This book is a collection of selected lectures presented at the ‘Intensive Course on Mesoscale Meteorology and Forecasting’ in Boulder, USA, in 1984. It includes mesoscale classifications, observing techniques and systems, internally generated circulations, mesoscale convective systems, externally forced circulations, modeling and short-range forecasting techniques. This is a highly illustrated book and comprehensive work, including extensive bibliographic references. It is aimed at graduates in meteorology and for professionals working in the field. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Overview and Definition of Mesoscale Meteorology....Pages 1-17 Mesoscale Classifications: Their History and Their Application to Forecasting....Pages 18-35 Forecast Problems: The Meteorological and Operational Factors....Pages 36-49 Atmospheric Sounding Systems....Pages 50-70 Systems for Measurements at the Surface....Pages 71-84 Principles of Radar....Pages 85-117 The Use of Satellite Data for Mesoscale Analyses and Forecasting Applications....Pages 118-150 Operational Objective Analysis Techniques and Potential Applications for Mesoscale Meteorology....Pages 151-172 Fronts and Jet Streaks: A Theoretical Perspective....Pages 173-215 Atmospheric Fronts: An Observational Perspective....Pages 216-258 Instabilities....Pages 259-271 Gravity Waves....Pages 272-288 Quasi-Stationary Convective Events....Pages 289-310 Mesoscale Structure of Hurricanes....Pages 311-330 Characteristics of Isolated Convective Storms....Pages 331-358 Extratropical Squall Lines and Rainbands....Pages 359-389 Mesoscale Convective Complexes in the Middle Latitudes....Pages 390-413 Tornadoes and Tornadogenesis....Pages 414-436 Upslope Precipitation Events....Pages 437-471 Mountain Waves....Pages 472-492 Lee Cyclogenesis....Pages 493-515 Mesoscale Circulations Forced by Differential Terrain Heating....Pages 516-548 The Dryline....Pages 549-572 Formulation of Mesoscale Numerical Models....Pages 573-596 Assimilation and Initialization of Atmospheric Data Into Numerical Prediction Models....Pages 597-613 Averaging and the Parameterization of Physical Processes in Mesoscale Models....Pages 614-635 The General Question of Predictability....Pages 636-656 Nowcasting Mesoscale Phenomena....Pages 657-688 Short-Range Forecasting....Pages 689-719 An Overview of Numerical Weather Prediction....Pages 720-751 The Use of Computers for the Display of Meteorological Information....Pages 752-775 Back Matter....Pages 776-793
