Predictability of Weather and Climate

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Predictability of Weather and Climate
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Tim Palmer
Edited by Renate Hagedorn
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:734
Dimensions(mm): Height 244,Width 170
Category/GenreMeteorology and climatology
ISBN/Barcode 9781107414853
ClassificationsDewey:551.6
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 10 July 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The topic of predictability in weather and climate has advanced significantly in recent years, both in understanding the phenomena that affect weather and climate and in techniques used to model and forecast them. This book, first published in 2006, brings together some of the world's leading experts on predicting weather and climate. It addresses predictability from the theoretical to the practical, on timescales from days to decades. Topics such as the predictability of weather phenomena, coupled ocean-atmosphere systems and anthropogenic climate change are among those included. Ensemble systems for forecasting predictability are discussed extensively. Ed Lorenz, father of chaos theory, makes a contribution to theoretical analysis with a previously unpublished paper. This well-balanced volume will be a valuable resource for many years. High-calibre chapter authors and extensive subject coverage make it valuable to people with an interest in weather and climate forecasting and environmental science, from graduate students to researchers.

Author Biography

Tim N. Palmer is Head of the Probability Forecasting and Diagnostics Division at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Renate Hagedorn is the education officer for the ECMWF research department.

Reviews

' ... well-balanced volume ... The concatenation of 27 authors gives some heterogeneity from which the interested reader can choose ... High-calibre chapter authors and extensive subject coverage make it a valuable resource on our shelves for many years.' Meteorologische Zeitschrift