Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 442 g
Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 442 g
Reihe: Cambridge Mathematical Library
ISBN: 978-0-521-68044-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
The idea of forecasting the weather by calculation was first dreamt of by Lewis Fry Richardson. He set out in this book a detailed algorithm for systematic numerical weather prediction. The method of computing atmospheric changes, which he mapped out in great detail in this book, is essentially the method used today. He was greatly ahead of his time because, before his ideas could bear fruit, advances in four critical areas were needed: better understanding of the dynamics of the atmosphere; stable computational algorithms to integrate the equations; regular observations of the free atmosphere; and powerful automatic computer equipment. Over the ensuing years, progress in numerical weather prediction has been dramatic. Weather prediction and climate modelling have now reached a high level of sophistication, and are witness to the influence of Richardson's ideas. This new edition contains a new foreword by Peter Lynch that sets the original book in context.
Fachgebiete
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematische Analysis Moderne Anwendungen der Analysis
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Numerische Mathematik
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Aeronomie, Ionosphäre, Magnetosphäre
Weitere Infos & Material
Foreword; 1. Summary; 2. Introductory example; 3. The choice of cooordinate differences; 4. The fundamental equations; 5. Finding the vertical velocity; 6. Special treatment for the stratosphere; 7. The arrangement of points and instants; 8. Review of operations in sequence; 9. An example worked on computing forms; 10. Smoothing the initial data; 11. Some remaining problems; 12. Units and notation; Index of persons; Index of subsidiary subjects.
