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Weather Prediction by Numerical Process

Weather Prediction by Numerical Process

Richardson, Lewis Fry

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Mathematical Library

General Mathematics

ISBN10: 0521680441
ISBN13: 9780521680448
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Aug 13 2007
Pages: 250
Weight: 0.99
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.87 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
The idea of forecasting the weather by calculation was first dreamt of by Lewis Fry Richardson. The first edition of this book, published in 1922, set out a detailed algorithm for systematic numerical weather prediction. The method of computing atmospheric changes, which he mapped out in great detail in this book, is essentially the method used today. He was greatly ahead of his time because, before his ideas could bear fruit, advances in four critical areas were needed: better understanding of the dynamics of the atmosphere; stable computational algorithms to integrate the equations; regular observations of the free atmosphere; and powerful automatic computer equipment. Over the ensuing years, progress in numerical weather prediction has been dramatic. Weather prediction and climate modelling have now reached a high level of sophistication, and are witness to the influence of Richardson's ideas. This edition contains a new foreword by Peter Lynch that sets the original book in context.

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