Synoptic-dynamic Meteorology in Midlatitudes: Observations and theory of weather systems

Synoptic-dynamic Meteorology in Midlatitudes: Observations and theory of weather systems
Author: Howard B. Bluestein
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 622
Release: 1992
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780195062687

Synoptic meteorology, the study of large-scale weather systems and forecasting using observation, and dynamic meteorology, the study of the laws of physics involved in air movement, are treated in this major new text in two volumes. The author, a meteorologist noted for his research on tornadoes and severe storms, based his work on material he has taught for the past 14 years at the University of Oklahoma. There are no modern texts on the topic. Volume II covers the formation, motion and climatology of extratropical weather systems in the context of the quasigeostrophic theory and "IPV" thinking, the formation and structure of fronts and jets, applications of semigeostrophic theory, and the observed structure and dynamics of precipitation systems in midlatitudes.

Atmosphere—Ocean Dynamics

Atmosphere—Ocean Dynamics
Author: Adrian E. Gill
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 683
Release: 2016-06-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1483281582

Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics deals with a systematic and unified approach to the dynamics of the ocean and atmosphere. The book reviews the relationship of the ocean-atmosphere and how this system functions. The text explains this system through radiative equilibrium models; the book also considers the greenhouse effect, the effects of convection and of horizontal gradients, and the variability in radiative driving of the earth. Equations in the book show the properties of a material element, mass conservation, the balance of scalar quantity (such as salinity), and the mathematical behavior of the ocean and atmosphere. The book also addresses how the ocean-atmosphere system tends to adjust to equilibrium, both in the absence and presence of driving forces such as gravity. The text also explains the effect of the earth's rotation on the system, as well as the application of forced motions such as that produced by wind or temperature changes. The book explains tropical dynamics and the effects of variation of the Coriolis parameter with latitude. The text will be appreciated by meteorologists, environmentalists, students studying hydrology, and people working in general earth sciences.

Advances in Applied Mechanics

Advances in Applied Mechanics
Author:
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 353
Release: 1973-06-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0080563910

Advances in Applied Mechanics