(Ebook) Synoptic Analysis and Forecasting An Introductory Toolkit by Shawn M. Milrad ISBN 9780128092569, 0128092564

(Ebook) Synoptic Analysis and Forecasting An Introductory Toolkit by Shawn M. Milrad ISBN 9780128092569, 0128092564

DescriptionSynoptic 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.Key FeaturesPresents the fundamentals of weather analysis and forecastingOffers clear accessible writing aimed at students from a variety of mathematical backgroundsDiscusses the reading and interpretation of surface observations and METAR code, processes associated with the motion and intensity of cyclones and anticyclones, and quantitative and/or qualitative diagnosis of processes associated with ascent and descentReadershipSecond- and third-year undergraduate meteorology students; first-year graduate students with an undergraduate degree in a field other than meteorology; professional meteorological users (e.g., broadcast weather presenters, pilots, dispatchers, emergency managers, environmental/air quality experts)Table of ContentsMeteorological 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 BasicsDetailsNo. of pages: 246Language: EnglishCopyright: © Elsevier 2018Published: 16th November 2017Imprint: ElsevierPaperback ISBN: 9780128092477eBook ISBN: 9780128092569About the AuthorShawn MilradDr. Shawn M. Milrad is Assistant Professor of Meteorology at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. His research areas are in extratropical transition of tropical cyclones, synoptic-dynamic analysis of extreme events, particularly heavy precipitation; ice storms; convective snowsqualls; and synoptic-scale aspects of severe convection, including tornado outbreaks and Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCSs). He has published several peer-reviewed articles in American Meteorological Society journals.Affiliations and ExpertiseEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, USA