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Mesoscale-convective processes in the atmosphere / / Robert J. Trapp [[electronic resource]]
| Mesoscale-convective processes in the atmosphere / / Robert J. Trapp [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Trapp Robert J (Robert Jeffrey), <1963-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 346 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 551.55 |
| Soggetto topico | Atmospheric thermodynamics |
| ISBN |
1-107-32655-9
1-107-23382-8 1-107-25404-3 1-107-33631-7 1-107-33299-0 1-107-33465-9 1-139-04724-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; 1 The Atmospheric Mesoscale; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Historical Perspectives; 1.3 Atmospheric-Scale Classification Schemes; 1.4 Mesoscale-Convective Processes; 2 Theoretical Foundations; 2.1 Fundamental Set of Equations; 2.1.1 Equations; 2.1.2 Scale Analysis; 2.1.3 Approximations to the Mass Continuity Equation; 2.1.4 Inclusion of Moisture; 2.1.5 Equations for Water Substance; 2.2 Atmospheric Waves and Oscillations; 2.2.1 Acoustic Waves; 2.2.2 Rossby Waves; 2.2.3 Gravity Waves; 2.3 Instabilities; 2.3.1 Gravitational Instability; 2.3.2 Rayleigh-Bénard Instability
2.3.2 Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability2.4 Density Currents; Supplementary Information; 3 Observations and Mesoscale Data Analysis; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 In-Situ Observations; 3.2.1 Surface; 3.2.2 Upper-Air Observations; 3.3 Report-Based Observations of Hazardous Convective Weather; 3.4 Remotely Sensed Observations; 3.4.1 Weather Radar; 3.4.1.1 Overview of Basic Operations; 3.4.1.2 Retrievals from Multiple Doppler Radars; 3.4.1.3 Mobile Radar Systems; 3.4.1.4 Polarimetric Weather Radar; 3.4.1.5 Wind Profilers; 3.4.2 Weather Satellites; 3.4.2.1 Overview of Basic Operations 3.4.2.2 Radiative Transfer Theory and Satellite Retrievals3.4.2.3 Satellite Applications; 3.5 Observation Networks; 3.6 Data Analysis and Synthesis; 3.6.1 Function Fitting; 3.6.2 Empirical Analysis: Successive Corrections Method; Supplementary Information; 4 Mesoscale Numerical Modeling; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Equations and Numerical Approximations; 4.2.1 Continuous Equations; 4.2.2 Numerical Approximations; 4.3 Parameterizations; 4.3.1 Subgrid Scale Turbulence; 4.3.2 The Land Surface and Atmospheric Boundary Layer; 4.3.3 Cloud and Precipitation Microphysics; 4.3.4 Atmospheric Radiation 4.3.5 Convective Clouds4.4 Model Design and Implementation; 4.4.1 Initial and Boundary Conditions; 4.4.2 Data Assimilation; 4.4.3 Other Design Issues; Supplementary Information; 5 The Initiation of Deep Convective Clouds; 5.1 Parcel Theory; 5.2 Synoptic-Scale Conditioning of the Convective Environment; 5.3 Mechanisms of Local or Near-Field Mesoscale Lift; 5.3.1 Orographic Lifting; 5.3.2 Horizontal Convective Rolls; 5.3.3 Internal Gravity Wave-HCR Interaction; 5.4 Mesoscale Baroclinic Circulations; 5.4.1 Frontogenesis; 5.4.2 The Dryline; 5.4.3 The Sea-Breeze Front 5.5 Lifting Mechanisms from Nonlocal Sources5.5.1 Convective-Storm Gust Fronts; 5.5.2 Gravity Waves; 5.5.3 Atmospheric Bores; Supplementary Information; 6 Elemental Convective Processes; 6.1 Overview of the Convective Storm Spectrum; 6.2 Components: Updrafts and Downdrafts; 6.2.1 Updrafts; 6.2.2 Downdrafts; 6.3 Convective Outflow; 6.4 Unicellular Convective Storms; 6.5 Multicellular Convective Storms; Supplementary Information; 7 Supercells; 7.1 Characteristics of Supercell Thunderstorms: An Overview; 7.2 Midlevel Mesocyclogenesis in an Early-Stage Supercell; 7.3 Supercell Dynamics 7.3.1 Case of a Straight Hodograph |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463321303321 |
Trapp Robert J (Robert Jeffrey), <1963->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mesoscale-convective processes in the atmosphere / / Robert J. Trapp [[electronic resource]]
