"Parameterization Schemes: Keys to Understanding Numerical Weather Prediction Models" by David J. Stensrud
"Parameterization Schemes: Keys to Understanding Numerical Weather Prediction Models" by David J. Stensrud
CamUni Press | 2007 | ISBN: 0521126762 9780521865401 9780521126762 | 480 pages | PDF | 12 MB
CamUni Press | 2007 | ISBN: 0521126762 9780521865401 9780521126762 | 480 pages | PDF | 12 MB
This book provides in-depth explorations of the most commonly used types of parameterization schemes that influence both short-range weather forecasts and global climate models. This will be an essential reference for academic researchers, meteorologists, weather forecasters, and graduate students interested in numerical weather prediction and its use in weather forecasting.
Contents
Dedication
Preface
List of principal symbols and abbreviations
1 Why study parameterization schemes?
2 Land surface-atmosphere parameterizations
3 Soil-vegetation-atmosphere parameterizations
4 Water-atmosphere parameterizations
5 Planetary boundary layer and turbulence parameterizations
6 Convective parameterizations
7 Microphysics parameterizations
8 Radiation parameterizations
9 Cloud cover and cloudy-sky radiation parameterizations
10 Orographic drag parameterizations
11 Thoughts on the future
References
Index
with TOC BookMarkLinks