Mid-Latitude Weather Systems - Couverture souple

Carlson, Toby N.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415109302 ISBN 13 : 9780415109307

Editeur : Routledge, 1991

Synopsis

This volume uses quantitative reasoning to provide integrated coverage of the structure of mid-latitude weather systems - and provides sound conceptual and dynamic models for understanding them. "Mid-Latitude Weather Systems" has three main features: the text integrates formal mathematics with weather maps; the text does not compartmentalize its material; current techniques and operational forecast models, which date quickly, are not emphasized.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

First published in 1991 and reprinted in 1994 and 1998, Mid-Latitude Weather Systems has become a classic text in synoptic meteorology. It is the first text to make extensive use of conventional weather charts and equations to illustrate fully the behavior and evolution of weather patterns. Turning to well-documented case studies, Toby Carlson presents selected concepts in a unique way, facilitating the interpretation of this active and challenging area of study. Early chapters focus on the mathematics necessary to construct simple models, which are subsequently used to describe and interpret the movement, evolution, and structure of particular weather patterns. Carlson discusses specific meteorological phenomena using schematic illustrations in conjunction with actual weather charts for explanation. The charts are an original and powerful feature of the text and display parameters routinely issued by the United States Weather Service. With its fusion of the mathematical and descriptive fields of meteorology and its integrated coverage of synoptic and dynamic approaches, Mid-Latitude Weather Systems is an invaluable course text and reference source for students.

Biographie de l'auteur

Toby N. Carlson is Professor Emeritus of Meteorology at The Pennsylvania State University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415109302
• ISBN 13: 9780415109307
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 528
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible