Handbook of weather, climate, and water

Thomas D. Potter, Bradley R. Colman

1000 pages, parution le 15/09/2003

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Résumé

This comprehensive, two-volume review of the atmospheric and hydrologic sciences promises to be the definitive reference for both professionals and laypersons for years to come. Volume I addresses atmospheric dynamics, physical meteorology, weather systems, and measurements, while Volume II contains information on the climate system, atmospheric chemistry, hydrology, and societal impacts.

Contributors : About 50 authors

Dynamic meteorology (joseph tribbia).
- Overview-Atmospheric Dynamics (Joseph Tribbia).
- Fundamental Forces and Governing Equations (Murry Salby).
- Circulation, Vorticity, and Potential Vorticity (Paul Kushner).
- Extratropical Atmospheric Circulations (Kyle Swanson).
- Dynamics of the Tropical Atmosphere (Gerald Meehl).
- Turbulence (Jackson R. Herring).
- Predictability And Chaos (Jeffrey B. Weiss).
- Historical Overview of Numerical Weather Prediction (Eugenia Kalnay)
The climate system
- Overview: The Climate System
- The Ocean in Climate
- Processes Determining Land Surface Climate
- Observations of Climate and Global Change from Real-Time Measurements
- Why Should We Believe Predictions of Future Climate?
- The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (Enso) System
Physical meteorology
- Physical Atmospheric Science
- Moist Thermodynamics
- Thermodynamic Analysis in The Atmosphere
- Microphysical Processes in The Atmosphere
- Radiation in The Atmosphere: Foundations
- Radiation in The Atmosphere: Observations and Applications
- The Classification of Clouds
- Atmospheric Electricity and Lightning
- Weather Modification
- Atmospheric Optics
Weather systems
- Overview for Weather Systems
- Large-Scale Atmospheric Systems
- Winter Weather Systems
- Terrain-Forced Mesoscale Circulations
- Severe Thunderstorms and Tornadoes
- Tropical Precipitating systems
- Hurricanes
- Modern Weather Forecasting
Measurements
- Atmospheric Measurements
- Challenges of Measurements
- Measurement in The Atmosphere
- Instrument Development in The National Weather Services
- Consequences of Instrument and Siting Changes
- Commercial Response to Measurement Needs: Development of Wind Monitor Series of Wind Sensors
- Commercial Response to Measurement System Design
- Design, Calibration, and Quality Assurance Needs of Networks
- Data Validity in the National Archive
- Demands of Forensic Meteorology
- Surface Layer In Situ or Short-Path Measurements for Electric Utility Operations
- Independent Auditing Aspects Of Measurement Programs
- Regulatory Approaches to Quality Assurance and Quality Control Programs
- Measuring Global Temperature
- Satellite Versus In Situ Measurements at the Air-Sea Interface
- Radar Technologies in Support of Forecasting And Research
- Basic Research for Military Applications
- Challenge of Snow Measurements
Index

L'auteur - Thomas D. Potter

THOMAS D. POTTER, PhD, is Professor of Meteorology at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, and Director of NOAA Cooperative Institute for Regional Prediction.

L'auteur - Bradley R. Colman

BRADLEY R. COLMAN, ScD, is Science Operations Officer for the National Weather Service in Seattle, Washington, and is an Affiliate Associate Professor at the University of Washington.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Thomas D. Potter, Bradley R. Colman
Parution	15/09/2003
Nb. de pages	1000
Format	15,8 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1285g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780471214908
ISBN13	978-0-471-21490-8