NASA: Mesoscale Atmospheric Process Branch

NASA: Mesoscale Atmospheric Process Branch
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The Mesoscale Atmospheric Process Branch of NASA'S Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), located in Greenbelt, Maryland, conducts research to understand the physics and dynamics of atmospheric processes. The branch uses artificial satellites, aircraft and surface-based remote sensing observations and computer-based simulations to conduct its research. Information about space flight projects and publications of the branch is available.

Satellite Radiothermovision of Atmospheric Processes

Satellite Radiothermovision of Atmospheric Processes
Author: Dmitry M. Ermakov
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030570851

This book summarizes the author’s research resulted in developing the satellite radiothermovision approach which allows retrieving dynamical and energy characteristics of atmospheric mesoscale and synoptic-scale processes based on a close scheme of satellite passive radiometry data processing. The book introduces new applications of the satellite passive microwave observations to detailed systematic study of tropical cyclones’ evolution, climatology and characteristics of atmospheric river, parameters of global atmospheric circulation and their variations on climatically significant scales. The results presented in the book demonstrate a clear relation between the convergence/divergence of latent heat from the lower atmosphere to the center of tropical cyclone with variations of its intensity and provide a better insight into the tropical cyclone dynamical energy balance based on remote data.

An Introduction to Mesoscale Meteorology

An Introduction to Mesoscale Meteorology
Author: Shaowen Shou
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2023-03-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9811986061

This book provides a comprehensive introduction of mesoscale meteorology which is one of the important branches of meteorology, studying majorly mesoscale atmospheric systems. It focuses on introduction of the basic knowledge about mesoscale meteorology. It contains the features and equation set of mesoscale atmospheric motions, the topographically forced mesoscale circulations, the gravity waves in free atmosphere, the front and jet stream, the mesoscale convective systems (MCSs), the atmospheric instability, the factors effecting the development of MCSs, mesoscale weather diagnosis and forecasting. This book provides many figures and basic formulas to help reader understanding the basic knowledge. What is mesoscale weather system? How the mesoscale systems influence severe disaster weather? How to forecast the mesoscale severe disaster weather? You will find the answers in it. This book will be of interest to both graduate students majoring in meteorology and the meteorological researchers.