Weather Prediction by Numerical Process by Lewis Fry Richardson

Weather Prediction by Numerical Process by Lewis Fry Richardson

The idea of forecasting the weather by calculation was first dreamt of by Lewis Fry Richardson. He set out in this book a detailed algorithm for systematic numerical weather prediction. The method of computing atmospheric changes, which he mapped out in great detail in this book, is essentially the method used today. He was greatly ahead of his time because, before his ideas could bear fruit, advances in four critical areas were needed: better understanding of the dynamics of the atmosphere; stable computational algorithms to integrate the equations; regular observations of the free atmosphere; and powerful automatic computer equipment. Over the ensuing years, progress in numerical weather prediction has been dramatic. Weather prediction and climate modelling have now reached a high level of sophistication, and are witness to the influence of Richardson's ideas. This new edition contains a new foreword by Peter Lynch that sets the original book in context.

'The book can be warmly recommended to people interested in the history of meteorology as well as to those who want to have a more or less complete record on numerical weather prediction techniques on their bookshelf' Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Peter Lynch is Met Éireann Professor of Meteorology at University College Dublin and Director of the UCD Meteorology and Climate Centre.

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ISBN 13	9780521680448
ISBN 10	0521680441
Titel	Weather Prediction by Numerical Process
Autor	Lewis Fry Richardson
Serie	Cambridge Mathematical Library
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2007-08-13
Seitenanzahl	250
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.