Preface to the First Edition |
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Preface to the Second Edition |
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Preface to the Third Edition |
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Foreword |
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Chapter 1 Introduction |
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Chapter 2 Basic Set of Equations |
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4 | (1) |
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2.3 Conservation of Motion |
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2.4 Conservation of Water |
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18 | (1) |
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2.5 Conservation of Other Gaseous and Aerosol Materials |
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19 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Additional Readings |
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21 | (2) |
Chapter 3 Simplification of the Basic Equations |
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23 | (18) |
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24 | (5) |
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29 | (1) |
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3.3 Conservation of Motion |
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30 | (9) |
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3.4 Conservation of Water and Other Gaseous and Aerosol Contaminants |
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39 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 Additional Readings |
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39 | (2) |
Chapter 4 Averaging the Conservation Relations |
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4.1 Definition of Averages |
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41 | (7) |
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4.2 Diagnostic Equation for Nonhydrostatic Pressure |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Additional Readings |
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54 | (1) |
Chapter 5 Physical and Analytic Modeling |
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56 | (6) |
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62 | (44) |
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5.3 Role of Compressibility in Mesoscale Models |
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106 | (3) |
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109 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 Additional Readings |
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109 | (2) |
Chapter 6 Coordinate Transformations |
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111 | (32) |
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111 | (8) |
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6.2 Generalized Vertical Coordinate |
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119 | (8) |
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6.3 The Sigma-z Coordinate System |
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127 | (5) |
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6.4 Derivation of Drainage Flow Equations Using Two Different Coordinate Representations |
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132 | (5) |
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137 | (2) |
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6.6 Application of Terrain-Following Coordinate Systems |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Additional Readings |
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141 | (2) |
Chapter 7 Traditional Parameterizations |
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143 | (82) |
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144 | (2) |
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7.2 Parameterization of Subgrid-Scale Averaged Flux Divergence |
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146 | (10) |
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7.3 Parameterization of Radiative Flux Divergence |
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156 | (36) |
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7.4 Parameterization of Moist Thermodynamic Processes |
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192 | (30) |
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222 | (1) |
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Chapter 7 Additional Readings |
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223 | (2) |
Chapter 8 New Parameterization Approaches |
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225 | (12) |
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225 | (4) |
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8.2 The Look-Up Table Method in Traditional Parameterizations |
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229 | (2) |
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8.3 The LUT Approach for the Total Net Effect of Each Separate Physical Process |
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231 | (1) |
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8.4 The Generalized LUT for the Integrated Effect on Diabatic Heating and Other Source/Sink Terms |
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232 | (2) |
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8.5 The "Superparameterization" Approach |
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234 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 Additional Readings |
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235 | (2) |
Chapter 9 Methods of Solution |
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237 | (60) |
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9.1 Finite Difference Schemes-An Introduction |
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238 | (27) |
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9.2 Upstream Interpolation Schemes-An Introduction |
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265 | (10) |
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275 | (2) |
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9.4 Nonlinear Effects-Aliasing |
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277 | (6) |
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9.5 A Fully-Lagrangian Approach to Solving Atmospheric Dynamics |
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283 | (5) |
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9.6 Finite Volume and Cut-Cell Solution Technique |
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288 | (3) |
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9.7 Distinction Between Grid Increment and Resolution |
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291 | (2) |
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293 | (1) |
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294 | (1) |
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Chapter 9 Additional Readings |
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295 | (2) |
Chapter 10 Boundary and Initial Conditions |
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297 | (76) |
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297 | (1) |
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10.2 Grid and Domain Structure |
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298 | (16) |
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314 | (7) |
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10.4 Spatial Boundary Conditions |
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321 | (48) |
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369 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 Additional Readings |
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371 | (2) |
Chapter 11 Model Evaluation |
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373 | (1) |
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374 | (1) |
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11.3 Comparison with Analytic Theory |
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375 | (1) |
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11.4 Comparison with Other Numerical Models |
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376 | (2) |
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11.5 Comparison Against Different Model Formulations |
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378 | (7) |
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11.6 Calculation of Model Budgets |
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385 | (8) |
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11.7 Standardizing Model Code |
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393 | (1) |
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11.8 Comparison with Observations |
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394 | (6) |
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11.9 Model Sensitivity Analyses |
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400 | (5) |
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405 | (1) |
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Chapter 11 Additional Readings |
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405 | (2) |
Chapter 12 Mesoscale Modeling and Satellite Simulator* |
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407 | (20) |
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12.1 Satellite Instrumental Simulator |
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409 | (10) |
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12.2 Application of Satellite Simulators to Mesoscale Meteorological Modeling |
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419 | (7) |
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426 | (1) |
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Chapter 12 Additional Readings |
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426 | (1) |
Chapter 13 Examples of Mesoscale Models |
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427 | (74) |
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13.1 Spatial Scales at which Mesoscale Circulations are Important |
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429 | (2) |
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13.2 Terrain- and Physiographically-Induced Mesoscale Systems |
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431 | (36) |
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13.3 Mesoscale Systems Primarily Forced Through Lateral Boundaries or from Internal Atmospheric Instabilities |
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467 | (12) |
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13.4 Integrated Applications on Air Quality-Meteorology Interactions |
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479 | (7) |
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486 | (5) |
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13.6 Mesoscale Modeling of Extraterrestrial Atmospheres |
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491 | (8) |
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Chapter 13 Additional Readings |
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499 | (2) |
Chapter 14 Synoptic-Scale Background |
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501 | (70) |
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502 | (1) |
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14.2 Quantitative Measures of the Vertical Profile of the Atmosphere |
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502 | (20) |
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14.3 Depiction of the Horizontal Structure of the Atmosphere |
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522 | (47) |
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Chapter 14 Additional Readings |
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570 | (1) |
Appendix A |
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571 | (4) |
Appendix B |
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575 | (26) |
Appendix C |
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601 | (4) |
References |
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605 | (112) |
Index |
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