Weather Prediction by Numerical Process - Couverture souple

Richardson, Lewis Fry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521680441 ISBN 13 : 9780521680448

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

The idea of forecasting the weather by calculation was first dreamt of by Lewis Fry Richardson. He set out in this book a detailed algorithm for systematic numerical weather prediction. The method of computing atmospheric changes, which he mapped out in great detail in this book, is essentially the method used today. He was greatly ahead of his time because, before his ideas could bear fruit, advances in four critical areas were needed: better understanding of the dynamics of the atmosphere; stable computational algorithms to integrate the equations; regular observations of the free atmosphere; and powerful automatic computer equipment. Over the ensuing years, progress in numerical weather prediction has been dramatic. Weather prediction and climate modelling have now reached a high level of sophistication, and are witness to the influence of Richardson's ideas. This new edition contains a new foreword by Peter Lynch that sets the original book in context.

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À propos de l?auteur

Peter Lynch is Met Éireann Professor of Meteorology at University College Dublin and Director of the UCD Meteorology and Climate Centre.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521680441
• ISBN 13: 9780521680448
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 250