Coastal meteorology : a review of the state of the science / / Panel on Coastal Meteorology, Committee on Meteorological Analysis, Prediction, and Research, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (111 p.)
• Disciplina: 551.6914/6
• Soggetto topico: Marine meteorology; Coasts; Boundary layer (Meteorology)
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-99).
• Nota di contenuto: COASTAL METEOROLOGY -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Boundary Layer Processes -- CURRENT UNDERSTANDING AND CHALLENGES -- The Generic Atmospheric Boundary Layer -- Surface Interactions -- Internal Boundary Layers -- The Inhomogeneous Atmospheric Boundary Layer -- Boundary Layer Clouds -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- 3 Thermally Driven Effects -- THE LAND BREEZE AND THE SEA BREEZE -- COASTAL FRONTS -- ICE-EDGE BOUNDARIES -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- 4 The Influence of Orography -- INTRODUCTION AND BASIC PARAMETERS -- LOW FROUDE NUMBER FLOW: TRAPPED PHENOMENA -- Isolated Response: Kelvin Wave and Gravity Current -- Damming -- Gap Winds -- MODERATE FROUDE NUMBER FLOW -- KATABATIC AND OTHER LOCAL WINDS -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- 5 Interactions with Larger-Scale Weather Systems -- LAND-FALLING HURRICANES -- POLAR AND ARCTIC LOWS -- HYBRID FRONTAL CIRCULATIONS AND WINTER STORMS -- LOCALIZED LATENT HEAT RELEASE -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- 6 The Influence of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer on the Coastal Ocean -- COASTAL PROCESSES -- Local and Remote Wind Forcing -- Ocean Fronts -- Storms -- Topography -- AIR-SEA EXCHANGE PROCESSES -- Wind Stress, Heat Flexes, and Trace Gas and Particulate Exchange -- Coupled Interactions with the Planetary Boundary Layer -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- 7 Air Quality -- DISPERSION IN THE COASTAL ZONE -- DEVELOPING IMPROVED DISPERSION MODELS -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- 8 Capabilities and Opportunities -- OBSERVATIONAL TOOLS -- In Situ Methods -- Remote Sensing -- MODELING TECHNOLOGY -- 9 Educational and Human Resources -- References.
• Titolo autorizzato: Coastal meteorology
• ISBN: 1-280-20309-9; 9786610203093; 0-585-08513-7; 0-309-57272-X; 0-585-14304-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828984803321
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