Mesoscale Dynamics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521004848)

Mesoscale weather systems are responsible for numerous natural disasters, such as damaging winds, blizzards and flash flooding. A fundamental understanding of the underlying dynamics involved in these weather systems is essential in forecasting their occurrence. This 2007 book provides a systematic approach to this subject. The opening chapters introduce the basic equations governing mesoscale weather systems and their approximations. The subsequent chapters cover four major areas of mesoscale dynamics: wave dynamics, moist convection, front dynamics and mesoscale modelling. This is an ideal book on the subject for researchers in meteorology and atmospheric science. With over 100 problems, and password-protected solutions available to instructors at www.cambridge.org/9780521808750, this book could also serve as a textbook for graduate students. Modelling projects, providing hands-on practice for building simple models of stratified fluid flow from a one-dimensional advection equation, are also described.

Author: Yuh-Lang Lin
ISBN-10: 0521004845
ISBN-13: 9780521004848
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/09/2010
Pages: 646
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.23lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 1.30d