Austin Woods

Medium-Range Weather Prediction (eBook, PDF)

The European Approach

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an overview of the early years of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, and reviews the work of the institute over the past 30 years, describing along the way the European approach to medium-range weather forecasting. Its combination of historical view and scientific insight is unique.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780387269290
• Artikelnr.: 37286249

Autorenporträt

Dr. James Austin Woods (PhD Meteorology Penn State University 1970 and 1972) joined ECMWF in 1978 from the Irish Meteorological Service as Head of Meteorological Operations and became Assistant Director in 1984. In 2004 he retired, at the age of 63.

Inhaltsangabe

The first Director.- The beginnings - the political background.- Meteorological developments 1967 to 1971.- The Project Study.- The Convention.- In the United Kingdom.- 1794 to 1980: The Formative Years.- The Analysis System - OI to 4D-Var.- The Medium-Range Model.- Ensemble prediction - forecasting the error.- Seasonal prediction.- Wave prediction.- Data from on high.- Re-analysis - towards a new ERA.- Archives and Graphics: towards MARS, MAGICS and Metview.- The computer system: CDC, Cray, Fujitsu, IBM.- Communicating the forecasts: mail and 50 baud to RMDCN.- Commercial issues.- The Staff.- And the outlook is ?.

Rezensionen

From the reviews: "Austin Woods undertook ... ambitious enterprise by guiding the reader through four decades of research and development structured into 20 chapters, which are surrounded by three forewords and three appendices. ... The great strengths of Woods' story lie in his unassuming tone, his short and at times dry personal style ... . Furthermore the author has a gift to explain the complex facets inherent in modern weather forecasting in a fashion that puts the interested ... reader on a valuable track towards (a better) understanding." (H. Volkert, Meteorologische Zeitschrift, Vol. 15 (6), 2006)