03193cam a2200313 a 4500 16422934 BD-DhUL 20150730101827.0 100818s2011 enka b 001 0 eng 2010035492 9780521513890 (hbk.) DLC DLC DLC BD-DhUL pcc QC996 .W37 2011 551.634 22 WAN Warner, Thomas T. Numerical weather and climate prediction / Thomas Tomkins Warner. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. xxii, 526 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. GBP 45.00 Includes bibliographical references (p. 461-522) and index. Machine generated contents note: Preface; List of acronyms; List of symbols; 1. Introduction; 2. The governing systems of equations; 3. Numerical solutions to the equations; 4. Physical-process parameterizations; 5. Modeling surface processes; 6. Model initialization; 7. Ensemble methods; 8. Predictability; 9. Verification methods; 10. Experimental design in model-based research; 11. Techniques for analyzing model output; 12. Operational numerical weather prediction; 13. Statistical post processing of model output; 14. Coupled special-applications models; 15. Computational fluid-dynamics models; 16. Climate modeling and downscaling; Appendix A. Suggested code structure and experiments for a simple shallow-fluid model; References; Index. "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. The book is based on a course that the author has taught for over 30 years at the Pennsylvania State University and the University of Colorado at Boulder, and also benefits from his wide practical modeling experience at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research. 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"-- Provided by publisher. Numerical weather forecasting. Weather forecasting Mathematical models. Climatology Mathematical models. ddc BK xj10 2010-08-18 xj10 2010-08-18 ONIX to STM (science) xe11 2011-04-08 2 copies rec'd., to CIP ver. 36388 36388 0 0 ddc 0 551_634000000000000_WAN 0 NFIC 67723 DUSL DUSL GEN 2015-05-18 Purched 551.634 WAN 491100 2015-07-30 1 2015-07-30 BK