The Emergence of Numerical Weather Prediction: Richardson's Dream - Softcover

Lynch, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107414830 ISBN 13: 9781107414839

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Lewis Fry Richardson dreamt that scientific weather prediction would one day become a practical reality. Before his ideas could bear fruit several advances 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. By 1950 advances in all these fronts were sufficient to permit the first computer forecast to be made. Over the ensuing fifty years progress in numerical weather prediction has been dramatic. Weather prediction and climate modelling have now reached a high level of sophistication. This book, first published in 2006, tells the story of Richardson's trial forecast, and the fulfilment of his dream of practical numerical weather forecasting. It includes a complete reconstruction of Richardson's forecast, and analyses in detail the causes of his failure. This will appeal to everyone involved in numerical weather forecasting, from researchers and graduate students to professionals.

About this title

Book Description:

Lewis Fry Richardson dreamt that scientific weather prediction would become a practical reality. This book, first published in 2006, tells the story of Richardson's trial forecast, and the fulfilment of his dream of practical numerical weather forecasting. It will appeal to everyone in numerical weather forecasting, from researchers and graduate students to professionals.

About the Author:

Peter Lynch is Met Éireann Professor of Meteorology at the University College Dublin and Director of the UCD Meteorology and Climate Centre. Prior to this he was Deputy Director of Met Éireann, the Irish Meteorological Service. He is a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society, the Royal Astronomical Society, the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, and the Institute of Physics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1107414830
• ISBN 13: 9781107414839
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 292