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Main Author: Coiffier, Jean
Other Authors: Sutcliffe, Christopher
Format: eBook
Language:English
French
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011
Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511734458
Summary:Numerical models have become essential tools in environmental science, particularly in weather forecasting and climate prediction. 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. It presents a short history of numerical weather prediction and its evolution, before describing the various model equations and how to solve them numerically. It outlines the main elements of a meteorological forecast suite, and the theory is illustrated throughout with practical examples of operational models and parameterizations of physical processes. This book is founded on the author's many years of experience, as a scientist at Météo-France and teaching university-level courses. It is a practical and accessible textbook for graduate courses and a handy resource for researchers and professionals in atmospheric physics, meteorology and climatology, as well as the related disciplines of fluid dynamics, hydrology and oceanography.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 340 Seiten)
ISBN:9780511734458