Meteorology and climatology

Weather forecasting is the most visible branch of meteorology and has its modern roots in the nineteenth century when scientists redefined meteorology in the way weather forecasts were made, developing maps of isobars, or lines of equal atmospheric pressure, as the main forecasting tool.

Modeling and Mitigation Measures for Managing Extreme Hydrometeorological Events Under a Warming Climate explores the most recent computational tools, modeling frameworks, and critical data analysis measures for managing extreme climate events.

'Big freeze' conditions, storms, severe flooding, droughts, and heatwaves - recent extremes in weather, with their resultant physical, economic and human losses, highlight the vulnerability of society to changes in the atmosphere.

Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) is the current state-of-art methodology to provide weather prediction at different spatial and time scales to serve user community.

This book introduces turbulence in the atmosphere and in engineering flows to advanced students, and provides a reference work for atmospheric researchers.

The journal Boundary-Layer Meteorology was started in 1970 and has become the premier vehicle for the publication of research papers in its field.

This book uses ecosystem services-based approaches to address major global and regional water challenges, for researchers, students, and policy makers.

Today, climate change is among the most hotly-debated topics.

The objects of the American Meteorological Society are "e;the development and dissemination of knowledge of meteorology in all its phases and applications, and the advancement of its professional ideals.

This volume provides preliminary recommendations on ways to educate and develop experience-based expertise among disaster response, security and other professionals from diverse backgrounds, whose current and future interests relate to crisis management.

This book provides important new and actionable tools for diverse cities and communities facing climate disasters to engage in risk assessment and green recovery.

In this study, the committee explores ways the National Weather Service (NWS) can take advantage of continuing advances in science and technology to meet the challenges of the future.

Computational Challenges in the Geosciences addresses a cross-section of grand challenge problems arising in geoscience applications, including groundwater and petroleum reservoir simulation, hurricane storm surge, oceanography, volcanic eruptions and landslides, and tsunamis.

Why a warmer climate may be humanity's longest-lasting legacyThe human impact on Earth's climate is often treated as a hundred-year issue lasting as far into the future as 2100, the year in which most climate projections cease.

The surface of fallen snowits contours and texturecan tell the interested observer much about the forces that shaped it and about its stability and what it is likely to do.

This book discusses the sources of uncertainty in future model projections of the tropical Pacific SST warming pattern under global warming.

The monsoon over China is one of the major components of the general circulation on a global basis.

In the Global Change Research Act of 1990, "e;global change"e; is defined as "e;changes in the global environment (including alterations in climate, land productivity, oceans or other water resources, atmospheric chemistry, and ecological systems) that may alter the capacity of the Earth to sustain life.

Brings together plant ecophysiology, remote sensing and modelling of vegetation and landscape function for advanced students and researchers.

This book presents recent research on cancer detection methods based on nanobiosensors, which offer ultrasensitive point-of-care diagnosis.

Global change due to natural processes and anthropogenic activity as well as the natural variability of the climate system will impact all areas of the globe.

Climate variability has major impacts in many parts of the world, including Australia.

This second edition of the book Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions: Southeastern Europe integrates the scientific results and expertise of the researchers from the countries in Southeastern Europe.

This is a textbook for non-atmospheric specialists who work in the coastal zone.

This book is mainly focused on the climate change in Southeast Asia and its adjacent regions.

Interactions between agriculture, climate and patterns of land use are complex.

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This book examines the meteorological phenomenon known as Western Disturbances (WDs) and traces their influence on the Indian subcontinent.

In four chapters and an introduction, this book systematically helps readers understand the development of the Geographical Sciences both in China and in the world during the past 30 years.

What do we mean by the tropics?

This multi-disciplinary book will cater to students and those who want to have a more critical look behind the scenes of Antarctic science.

This book presents the updated results of an investigation carried out in 2019.

Forecasting the weather for the long and medium range is a difficult and scientifically challenging problem.

Since its discovery in early 1900, turbulence has been an interesting and complex area of study.

A unified and comprehensive account of the fundamental equations of atmospheric and oceanic models for climate and weather forecasting.

Comprehensive, practical and independent guide to all aspects of making weather observations for both amateurs and professionals alike.

A comprehensive review of the interactions between climates of different ocean basins and how they contribute to global climate variability.

Mary Grace Soccio.

This book gives a contemporary and comprehensive overview of the physics of lightning and protection systems, based on nearly 40 years of research, teaching, and consultancy work in this area.

The increasing production of industrial goods, heat, and energy, as well as traffic, has led to the release of considerable amounts of toxic trace metals to the atmosphere.

Written by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Rapporteur of Weather and Climate Extremes, this book addresses the reality of extreme weather-how it occurs, how we measure it, and what it means for our future.

The goals ofthe Symposium were to highlight advances in modelling ofatmosphere and ocean dynamics, to provide a forum where atmosphere and ocean scientists could present their latest research results and learn ofprogress and promising ideas in these allied disciplines; to facilitate interaction between theory and applications in atmosphere/ocean dynamics.

Discusses how culture both facilitates and inhibits our ability to address, live with, and make sense of climate change.

The National Weather Service (NWS) is responsible for providing flood forecasts and warnings in the United States.

This book provides a comprehensive understanding on disaster resilient housing within the Vietnam context particularly and the developing world generally.

Information-based decision-making during drought, often brings out some of the excellent practices that are prevalent in society / individuals.