Mesoscale Meteorology and Forecasting
โ Scribed by Peter S. Ray (eds.)
- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 803
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Overview and Definition of Mesoscale Meteorology....Pages 1-17
Mesoscale Classifications: Their History and Their Application to Forecasting....Pages 18-35
Forecast Problems: The Meteorological and Operational Factors....Pages 36-49
Atmospheric Sounding Systems....Pages 50-70
Systems for Measurements at the Surface....Pages 71-84
Principles of Radar....Pages 85-117
The Use of Satellite Data for Mesoscale Analyses and Forecasting Applications....Pages 118-150
Operational Objective Analysis Techniques and Potential Applications for Mesoscale Meteorology....Pages 151-172
Fronts and Jet Streaks: A Theoretical Perspective....Pages 173-215
Atmospheric Fronts: An Observational Perspective....Pages 216-258
Instabilities....Pages 259-271
Gravity Waves....Pages 272-288
Quasi-Stationary Convective Events....Pages 289-310
Mesoscale Structure of Hurricanes....Pages 311-330
Characteristics of Isolated Convective Storms....Pages 331-358
Extratropical Squall Lines and Rainbands....Pages 359-389
Mesoscale Convective Complexes in the Middle Latitudes....Pages 390-413
Tornadoes and Tornadogenesis....Pages 414-436
Upslope Precipitation Events....Pages 437-471
Mountain Waves....Pages 472-492
Lee Cyclogenesis....Pages 493-515
Mesoscale Circulations Forced by Differential Terrain Heating....Pages 516-548
The Dryline....Pages 549-572
Formulation of Mesoscale Numerical Models....Pages 573-596
Assimilation and Initialization of Atmospheric Data Into Numerical Prediction Models....Pages 597-613
Averaging and the Parameterization of Physical Processes in Mesoscale Models....Pages 614-635
The General Question of Predictability....Pages 636-656
Nowcasting Mesoscale Phenomena....Pages 657-688
Short-Range Forecasting....Pages 689-719
An Overview of Numerical Weather Prediction....Pages 720-751
The Use of Computers for the Display of Meteorological Information....Pages 752-775
Back Matter....Pages 776-793
โฆ Subjects
Atmospheric Sciences; Meteorology; Environmental Science and Engineering
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