed for senior-level undergraduates and possibly for
first-year graduate students. This text starts with an introduction
to elementary finite-difference methods and moves on towards the
gradual description of sophisticated dynamical and physical models
in spherical coordinates. Computational aspects of the spectral
transform method, the planetary boundary layer physics, the physics
of precipitation processes in large-scale models, the radiative
transfer including effects of diagnostic clouds and diurnal cycle,
the surface energy balance over land and ocean, and the treatment
of mountains are some issues that are addressed. The topic of model
initialization includes the treatment of normal modes and physical
processes. A concluding chapter covers the spectral energetics as a
diagnostic tool for model evaluation. This revised second edition
of the text also includes three additional chapters. Chapter 11
deals with the formulation of a regional spectral model for
mesoscale modeling which uses a double Fourier expansion of data
and model equations for its transform. Chapter 12 deals with
ensemble modeling. This is a new and important area for numerical
weather and climate prediction. Finally, yet another new area that
has to do with adaptive observational strategies is included as
Chapter 13. It foretells where data deficiencies may reside in
model from an exploratory ensemble run of experiments and the
spread of such forecasts.
This is an introductory textbook on global spectral modeling
designed for senior-level undergraduates and possibly for
first-year graduate students. This text starts with an introduction
to elementary finite-difference methods and moves on towards the
gradual description of sophisticated dynamical and physical models
in spherical coordinates. Computational aspects of the spectral
transform method, the planetary boundary layer physics, the physics
of precipitation processes in large-scale models, the radiative
transfer including effects of diagnostic clouds and diurnal cycle,
the surface energy balance over land and ocean, and the treatment
of mountains are some issues that are addressed. The topic of model
initialization includes the treatment of normal modes and physical
processes. A concluding chapter covers the spectral energetics as a
diagnostic tool for model evaluation. This revised second edition
of the text also includes three additional chapters. Chapter 11
deals with the formulation of a regional spectral model for
mesoscale modeling which uses a double Fourier expansion of data
and model equations for its transform. Chapter 12 deals with
ensemble modeling. This is a new and important area for numerical
weather and climate prediction. Finally, yet another new area that
has to do with adaptive observational strategies is included as
Chapter 13. It foretells where data deficiencies may reside in
model from an exploratory ensemble run of experiments and the
spread of such forecasts.
This book is an indispensable guide to the methods used by nearly
all major weather forecast centers in the United States, England,
Japan, India, France, and Australia. Designed for senior-level
undergraduates and first-year graduate students, the book provides
an introduction to global spectral modeling. It begins with an
introduction to elementary finite-difference methods and moves on
towards the gradual description of sophisticated dynamical and
physical models in spherical coordinates. Topics include
computational aspects of the spectral transform method, the
planetary boundary layer physics, the physics of precipitation
processes in large-scale models, the radiative transfer including
effects of diagnostic clouds and diurnal cycle, the surface energy
balance over land and ocean, and the treatment of mountains. The
discussion of model initialization includes the treatment of normal
modes and physical processes, and the concluding chapter covers the
spectral energetics as a diagnostic tool for model evaluation.
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