Polar Lows: Mesoscale Weather Systems in the Polar Regions

ISBN-13: 9780521624305 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 626 str.

John Turner; Erik Rasmussen

Opis

Providing a comprehensive review of our understanding of the small, high latitude weather systems known as polar lows, Erik Rasmussen and John Turner describe the climatological distribution of these depressions. They cover observational investigations into their structure, the operational forecasting of polar lows and the theoretical research into why they develop. They also discuss the experiments that reveal that some polar lows can be predicted. This book is of value to researchers and professional weather forecasters concerned with polar regions.

Recenzje

Review of the hardback: '… seems destined to become the standard work on the subject, it must be hoped that all research and university libraries will ensure that they acquire a copy.' The Journal of Meteorology

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Introduction J. Turner, E. A. Rasmussen and A. M. Carleton; 2. Climatology E. A. Rasmussen, K. Ninomiya and A. M. Carleton; 3. Observational studies E. A. Rasmussen, J. Turner, K. Ninomiya and I. Renfrew; 4. Theoretical investigations A. van Delden, E. A. Rasmussen, J. Turner and B. Røsting; 5. Numerical simulation S. Grønas, E. Raustein and G. Heinemann; 6. Forecasting of polar lows J. Turner, E. A. Rasmussen and B. Røsting; 7. Conclusions and future research needs J. Turner and E. A. Rasmussen; References; Index.