TY - BOOK ID - 67174070 TI - Mesoscale dynamics PY - 2007 SN - 9780521808750 0521808758 9780511619649 9780521004848 9780511378713 0511378718 9780511375972 0511375972 0511619642 9780511376917 051137691X 0521004845 1139882988 051137447X 1281243256 9786611243258 0511377827 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Mesometeorology KW - Mesospheric circulation KW - Mesospheric thermodynamics KW - Mesoscopic phenomena (Physics) KW - Mesometeorology. KW - Mesospheric circulation. KW - Mesospheric thermodynamics. KW - Phenomena, Mesoscopic (Physics) KW - Physics KW - Mesosphere KW - Atmospheric thermodynamics KW - Circulation of the mesosphere KW - Atmospheric circulation KW - Meteorology KW - Thermodynamics KW - Circulation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:67174070 AB - Mesoscale weather systems are responsible for numerous natural disasters, such as damaging winds, blizzards and flash flooding. A fundamental understanding of the underlying dynamics involved in these weather systems is essential in forecasting their occurrence. This 2007 book provides a systematic approach to this subject. The opening chapters introduce the basic equations governing mesoscale weather systems and their approximations. The subsequent chapters cover four major areas of mesoscale dynamics: wave dynamics, moist convection, front dynamics and mesoscale modelling. This is an ideal book on the subject for researchers in meteorology and atmospheric science. With over 100 problems, and password-protected solutions available to instructors at www.cambridge.org/9780521808750, this book could also serve as a textbook for graduate students. Modelling projects, providing hands-on practice for building simple models of stratified fluid flow from a one-dimensional advection equation, are also described. ER -