Dynamics of the Atmosphere: A Course in Theoretical Meteorology

DynamicsoftheAtmosphereconsistsoftwoparts:thefirstpresentingthemathematicaltoolsneededforathoroughunderstandingofthetopicscoveredinthesecondpartofthebook.Thesecondpartbeginswiththederivationoftheequationdescribingtheatmosphericmotionontherotatingearth.Subjectstackledinsubsequentchaptersincludekinematicsoftheatmosphere(includingvorticityandcirculationtheorems),wavemotionintheatmosphere,inertialanddynamicstability,andturbulentsystemsintheatmosphere.Finally,newermethodsofweatherprediction,suchasthespectraltechniqueandthestochasticdynamicmethod,areintroducedinordertodemonstratetheirpotentialforextendingtheforecastingrange.Completewithnumerousexercisesetsandsolutions,thistextbookhasbeenwrittenforadvancedundergraduateandgraduatestudentsofmeteorologyandotherrelatedsciences.Itmayalsobeusedasareferencesourcebyprofessionalmeteorologistsandresearchersinatmosphericscience.