Applicable atmospheric dynamics : techniques for the exploration of atmospheric dynamics /
This book offers an overview of advanced techniques to study atmospheric dynamics by numerical experimentation. It is primarily intended for scientists and graduate students working on interdisciplinary research problems at the intersection of the atmospheric sciences, applied mathematics, statistic...
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Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. :
World Scientific Pub. Co.,
[2015]
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Governing equations. 1.1. Introduction. 1.2. Primitive equations. 1.3. Representation of the location with coordinates. 1.4. Alternate vertical coordinates. 1.5. Vorticity and divergence equations. 1.6. Potential vorticity (PV). 1.7. Integral invariants
- 2. Perturbation dynamics. 2.1. Introduction. 2.2. Zonal-mean structure of the atmosphere. 2.3. Quasi-geostrophic baroclinic equations. 2.4. Atmospheric waves
- 3. Numerical models. 3.1. Introduction. 3.2. Dynamical cores. 3.3. Spatial discretization. 3.4. Temporal discretization. 3.5. Parameterization schemes. 3.6. State-of-the-art numerical models. 3.7. Simplified and idealized numerical models. 3.8. Measures of forecast error. 3.9. Models as dynamical systems
- 4. Data assimilation. 4.1. Introduction. 4.2. General formulation for normally distributed observation errors. 4.3. 3-dimensional schemes. 4.4. 4-dimensional algorithms. 4.5. Accounting for model errors and observation bias. 4.6. Assimilating satellite-based observations. 4.7. Frequently assimilated observation types. 4.8. Reanalysis data sets.