| Mesoscale-convective processes in the atmosphere / / Robert J. Trapp [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Trapp Robert J (Robert Jeffrey), <1963-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 346 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 551.55 |
| Soggetto topico | Atmospheric thermodynamics |
| ISBN |
1-107-32655-9
1-107-23382-8 1-107-25404-3 1-107-33631-7 1-107-33299-0 1-107-33465-9 1-139-04724-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; 1 The Atmospheric Mesoscale; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Historical Perspectives; 1.3 Atmospheric-Scale Classification Schemes; 1.4 Mesoscale-Convective Processes; 2 Theoretical Foundations; 2.1 Fundamental Set of Equations; 2.1.1 Equations; 2.1.2 Scale Analysis; 2.1.3 Approximations to the Mass Continuity Equation; 2.1.4 Inclusion of Moisture; 2.1.5 Equations for Water Substance; 2.2 Atmospheric Waves and Oscillations; 2.2.1 Acoustic Waves; 2.2.2 Rossby Waves; 2.2.3 Gravity Waves; 2.3 Instabilities; 2.3.1 Gravitational Instability; 2.3.2 Rayleigh-Bénard Instability
2.3.2 Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability2.4 Density Currents; Supplementary Information; 3 Observations and Mesoscale Data Analysis; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 In-Situ Observations; 3.2.1 Surface; 3.2.2 Upper-Air Observations; 3.3 Report-Based Observations of Hazardous Convective Weather; 3.4 Remotely Sensed Observations; 3.4.1 Weather Radar; 3.4.1.1 Overview of Basic Operations; 3.4.1.2 Retrievals from Multiple Doppler Radars; 3.4.1.3 Mobile Radar Systems; 3.4.1.4 Polarimetric Weather Radar; 3.4.1.5 Wind Profilers; 3.4.2 Weather Satellites; 3.4.2.1 Overview of Basic Operations 3.4.2.2 Radiative Transfer Theory and Satellite Retrievals3.4.2.3 Satellite Applications; 3.5 Observation Networks; 3.6 Data Analysis and Synthesis; 3.6.1 Function Fitting; 3.6.2 Empirical Analysis: Successive Corrections Method; Supplementary Information; 4 Mesoscale Numerical Modeling; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Equations and Numerical Approximations; 4.2.1 Continuous Equations; 4.2.2 Numerical Approximations; 4.3 Parameterizations; 4.3.1 Subgrid Scale Turbulence; 4.3.2 The Land Surface and Atmospheric Boundary Layer; 4.3.3 Cloud and Precipitation Microphysics; 4.3.4 Atmospheric Radiation 4.3.5 Convective Clouds4.4 Model Design and Implementation; 4.4.1 Initial and Boundary Conditions; 4.4.2 Data Assimilation; 4.4.3 Other Design Issues; Supplementary Information; 5 The Initiation of Deep Convective Clouds; 5.1 Parcel Theory; 5.2 Synoptic-Scale Conditioning of the Convective Environment; 5.3 Mechanisms of Local or Near-Field Mesoscale Lift; 5.3.1 Orographic Lifting; 5.3.2 Horizontal Convective Rolls; 5.3.3 Internal Gravity Wave-HCR Interaction; 5.4 Mesoscale Baroclinic Circulations; 5.4.1 Frontogenesis; 5.4.2 The Dryline; 5.4.3 The Sea-Breeze Front 5.5 Lifting Mechanisms from Nonlocal Sources5.5.1 Convective-Storm Gust Fronts; 5.5.2 Gravity Waves; 5.5.3 Atmospheric Bores; Supplementary Information; 6 Elemental Convective Processes; 6.1 Overview of the Convective Storm Spectrum; 6.2 Components: Updrafts and Downdrafts; 6.2.1 Updrafts; 6.2.2 Downdrafts; 6.3 Convective Outflow; 6.4 Unicellular Convective Storms; 6.5 Multicellular Convective Storms; Supplementary Information; 7 Supercells; 7.1 Characteristics of Supercell Thunderstorms: An Overview; 7.2 Midlevel Mesocyclogenesis in an Early-Stage Supercell; 7.3 Supercell Dynamics 7.3.1 Case of a Straight Hodograph |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786132003321 |
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Trapp Robert J (Robert Jeffrey), <1963->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mesoscale-convective processes in the atmosphere / / Robert J. Trapp [[electronic resource]]
