Originally published in 1986 as Basic meteorology: a physical outline.
Fundamentals of Weather and Climate
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the techniques used in these fields, with emphasis on the design of the most recent numerical models of the atmosphere.
This book is dedicated to the atmosphere of our planet, and discusses historical and contemporary achievements in meteorological science and technology for the betterment of society.
We know the earth comes nearer to the sun in Ianu— ary than in July. Even though this difference in distance amounts to only about 3 percent, the energy that strikes the top of the earth's atmosphere is almost 7 percent greater on ...
The Seventh Edition extends coverage of global climate change with new and unique sections covering oceans and climate in the Earth system.
This book aims to motivate graduate students in atmospheric sciences and oceanography by providing them with the key methods and tools necessary to conduct research.
Mountain Meteorology: Fundamentals and Applications offers first an introduction to the basic principles and concepts of mountain meteorology, then goes on to discuss their application in natural resources management.
A comprehensive study of climate; its fundamentals, its history, the recent effects of urban growth and the problems of forecasting.
Kantha, L. H., and C. A. Clayson, 2000a: Numerical Models of Oceans and Oceanic Processes. Academic Press. Kantha, L. H., and C. A. Clayson, 2000b: Small Scale Processes in Geophysical Fluid Flows. Academic Press.
The most rapid error growth is during the first 24 h for both the 2.5° and 5° LBCs. ... In another experiment (not shown), where the computational domain was extended by 20° lon at the east and west boundaries, the center of the domain ...