05322nam 2200661Ia 450 991078934740332120230802003636.01-283-85079-6981-4405-68-X(CKB)3400000000087224(EBL)1080979(OCoLC)821180516(SSID)ssj0000789172(PQKBManifestationID)11430971(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000789172(PQKBWorkID)10724434(PQKB)10840978(WSP)00002811(Au-PeEL)EBL1080979(CaPaEBR)ebr10627498(CaONFJC)MIL416329(MiAaPQ)EBC1080979(EXLCZ)99340000000008722420121209d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAtmospheric science (AS) and ocean science (OS)[electronic resource] /[editors], Chun-Chieh Wu, Jianping GanSingapore ;Hackensack, NJ World Scientificc20121 online resource (109 p.)Advances in geosciences ;vol. 28Description based upon print version of record.981-4405-67-1 Includes bibliographical references.Editors; Reviewers; Preface; Preface to AS Volume; Preface to OS Volume; CONTENTS; Forecast Skill and Computational Cost of the Correlation Models in 3DVAR Data Assimilation M. Yaremchuk, M. Carrier, H. Ngodock, S. Smith and I. Shulman; 1. Introduction; 2. Covariance Modeling in MS; 2.1. MS and DS approaches in 3dVar; 2.2. The Gaussian and spline BEC models; 3. Numerical Experiments Setup; 3.1. Numerical model and observations; 3.2. Assimilation system; 4. Results; 4.1. Comparison of the forecast skills; 4.2. Comparison of the CPU times; 5. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; ReferencesReal-Time Tropical Cyclone Prediction Using COAMPS-TC J. D. Doyle, Y. Jin, R. M. Hodur, S. Chen, H. Jin, J. Moskaitis, A. Reinecke, P. Black, J. Cummings, E. Hendricks, T. Holt, C.-S. Liou, M. Peng, C. Reynolds, K. Sashegyi, J. Schmidt and S. Wang1. Introduction; 2. COAMPS-TC Description; 3. Real-time Tropical Cyclone Forecasts; 3.1. COAMPS-TC atmospheric model forecasts; 3.2. COAMPS-TC ensemble forecasts; 3.3. Coupled COAMPS-TC forecasts; 4. Summary; Acknowledgments; ReferencesFactors Controlling the Spatial Distribution of Stable Isotopes in Precipitation over Kumamoto, Japan Masahiro Tanoue, Kimpei Ichiyanagi, Jun Shimada and Naoki Kabeya1. Introduction; 2. Study Site and Method; 2.1. Sampling; 2.2. Analytical methods; 2.3. Determining distance from the coast; 3. Results and Discussion; 3.1. Time series of stable isotopes in precipitation; 3.2. "Apparent" inland effect; 3.3. Amount effect; 3.4. Temperature and altitude effects; 3.5. Non-correlated cases; 4. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; ReferencesAsian Dust Deposition Over the Land and Seas in 2010 Estimated by the ADAM2 Model Soon-Ung Park, Moon-Soo Park and Anna Choe1. Introduction; 2. Model Description; 2.1. Meteorological model; 2.2. The ADAM2 model; 3. Simulations of Asian Dust Events Occurred in 2010; 4. Asian Dust Emission and Deposition; 5. Summary and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Distribution of Biogenic Silica in the Upwelling Zones in the South China Sea Yang Liu, Minhan Dai, Weifang Chen and Zhimian Cao; 1. Introduction; 2. Material and Methods; 2.1. Cruise and sampling; 2.2. Analytical methods3. Results and Discussion3.1. BSi in the water column; 3.1.1. The station SEATS; 3.1.2. The upwelling zone off Luzon; 3.1.3. The upwelling zone off Vietnam; 3.2. The inventory of BSi in the SCS; 3.3. BSi in the sediment; 3.4. Water column versus sediment; 4. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Influence of Velocity Distribution and Density Stratification on Generation or Propagation of Tsunamis Taro Kakinuma, Kei Yamashita and Keisuke Nakayama; 1. Introduction; 2. Governing Equations and Numerical Method; 3. Influence of Velocity Distribution on Generation of Tsunamis4. Influence of Velocity Distribution on Propagation of TsunamisThis invaluable volume set of Advances in Geosciences continues the excellent tradition of the Asia-Oceania scientific community in providing the most up-to-date research results on a wide range of geosciences and environmental science. The information is vital to the understanding of the effects of climate change and extreme weather on the most populated regions and fastest moving economies in the world. Besides, these volumes also highlight original papers from many prestigious research institutions which are conducting cutting-edge studies in atmospheric physics, hydrogical science and wateAdvances in geosciences ;v. 28.Atmospheric physicsMarine sciencesAtmospheric physics.Marine sciences.550Wu Chun-Chieh1489122Gan Jianping1496002MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789347403321Atmospheric science (AS) and ocean science (OS)3720413UNINA