| Mesoscale-convective processes in the atmosphere / / Robert J. Trapp [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Trapp Robert J (Robert Jeffrey), <1963-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 346 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 551.55 |
| Soggetto topico | Atmospheric thermodynamics |
| ISBN |
1-107-32655-9
1-107-23382-8 1-107-25404-3 1-107-33631-7 1-107-33299-0 1-107-33465-9 1-139-04724-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; 1 The Atmospheric Mesoscale; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Historical Perspectives; 1.3 Atmospheric-Scale Classification Schemes; 1.4 Mesoscale-Convective Processes; 2 Theoretical Foundations; 2.1 Fundamental Set of Equations; 2.1.1 Equations; 2.1.2 Scale Analysis; 2.1.3 Approximations to the Mass Continuity Equation; 2.1.4 Inclusion of Moisture; 2.1.5 Equations for Water Substance; 2.2 Atmospheric Waves and Oscillations; 2.2.1 Acoustic Waves; 2.2.2 Rossby Waves; 2.2.3 Gravity Waves; 2.3 Instabilities; 2.3.1 Gravitational Instability; 2.3.2 Rayleigh-Bénard Instability
2.3.2 Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability2.4 Density Currents; Supplementary Information; 3 Observations and Mesoscale Data Analysis; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 In-Situ Observations; 3.2.1 Surface; 3.2.2 Upper-Air Observations; 3.3 Report-Based Observations of Hazardous Convective Weather; 3.4 Remotely Sensed Observations; 3.4.1 Weather Radar; 3.4.1.1 Overview of Basic Operations; 3.4.1.2 Retrievals from Multiple Doppler Radars; 3.4.1.3 Mobile Radar Systems; 3.4.1.4 Polarimetric Weather Radar; 3.4.1.5 Wind Profilers; 3.4.2 Weather Satellites; 3.4.2.1 Overview of Basic Operations 3.4.2.2 Radiative Transfer Theory and Satellite Retrievals3.4.2.3 Satellite Applications; 3.5 Observation Networks; 3.6 Data Analysis and Synthesis; 3.6.1 Function Fitting; 3.6.2 Empirical Analysis: Successive Corrections Method; Supplementary Information; 4 Mesoscale Numerical Modeling; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Equations and Numerical Approximations; 4.2.1 Continuous Equations; 4.2.2 Numerical Approximations; 4.3 Parameterizations; 4.3.1 Subgrid Scale Turbulence; 4.3.2 The Land Surface and Atmospheric Boundary Layer; 4.3.3 Cloud and Precipitation Microphysics; 4.3.4 Atmospheric Radiation 4.3.5 Convective Clouds4.4 Model Design and Implementation; 4.4.1 Initial and Boundary Conditions; 4.4.2 Data Assimilation; 4.4.3 Other Design Issues; Supplementary Information; 5 The Initiation of Deep Convective Clouds; 5.1 Parcel Theory; 5.2 Synoptic-Scale Conditioning of the Convective Environment; 5.3 Mechanisms of Local or Near-Field Mesoscale Lift; 5.3.1 Orographic Lifting; 5.3.2 Horizontal Convective Rolls; 5.3.3 Internal Gravity Wave-HCR Interaction; 5.4 Mesoscale Baroclinic Circulations; 5.4.1 Frontogenesis; 5.4.2 The Dryline; 5.4.3 The Sea-Breeze Front 5.5 Lifting Mechanisms from Nonlocal Sources5.5.1 Convective-Storm Gust Fronts; 5.5.2 Gravity Waves; 5.5.3 Atmospheric Bores; Supplementary Information; 6 Elemental Convective Processes; 6.1 Overview of the Convective Storm Spectrum; 6.2 Components: Updrafts and Downdrafts; 6.2.1 Updrafts; 6.2.2 Downdrafts; 6.3 Convective Outflow; 6.4 Unicellular Convective Storms; 6.5 Multicellular Convective Storms; Supplementary Information; 7 Supercells; 7.1 Characteristics of Supercell Thunderstorms: An Overview; 7.2 Midlevel Mesocyclogenesis in an Early-Stage Supercell; 7.3 Supercell Dynamics 7.3.1 Case of a Straight Hodograph |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807808003321 |
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Trapp Robert J (Robert Jeffrey), <1963->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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