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The Life Cycles of Extratropical Cyclones

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  • © 1999

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Editors:
  1. Melvyn A. Shapiro

    1. National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA

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  2. Sigbjørn Grønås

    1. Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen, Norway

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  • Useful reference tool to meteorologist researching extratropical cyclones

  • It can be used as a meteorology textbook

  • It presents contributions of international experts in meteorology

  • The book focuses on selected topics and it was peer reviewed

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. The Problem of Weather Forecasting as a Problem in Mechanics and Physics

    • Vilhelm Bjerknes
    Pages 1-4

  3. Vilhelm Bjerknes’s Early Studies of Atmospheric Motions and Their Connection with the Cyclone Model of the Bergen School

    • Arnt Eliassen
    Pages 5-13

  4. Components of the Norwegian Cyclone Model: Observations and Theoretical Ideas in Europe Prior to 1920

    • Hans Volkert
    Pages 15-28

  5. Constituting the Polar Front, 1919–1920

    • Robert Marc Friedman
    Pages 29-39

  6. The Bergen School Concepts Come to America

    • Chester W. Newton, Harriet Rodebush Newton
    Pages 41-59

  7. Richardson’s Marvelous Forecast

    • Peter Lynch
    Pages 61-73

  8. Personal Recollections about the Bergen School

    • Erik Palmén
    Pages 75-79

  9. Sutcliffe and His Development Theory

    • Brian J. Hoskins
    Pages 81-86

  10. Historical Photos

    • Melvyn A. Shapiro, Sigbjørn Grønås
    Pages 87-87

  11. Cyclone Climatology and its Relationship to Planetary Waves: A Review of Recent Observational Studies

    • Eero O. Holopainen
    Pages 89-99

  12. Planetary Waves and Their Interaction with Smaller Scales

    • Isaac M. Held
    Pages 101-109

  13. Advances in Cyclogenesis Theory: Toward a Generalized Theory of Baroclinic Development

    • Brian F. Farrell
    Pages 111-122

  14. Numerical Simulations of Cyclone Life Cycles

    • Adrian Simmons
    Pages 123-137

  15. A Planetary-Scale to Mesoscale Perspective of the Life Cycles of Extratropical Cyclones: The Bridge between Theory and Observations

    • Melvyn Shapiro, Heini Wernli, Jain-Wen Bao, John Methven, Xiaolei Zou, James Doyle et al.
    Pages 139-185

  16. Observed Cyclone Life Cycles

    • Lance F. Bosart
    Pages 187-213

  17. Theories of Frontogenesis

    • Huw C. Davies
    Pages 215-238

  18. On the Representation and Diagnosis of Frontal Circulations in Two and Three Dimensions

    • Daniel Keyser
    Pages 239-264

  19. Mesoscale Aspects of Extratropical Cyclones: An Observational Perspective

    • Keith A. Browning
    Pages 265-283

  20. Dynamics of Mesoscale Structure Associated with Extratropical Cyclones

    • Alan J. Thorpe
    Pages 285-296
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About this book

This book presents the expanded versions of invited papers presented at the International Symposium on the Life Cycles of Extratropical Cyclones, held in Bergen, Norway, 27 June–1 July 1994. It is of particular interest to historians of meteorology, researchers and forecasters. The material can be used for advanced undergraduate and undergraduate meteorology courses, and it represents a useful source of references to extratropical cyclones. The book provides the historical background of extratropical cyclone research and forecasting from the eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century. It also presents extratropical cyclone theory, observations, analysis, diagnosis and prediction.

Editors and Affiliations

  • National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA

    Melvyn A. Shapiro

  • Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen, Norway

    Sigbjørn Grønås

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Life Cycles of Extratropical Cyclones

  • Editors: Melvyn A. Shapiro, Sigbjørn Grønås

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-935704-09-6

  • Publisher: American Meteorological Society Boston, MA

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: American Meteorological Society 1999

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-935704-09-6Published: 01 April 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 359

  • Number of Illustrations: 335 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology, Natural Hazards

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