Images in Weather Forecasting: A Practical Guide for Interpreting Satellite and Radar Imagery - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521629152 ISBN 13: 9780521629157

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1997

Synopsis

This manual presents the meteorology student and operational forecaster with the current techniques for interpreting satellite and radar images of weather systems in mid-latitudes. The focus of the book is the large number of illustrations. Images are matched with conceptual models and weather charts. Written in an image-led mode, rather than in the style of a standard textbook on meteorology, the presentation allows the user to identify and interpret patterns on the images as easily and quickly as possible. Patterns observed in satellite and radar images have been explained in terms of basic archetypal airflows. Examples are presented showing variations on the basic archetypes for many regions. Material for the book has been provided by experts from North America and Europe, and reviewed by people from universities, training establishments of meteorological services and operational forecasters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521629152
• ISBN 13: 9780521629157
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 523
• Editor: Bader M. J., Forbes G. S., Grant J. R., Lilley R. B. E., Waters A. J.