Analytical Techniques for Atmospheric Measurement

WILFORD ZDUNKOWSKI & ANDREAS BOTT

Penerbit : Cambridge University Press

Tahun : 2003

Dynamics of the Atmosphere is a textbook with numerous exercises and solutions, written for senior undergraduate and graduate students of meteorology and related sciences. It may also be used as a reference source by professional meteorologists and researchers in atmospheric science. In order to encourage the reader to follow the mathematical developments in detail, the derivations are complete and leave out only the most elementary steps. The book consists of two parts, the first presenting the mathematical tools needed for a thorough understanding of the second part. Mathematical topics include a summary of the methods of vector and tensor analysis in generalized coordinates; an accessible presentation of the method of covariant differentiation; and a brief introduction to nonlinear dynamics. These mathematical tools are used later in the book to tackle such problems as the fields of motion over different types of terrain, and problems of predictability. The second part of the book begins with the derivation of the equation describing the atmospheric motion on the rotating earth, followed by several chapters that consider the kinematics of the atmosphere and introduce vorticity and circulation theorems.

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