Applications for weather forecasting are included. T.N. Carlson, Midlatitude Weather Systems. Fundamental physical laws of conservation of mass, momentum and energy are examined and applied to atmospheric flows. Rotation in the atmosphere is examined quantatively in terms of both circulation and vorticity. An advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level analysis weather systems.
Emphasis is placed on mesoscale weather systems.
Applications to weather forecasting are included. P.S. Ray, ed. Mesoscale Meteorology and Forecasting. Scales of weather systems, objective analysis, isentropic analysis, vertical wind shear, symmetric instability, precipitation bands, influence of mountain and coastal features, types of thunderstorms and thunderstorm systems, features influencing thunderstorm development, heavy precipitation, mesoscale weather forecasting. Linear wave theory is introduced to analyze atmospheric waves and is applied to develop a baroclinic instability model.