Weather Prediction by Numerical Process (Cambridge Mathematical Library) - Softcover

Richardson, Lewis Fry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521680441 ISBN 13: 9780521680448

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

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.

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Review

'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

Book Description

Forecasting the weather by calculation was first dreamt of by Lewis Fry Richardson. He was ahead of his time and modern weather prediction and climate modelling are witness to the influence of his ideas. This edition contains a foreword by Peter Lynch, setting the original book in context.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521680441
• ISBN 13: 9780521680448
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 250