Synoptic Analysis and Forecasting
An Introductory Toolkit

A guide to the fundamentals of meteorology and advanced synoptic-dynamic analysis and the principles behind weather forecasting

Shawn Milrad (Author)

9780128092477, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 16 November 2017

246 pages
23.4 x 19 x 1.7 cm, 0.57 kg

Synoptic Analysis and Forecasting: An Introductory Toolkit provides the bridge between the introductory fundamentals of a meteorology course and advanced synoptic-dynamic analysis for undergraduate students. It helps students to understand the principles of weather analysis, which will complement computer forecast models. This valuable reference also imparts qualitative weather analysis and forecasting tools and techniques to non-meteorologist end users, such as emergency/disaster managers, aviation experts, and environmental health and safety experts who need to have a foundational knowledge of weather forecasting.

1. Meteorological Conventions2. Surface Observations and Instrumentation3. METAR code4. Upper-air Observations5. Upper-tropospheric Charts6. Lower-tropospheric Charts7. Upper-tropospheric Processes8. Lower-tropospheric Processes9. Putting It All Together10. Fronts and Drylines11. Satellite Imagery12. Radar Imagery13. Thermodynamic Diagrams Basics14. Thermodynamic Diagrams Interpretation15. Weather Forecasting Basics

Subject Areas: Meteorology & climatology [RBP]