1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452102803321

Autore

Krishnamurti T. N (Tiruvalam Natarajan), <1932->

Titolo

An introduction to global spectral modeling [[electronic resource] /] / T.N. Krishnamurti, H.S. Bedi, Vivek Hardiker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1998

ISBN

0-19-756076-8

1-280-52787-0

9786610527878

0-19-802549-1

1-4294-0125-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

BediH. S

HardikerV. M <1963-> (Vivek Manohar)

Disciplina

551.6/34

Soggetti

Numerical weather forecasting

Weather forecasting

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 1998.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-248) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 An Introduction to Finite Differencing; 3 Time-Differencing Schemes; 4 What Is a Spectral Model?; 5 Lower-Order Spectral Model; 6 Mathematical Aspects of Spectral Models; 7 Multilevel Global Spectral Model; 8 Physical Processes; 9 Initialization Procedures; 10 Spectral Energetics; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is an introductory text on numerical weather prediction (numerically modelling the general circulation of the atmosphere), utilizing the spectral transform method. The book covers finite difference methods and time-differencing schemes; the theoretical development of the spectral transform method (using spherical surfaces rather than grids for determining variation in the elements of weather); physical processes; current issues in dynamical and physical initiation; and data analysis. Several practical examples of the spectral transform method are included.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910964748803321

Autore

Robertson S. Ian <1951->

Titolo

Human thinking / / S. Ian Robertson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2020

ISBN

1-000-22490-2

0-429-34365-5

1-000-22498-8

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 213 pages)

Collana

The Basics

Disciplina

153.42

Soggetti

Thought and thinking

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Part 1: Thinking: what is it and where does it come from?1. What is 'thinking'?2. Evolution of thinkingPart 2: Thinking as reasoning3. Problem-solving4. Rational thinkingPart 3: When thinking goes awry5. Biases, errors, and heuristics6. Society made me do it7. The confabulating mindPart 4: Motivated Cognition8. Mistaken beliefs about the world9. The truth, the whole truth, and nothing like the truth10. Magical thinking

Sommario/riassunto

An introduction into how we develop thoughts, the types of reasoning we engage in, and how our thinking can be tailored by subconscious processing. Beginning with the fundamentals, it examines the mental processes that shape our thoughts, the trajectory of how thought evolved within the animal kingdom and the stages of development of thinking throughout childhood.