An Introduction to Atmospheric Gravity Waves

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

Gravity waves exist in all types of geophysical fluids, such as lakes, oceans, and atmospheres. They play an important role in redistributing energy at disturbances, such as mountains or seamounts and they are routinely studied in meteorology and oceanography, particularly simulation models, atmospheric weather models, turbulence, air pollution, and climate research.

An Introduction to Atmospheric Gravity Waves provides readers with a working background of the fundamental physics and mathematics of gravity waves, and introduces a wide variety of applications and numerous recent advances.

Nappo provides a concise volume on gravity waves with a lucid discussion of current observational techniques and instrumentation.An accompanying website contains real data, computer codes for data analysis, and linear gravity wave models to further enhance the reader's understanding of the book's material.

Companion web site features animations and streaming video
Foreword by George Chimonas, a renowned expert on the interactions of gravity waves with turbulence
Includes a new application-based component for use in climate and weather predictions

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-11-12
Mått:152 x 229 x 21 mm
Vikt:620 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:International Geophysics
Antal sidor:400
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Elsevier Science
ISBN:9780123852236

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Carmen Nappo received his Ph.D. in Geophysical Sciences from The Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. His research topic was gravity-wave stress over topography in the planetary boundary layer. His professional career began in 1968 at the NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ. where he performed diagnostic studies and evaluations of global-scale atmospheric models. In 1971, he transferred to the NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division, in Oak Ridge, TN where we worked until retiring in 2005. In 1994, Dr. Nappo received the American Meteorological Society's Editors Award for his reviews for the Journal of Applied Meteorology and in 2006 he received the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Distinguished Career Award. Dr. Nappo has published over 100 scientific papers, seven book chapters, and helped organize international scientific workshops and symposia. He has been a guest scientist and lecturer at universities and institutions in Australia, Germany, South Korea, Sweden, The Netherlands, Turkey, and the USA. Dr. Nappo resides in Knoxville, Tennessee with his wife Joan MacReynolds and their cat Lily.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Fundamentals2. The Linear Theory3. Mountain Waves4. Ducted Gravity Waves5. Gravity Wave Instability and Turbulence6. Wave Stress7. Gravity Waves in the Middle Atmosphere8. Wave Stress Parameterization9. Observations10. Gravity Wave AnalysesAppendix A: The Hydrostatic AtmosphereAppendix B: Computer Codes and Data on on Companion Website