Invisible in the storm : the role of mathematics in understanding weather /

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"Invisible in the Storm is the first book to recount the history, personalities, and ideas behind one of the greatest scientific successes of modern times--the use of mathematics in weather prediction. Although humans have tried to forecast weather for millennia, mathematical principles were us...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roulstone, Ian
Otros Autores: Norbury, John, 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Meteorology > Data processing.
Climatology > Data processing.
Meteorology > Mathematical models.
Climatology > Mathematical models.
Météorologie > Informatique.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Meteorology & Climatology.
MATHEMATICS > Applied.
NATURE > Weather.
MATHEMATICS > Differential Equations.
MATHEMATICS > Calculus.
MATHEMATICS > History & Philosophy.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Prelude: New Beginnings
  • One. The Fabric of a Vision
  • Two. From Lore to Laws
  • Three. advances and adversity
  • Four. When the Wind Blows the Wind
  • Five. Constraining the Possibilities
  • Six. The Metamorphosis of Meteorology
  • Seven. Math Gets the Picture
  • Eight. Predicting in the Presence of Chaos
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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