Images in Weather Forecasting

Images in Weather Forecasting
Author: M. J. Bader
Publisher:
Total Pages: 499
Release: 1995
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521451116

A highly-illustrated manual for meteorology students and operational weather forecasters.

Weather Analysis and Forecasting

Weather Analysis and Forecasting
Author: Patrick Santurette
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2005-06-02
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0126192626

A practical training manual and guide to analyzing circulation patterns and satellite imagery to improve operational forecasting.

Doppler Radar, Satellites, and Computer Models

Doppler Radar, Satellites, and Computer Models
Author: Paul Fleisher
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2010-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0761363270

How do scientists predict the weather? What tools and instruments help them make forecasts? How far in advance can they make good predictions? Weather forecasting is a tricky science. Forecasters gather current weather data and study trends and historical patterns. They use their expertise to predict what kind of weather is likely coming next—with help from computers, satellites, and other machines. In this fact-packed book, discover what it really takes to forecast Earth’s weather.

Satellite Projects Handbook

Satellite Projects Handbook
Author: Lawrence Harris
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1996
Genre: Artificial satellites in telecommunication
ISBN: 9780750624060

The layman is provided with the necessary information to set up a receiving system for producing weather satellite pictures from this handbook. It describes a wealth of fascinating projects using affordable and readily available equipment.

Weather Map Handbook, 3rd Ed., Color

Weather Map Handbook, 3rd Ed., Color
Author: Tim Vasquez
Publisher:
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2015-10-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9780983253396

Weather Map Handbook is a guidebook and encyclopedia of the most common weather forecasting charts used in operational forecasting in the 2010s. It's written by a veteran forecaster for forecasters. All of the products are available on centralized systems like AWIPS and on the Internet on servers run by central weather agencies. Using a double-page format, the Weather Map Handbook demonstrates nearly every type of weather map, image, and product in common use. An overview of each item's origin, purpose, shortfalls, and tips are outlined. Standards for analysis symbology and chart markings are summarized. The surface, 850 mb, 700 mb, 500 mb, and 300-200 mb charts get two pages each, complete with philosophy, objectives, and techniques for each chart. Thickness, isentropic, and Q vector products get their own sections. The WSR-88D doppler radar, in use by the United States weather services, has played a vast part in the weather information revolution. In the Weather Map Handbook, it gets an entire section ranging from reflectivity, velocity, and spectrum width to dual-polarization products. Some of the details provided in this book are obscure and nearly impossible to find. From the workings of the Composite Reflectivity product to the exact process used by the Mesocyclone Detection Algorithm to deconstruct a radar scan, any NEXRAD radar product on the Internet can be understood. From the NAM to the HRRR, from the GFS to the ECMWF, forecasters get grounded in the history and configuration of numerical forecast model. Ensemble forecasts are highlighted. The satellite chapter explains visible, infrared, and water vapor imagery, how it's created, and how to interpret it. Even the METAR, TAF, SYNOP, and radiosonde formats get their own sections, complete with decoding instructions. Whether you're a hobbyist, private forecaster, a professional, or a student, the Weather Map Handbook is the book you can't be without.

Air Apparent

Air Apparent
Author: Mark Monmonier
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2000-11-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780226534237

Traces the development of the weather map and its ability to make the atmosphere visible and predictable, and examines the interaction and relationship between technology and weather forecasting.

Satellite Meteorology

Satellite Meteorology
Author: Stanley Q. Kidder
Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing
Total Pages: 481
Release: 1995-08-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0124064302

Introduction: History of Satellite Meteorology. Scope of The Book. Orbits and Navigation: Newton's Laws. Keplerian Orbits. Orbit Perturbations. Meteorological Satellite Orbits. Satellite Positioning, Tracking and Navigation. Space-Time Sampling. Launch Vehicles and Profiles. Radiative Transfer: Basic Quantities. Blackbody Radiation. The Radiative Transfer Equation. Gaseous Absorption. Scattering. Surface Reflection. Solar Radiation. Meteorological SatelliteInstrumentation: Operational Polar-Orbiting Satellites. Operational Geostationary Satellites. Other Satellite Instruments. Satellite Data Archives. Image Interpretation: Satellite Imagery. Spectral Properties. Image Enhancement Techniques. Geolocation and Calibration. Atmospheric and Surface Phenomena. A Final Note. Temperature and Trace Gases: Sounding Theory. Retrieval Methods. Operational Retrievals. Limb Sounding Retrievals. Ozone and Other Gases. The Split-Window Technique. Winds: Cloud and Vapor Tracking. Winds from Soundings. Ocean Surface Winds. Doppler Wind Measurements. Clouds and Aerosols: Clouds from Sounders. Clouds from Imagers. Clouds from Microwave Radiometry. Stratospheric Aerosols. Tropospheric Aerosols. Precipitation: Visible and Infrared Techniques. Passive Microwave Techniques. Radar. Severe Thunderstorms. Earth Radiation Budget: The Solar Constant. Top of the Atmosphere Radiation Budget. Surface Radiation Budget. The Future: NOAA K, L, M. Mission to Planet Earth. Other Possibilities. A Final Comment. Appendixes: List of Meteorological Satellites.