02267nam a22003378a 4500 CR9780511763243 UkCbUP 20170921125629.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 100506s2010||||enk s ||1 0|eng|d 9780511763243 (ebook) 9780521513890 (hardback) UkCbUP UkCbUP rda QC996 .W37 2011 551.63/4 22 Warner, Thomas Tomkins, Numerical Weather and Climate Prediction / Thomas Tomkins Warner. [electronic resource] Numerical Weather & Climate Prediction Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010. 1 online resource (550 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). This textbook provides a comprehensive yet accessible treatment of weather and climate prediction, for graduate students, researchers and professionals. It teaches the strengths, weaknesses and best practices for the use of atmospheric models. It is ideal for the many scientists who use such models across a wide variety of applications. The book describes the different numerical methods, data assimilation, ensemble methods, predictability, land-surface modeling, climate modeling and downscaling, computational fluid-dynamics models, experimental designs in model-based research, verification methods, operational prediction, and special applications such as air-quality modeling and flood prediction. This volume will satisfy everyone who needs to know about atmospheric modeling for use in research or operations. It is ideal both as a textbook for a course on weather and climate prediction and as a reference text for researchers and professionals from a range of backgrounds: atmospheric science, meteorology, climatology, environmental science, geography, and geophysical fluid mechanics/dynamics. Numerical weather forecasting Print version: 9780521513890 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511763243 ddc BK 179177 179177