An Introduction to Global Spectral Modeling

- Introduction

- An Introduction to Finite Differencing

- Time-Difference Schemes

- What is a Spectral Model

- Low-Order Spectral Model

- Mathematical Aspects of Spectral Models

- Multilevel Global Spectral Model

- Physical Processes

- Initialization Procedures

- Spectral Energetics

- Limited Area Spectral Model

- Ensemble Forecasting

- Adaptive Observational Strategies

- Appendix A

- Appendix B

- References

- Index.

T.N. Krishnamurti is professor of meteorology at Florida State University. He obtained his PhD in 1959 at the University of Chicago. His research interests are in the following areas: high resolution hurricane forecast (tracks, landfall, and intensity), monsoon forecasts on short, medium range, and monthly time scale and studies of interseasonal and interannual variability of the tropical atmosphere. As a participant in the meteorology team in tropical field projects, he has been responsible for the acquisition and analysis of meteorological data, which extends over most of the tropical atmosphere over several years and is now being assembled and analyzed. These data are unique; it is unlikely that a meteorological data record will be available for decades. Phenomenological interests include hurricanes, monsoons, jet streams, and the meteorology of arid zones.

ATSL series editor Kevin Hamilton: "Krishnamurti is a famous expert in tropical meteorology and numerical modelling. He certainly could potentially produce a very fine book, and his name recognition alone would be a good selling point for a book. So I think this is definitely worth persuing."

H.S. Bedi has not contributed to this new edition of the book, previously pyblished by Oxford University Press. He has passed away. However, the authors want to acknowledge his contributions by remaining him as author for the second edition. bedi worled as a research associate at Florida Sate University.

V.M. Hardiker is a research associate at Florida Sate University.

James Russell Carr in Mathematical Geology, Vol. 31, No. 8, 1999 on the book's first edition: In summary, the mathematical treatment is quite intense and demands patience of readers, at least in the case of this one. But if at all intrigued by how sophisticated weather forecasting has become (certainly strom forecasting) then a reader will find this book not only interesting, but thorough enough to enable model development if that is a goal. Problems are presneted at the end of each chapter, so this book can be used as a texct in the class room. Reserachers involved in the modeling of turbulence, ocean systems and tectonic systems may also value the presentation of this book.