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020 _a9781316459584 (ebook)
020 _z9781107133204 (hardback)
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050 0 0 _aQC880.4.F7
_bM36 2018
082 0 0 _a551.55/12
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100 1 _aMak, Mankin,
_d1939-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aAtmospheric frontal dynamics /
_cMankin Mak.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2018.
300 _a1 online resource (x, 195 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Nov 2017).
520 _aAtmospheric Frontal Dynamics is the first book to present a self-contained and comprehensive coverage of the ubiquitous surface and upper-level fronts, which are boundaries separating two air masses of different densities. Atmospheric fronts are a product of interaction between planetary, synoptic, meso and small scales of motions. They are uniquely important in weather forecasting since many meteorological phenomena are closely associated with them. The discussions of the multifaceted aspects of basic frontal dynamics are based on illustrative analyses of a hierarchy of semi-geostrophic frontal models performed in physical, as opposed to geostrophic, coordinates. Such analyses enable us to systematically and quantitatively delineate the physical nature of different types of fronts in a relatively straightforward manner. They are further supplemented by two illustrative analyses using a state-of-the-art model. 'Learning-by-doing' is the guiding principle behind the book, making it an asset to both students and instructors in atmospheric science and meteorology.
505 0 _aOverview -- Semi-geostrophic models -- Construction of two initial states for modeling fronts -- Two-dimensional SG [semi-geostrophic] frontal dynamics -- Three-dimensional SG frontal dynamics -- Impact of latent heat release on SG frontal dynamics -- General dynamics of fronts -- Concluding remarks.
650 0 _aFronts (Meteorology)
650 0 _aAir masses.
650 0 _aAtmospheric physics.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107133204
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316459584
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