Format:
XI, 793 Seiten :
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ISBN:
0-933876-66-1
Content:
n 1984, the American Meteorological Society, the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cosponsored the Intensive Course on Mesoscale Meteorology and Forecasting, held in Boulder, Colorado. This volume is an edited version of the lectures, including complete illustrations and extensive bibliographic references. The 31 chapters consider all aspects of mesoscale meteorology. After an introduction that discusses mesoscale classifications and typical forecast problems, the volume is organized in sections on observing techniques and systems, internally generated circulations, mesoscale convective systems, externally forced circulations, modeling, and short-range forecasting techniques and technology. As a textbook of mesoscale meteorology it will serve both practicing and student meteorologists.
Note:
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
Language:
English
Keywords:
Mesometeorologie
