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Fundamentals of numerical weather prediction /

"Numerical models have become essential tools in environmental science, particularly in weather forecasting and climate prediction. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the techniques used in these fields, with emphasis on the design of the most recent numerical models of the atmosphe...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Coiffier, Jean
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Fundamentals of Numerical Weather Prediction; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword to the French Edition; Foreword to the English Edition; Preface; Acknowledgments; Partial list of symbols; Latin letters; Gothic letters; Greek letters; Generalized vectors, matrices, and operators; Various mathematical notations; 1 Half a century of numerical weather prediction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The early days; 1.3 Half a century of continual progress; 1.3.1 The need to be fast and accurate; 1.3.2 The use of filtered equations; 1.3.3 Back to the primitive equations and initialization.