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Tropical Meteorology

An Introduction

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  • Tropical Meteorology is a growing field
  • Text is designed as an introductory course in tropical meteorology
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Part of the book series: Springer Atmospheric Sciences (SPRINGERATMO)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. The Zonally Averaged Tropical Circulation

    • T. N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra
    Pages 1-15
  3. Zonally Asymmetric Features of the Tropics

    • T. N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra
    Pages 17-33
  4. The Intertropical Convergence Zone

    • T. N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra
    Pages 35-46
  5. Heat Induced Circulation

    • T. N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra
    Pages 47-74
  6. Monsoons

    • T. N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra
    Pages 75-119
  7. Tropical Waves and Tropical Depressions

    • T. N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra
    Pages 121-141
  8. Madden Julian Oscillation

    • T. N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra
    Pages 143-168
  9. Scale Interactions

    • T. N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra
    Pages 169-196
  10. El Niño and Southern Oscillation

    • T. N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra
    Pages 197-220
  11. Diabatic Potential Vorticity Over the Global Tropics

    • T. N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra
    Pages 221-231
  12. Tropical Cloud Ensembles

    • T. N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra
    Pages 233-259
  13. Tropical Boundary Layer

    • T. N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra
    Pages 261-279
  14. Radiative Forcing

    • T. N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra
    Pages 281-297
  15. Dry and Moist Static Stability

    • T. N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra
    Pages 299-315
  16. Hurricane Observations

    • T. N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra
    Pages 317-330
  17. Genesis, Tracks, and Intensification of Hurricanes

    • T. N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra
    Pages 331-359
  18. Modeling and Forecasting of Hurricanes

    • T. N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra
    Pages 361-376
  19. Sea Breeze and Diurnal Change Over the Tropics

    • T. N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra
    Pages 377-397
  20. Tropical Squall Lines and Mesoscale Convective Systems

    • T. N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra
    Pages 399-413

About this book

This book is designed as an introductory course in Tropical Meteorology for the graduate or advanced level undergraduate student. The material within can be covered in a one-semester course program. The text starts from the global scale-view of the Tropics, addressing the zonally symmetric and asymmetric features of the tropical circulation. It then goes on to progressively smaller spatial and time scales – from the El Niño Southern Oscillation and the Asian Monsoon, down to tropical waves, hurricanes, sea breezes, and tropical squall lines. The emphasis in most chapters is on the observational aspects of the phenomenon in question, the theories regarding its nature and maintenance, and the approaches to its numerical modeling. The concept of scale interactions is also presented as a way of gaining insight into the generation and redistribution of energy for the maintenance of oscillations of a variety of spatial and temporal scales.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“The book may prove valuable to researchers, given the lack of other books on the subject. Summing Up: Recommended. … Graduate students and researchers/faculty.” (S. G. Decker, Choice, Vol. 51 (6), February, 2014)

 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA

    T.N. Krishnamurti

  • Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA

    Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra

About the authors

T.N. Krishnamurti is Professor of Meteorology at Florida State University. He obtained his PhD in 1959 at the University of Chicago. His research interests are in the following areas: high resolution hurricane forecast (tracks, landfall, and intensity), monsoon forecasts on short, medium range, and monthly time scale and studies of interseasonal and interannual variability of the tropical atmosphere. As a participant in the meteorology team in tropical field projects, he has been responsible for the acquisition and analysis of meteorological data, which extends over most of the tropical atmosphere over several years and is now being assembled and analyzed. Phenomenological interests include hurricanes, monsoons, jet streams, and the meteorology of arid zones.

Dr. Lydia Stefanova is an assistant research scientist at the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS).  Her current research interests are in the area of understanding the nature and manifestations of climate variability and long term climate change, and understanding, quantifying, and improving the quality and usefulness of climate prediction and projection products. Her research includes the analysis of large scale and regional climate variability, dynamical climate forecasting with a focus on near-surface processes at various scales and the applications of climate forecasts to hydrological, ecological and agricultural modeling. She has worked on ENSO, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation and Arctic Oscillation as modulators of US climate.


Dr. Vasu Misra is an associate Professor at COAPS whose research interests are in climate variability and predictability. He works with a variety of numerical models to understand climate variations and climate change. These numerical tools include regional atmospheric models, atmospheric general circulation models and coupled ocean-atmosphere models. He is keen on understanding the predictability of a model,and the challenges of real-time climate prediction. Phenomenologically he has worked on ENSO, the South American and the South Asian Monsoons, Tropical Atlantic and Intra-American seas climate variability, and US hydroclimate.

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eBook USD 54.99
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Softcover Book USD 69.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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