From Turbulence to Climate: Numerical Investigations of the Atmosphere with a Hierarchy of Models
This volume covers aspects of numerical modeling of the atmosphere and climate from the microscales of turbulence to the very large scales associated with climate and climatic change. Each of the three major spatio-temporal scales of the atmosphere, namely, the microscale, the mesoscale, and the macroscale is addressed through a hierarchy of models. Results of model simulations are illustrated throughout the text, with many of these examples based on the author's original research work. For each type of model discussed here, the theoretical background, including governing equation sets, simplifying assumptions, and advantages and limits of the models, is provided. The topic of coupled, or nested, modeling systems as a promising approach to air pllution embedded in regional atmospheric flows, as well as to the regional atmospheric response to global climate forcings, is also addressed. An attempt is made throughout the book to highlight the highly interdisciplinary nature of atmospheric modeling, particularly in those sections dealing with climatic change issues.
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From Turbulence to Climate: Numerical Investigations of the Atmosphere with a Hierarchy of Models
This volume covers aspects of numerical modeling of the atmosphere and climate from the microscales of turbulence to the very large scales associated with climate and climatic change. Each of the three major spatio-temporal scales of the atmosphere, namely, the microscale, the mesoscale, and the macroscale is addressed through a hierarchy of models. Results of model simulations are illustrated throughout the text, with many of these examples based on the author's original research work. For each type of model discussed here, the theoretical background, including governing equation sets, simplifying assumptions, and advantages and limits of the models, is provided. The topic of coupled, or nested, modeling systems as a promising approach to air pllution embedded in regional atmospheric flows, as well as to the regional atmospheric response to global climate forcings, is also addressed. An attempt is made throughout the book to highlight the highly interdisciplinary nature of atmospheric modeling, particularly in those sections dealing with climatic change issues.
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From Turbulence to Climate: Numerical Investigations of the Atmosphere with a Hierarchy of Models

From Turbulence to Climate: Numerical Investigations of the Atmosphere with a Hierarchy of Models

by Martin Beniston
From Turbulence to Climate: Numerical Investigations of the Atmosphere with a Hierarchy of Models

From Turbulence to Climate: Numerical Investigations of the Atmosphere with a Hierarchy of Models

by Martin Beniston

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This volume covers aspects of numerical modeling of the atmosphere and climate from the microscales of turbulence to the very large scales associated with climate and climatic change. Each of the three major spatio-temporal scales of the atmosphere, namely, the microscale, the mesoscale, and the macroscale is addressed through a hierarchy of models. Results of model simulations are illustrated throughout the text, with many of these examples based on the author's original research work. For each type of model discussed here, the theoretical background, including governing equation sets, simplifying assumptions, and advantages and limits of the models, is provided. The topic of coupled, or nested, modeling systems as a promising approach to air pllution embedded in regional atmospheric flows, as well as to the regional atmospheric response to global climate forcings, is also addressed. An attempt is made throughout the book to highlight the highly interdisciplinary nature of atmospheric modeling, particularly in those sections dealing with climatic change issues.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783642637315
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date: 10/14/2012
Edition description: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Pages: 329
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Fundamental Concepts Related to Atmospheric Modeling.- 3. Investigations with the DeardorffSommeria ABL Model.- 4. Investigations with the DREAMS Mesoscale Meteorological Model.- 5. Simulations of Climate and Climate Change.- 6. Coupling the Mesoscale to the Microscale: Air Pollution Simulations.- 7. Observational Evidence of Regional Climate Change.- 8. Coupling the Macroscale to the Mesoscale: Regional Climate Simulations.- 9. Concluding Remarks and Bibliography.- Appendix: List of Commonly Used Mathematical Symbols.
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