Polar Lows
Polar Lows
Polar Lows which provides a comprehensive review of our understanding of the small, high-latitude weather systems known as polar lows. These often vigorous depressions are a hazard to maritime operations and high-latitude communities, yet have only been investigated in detail since the 1960s. In this volume the authors describe the climatological distribution of these lows, the observational investigations into their structure, their operational forecasting and the theoretical research into why they develop. They also discuss the experiments carried out with high-resolution numerical weather forecast models that have shown that some polar lows can be predicted a day or more in advance. The book has been written by a number of experts within the field and has been carefully edited to form an integrated, cohesive volume. It will be of value to researchers in meteorology and climatology, as well as professional weather forecasters concerned with polar regions.
- The book deals in an integrated way with both research into polar lows and their prediction
- It is written by an international group of experts on polar weather systems
Reviews & endorsements
"Polar Lows: Mesoscale Weather Systems in the Polar Regions was a pleasure to read for the wealth of knowlege it contains on the important bipolar topic of osberving, understanding, and forecasting mesoscale cyclones. The manuscript is well produced with nice figues and little in the way of editorial oversights. Although the $120 cost is not cheap, it is a relative bargain considering the comprehensive synthesis of "polar low" knowledge it provides and the many communities is serves. The text is strong on both theoretical and practical aspects, and therefore has unusually wide appeal. ...I stongly recommend this important contribution..." David H. Bromwich, Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University
Product details
June 2003Hardback
9780521624305
626 pages
254 × 178 × 33 mm
1.36kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction J. Turner, E. A. Rasmussen and A. M. Carleton
- 2. Climatology E. A. Rasmussen, K. Ninomiya and A. M. Carleton
- 3. Observational studies E. A. Rasmussen, J. Turner, K. Ninomiya and I. Renfrew
- 4. Theoretical investigations A. van Delden, E. A. Rasmussen, J. Turner and B. Røsting
- 5. Numerical simulation S. Grønas, E. Raustein and G. Heinemann
- 6. Forecasting of polar lows J. Turner, E. A. Rasmussen and B. Røsting
- 7. Conclusions and future research needs J. Turner and E. A. Rasmussen
- References
- Index.
