Synoptic Analysis and Forecasting: An Introductory Toolkit, Second Edition provides a bridge between early meteorology courses and more advanced courses in synoptic-dynamic analysis. This valuable reference also imparts qualitative weather analysis and forecasting tools and techniques to researchers and practitioners who require deeper foundational knowledge of weather forecasting. Sections introduce readers to surface weather instrumentation, observations, and plots, radiosondes and upper-air charts, a process-based guide to understanding the motion and intensity of cyclones, anticyclones, fronts, and the diagnosis of vertical motion and associated large-scale weather conditions.
After learning about the applications of modern satellite and radar imagery to synoptic analysis and forecasting, readers are provided a complete three-dimensional picture of the troposphere through thermodynamic diagram and sounding analysis techniques. This invaluable resource offers strong support for building qualitative weather observation, analysis, and forecasting skills.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Dedication - p. v 7. About the author - p. xiii 8. Preface - p. xv 9. Acknowledgments - p. xvii 10. Chapter 1. Meteorological conventions - p. 1 11. Chapter 2. Surface observations and instrumentation - p. 7 12. Chapter 3. METAR code - p. 23 13. Chapter 4. Upper-air observations - p. 39 14. Chapter 5. Isopleths and upper-tropospheric charts - p. 47 15. Chapter 6. Lower-tropospheric charts - p. 63 16. Chapter 7. Upper-tropospheric processes - p. 79 17. Chapter 8. Lower-tropospheric processes - p. 95 18. Chapter 9. Putting it all together - p. 107 19. Chapter 10. Fronts and drylines - p. 127 20. Chapter 11. Satellite imagery - p. 147 21. Chapter 12. Radar imagery - p. 165 22. Chapter 13. Thermodynamic diagram basics - p. 183 23. Chapter 14. Thermodynamic diagram interpretation - p. 199 24. Chapter 15. Introductory forecast techniques - p. 219 25. Index - p. 231
Synoptic Analysis and Forecasting: An Introductory Toolkit, Second Edition provides a bridge between early meteorology courses and more advanced courses in synoptic-dynamic analysis. This valuable reference also imparts qualitative weather analysis and forecasting tools and techniques to researchers and practitioners who require deeper foundational knowledge of weather forecasting. Sections introduce readers to surface weather instrumentation, observations, and plots, radiosondes and upper-air charts, a process-based guide to understanding the motion and intensity of cyclones, anticyclones, fronts, and the diagnosis of vertical motion and associated large-scale weather conditions.
After learning about the applications of modern satellite and radar imagery to synoptic analysis and forecasting, readers are provided a complete three-dimensional picture of the troposphere through thermodynamic diagram and sounding analysis techniques. This invaluable resource offers strong support for building qualitative weather observation, analysis, and forecasting skills.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Dedication - p. v 7. About the author - p. xiii 8. Preface - p. xv 9. Acknowledgments - p. xvii 10. Chapter 1. Meteorological conventions - p. 1 11. Chapter 2. Surface observations and instrumentation - p. 7 12. Chapter 3. METAR code - p. 23 13. Chapter 4. Upper-air observations - p. 39 14. Chapter 5. Isopleths and upper-tropospheric charts - p. 47 15. Chapter 6. Lower-tropospheric charts - p. 63 16. Chapter 7. Upper-tropospheric processes - p. 79 17. Chapter 8. Lower-tropospheric processes - p. 95 18. Chapter 9. Putting it all together - p. 107 19. Chapter 10. Fronts and drylines - p. 127 20. Chapter 11. Satellite imagery - p. 147 21. Chapter 12. Radar imagery - p. 165 22. Chapter 13. Thermodynamic diagram basics - p. 183 23. Chapter 14. Thermodynamic diagram interpretation - p. 199 24. Chapter 15. Introductory forecast techniques - p. 219 25. Index - p. 231
