Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Bonas, France, July 13-31, 1982
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Mesoscale Processes and Variability. - a) On the Dynamical Definition(s) of Mesoscale . - b) Mesoscale Variability of the Atmosphere. - 2. Regional and Cyclonic Scale Motions and Prediction Models. - a) Synoptic-Scale Forcing of Mesoscale Processes. - b) Cyclogenesis in the Lee of the Alps. - c) Several Methods for Initializing Mesoscale Forecast Models. - d) Initialization of Mesoscale Models: The Possible Impact of Remotely Sensed Data. - e) On the Effect of the Planetary Boundary Layer Parameterizations in Mesoscale Numerical Weather Prediction. - 3. Fronts. - a) Observations of Fronts. - b) Frontogenesis During the November 15, 1980 Storm of STREX. - c) An Energy-Theory for the Propagation of Gravity Currents. - 4. Mesoscale Instabilities. - a) Symmetric Instability. - b) Conditional Symmetric Instability: A Theory for Rainbands Within Extratropical Cyclones. - c) A Review of Meso-scale Disturbances in Cold Air Masses. - d) Radar Observations of Snowbands in Finland A Preliminary Report. - 5. Buoyancy (Gravity) Waves and Topographic Forcing. - a) Linear Theory of Internal Gravity Waves and Mountain Waves. - b) Mesoscale Mountain Waves: Theory and Observations. - c) Topographic Forcing. - d) The Morning Glory: A Nonlinear Wave Phenomenon. - e) The Formation of the Morning Glory. - 6. Buoyant Convection. - a) Cumulus Clouds: Early Aircraft Observations and Entrainment Hypotheses. - b) Cumulus Role in Tropical Circulations. - c) Cumulus Clouds: Interactions Between Laboratory Experiments and Observations as Foundations for Models. - d) Cumulus Clouds: Numerical Models, Observations and Entrainment. - e) Editor s Comments on Dr. Simpson s. Lectures. - f) The Dynamics and Simulation of Organized Deep Convection. - g) Bénard Convection and Effects of Rotation. - h) Prediction of SevereConvection. - i) Dynamics of Rotating Thunderstorms. - j) A Case Study of Elevated Convection in an Unsaturated Large-scale Environment. - k) Elementary Aspects of the Interaction Between Cumulus Convection and the Large-scale Environment. - l) Condensation Parameterization in a Convection Model. - m) Matching Three-Dimensional Convection Models with Doppler Radar Observations. - 7. Boundary Layers. - a) Lectures on the Planetary Boundary Layer. - b) Planetary Boundary Layer Parameterization and Turbulence Closure. - c) Flow in Valleys: Observations. - d) Numerical Modeling of the Planetary Boundary Layer. - e) Anti-Clockwise Rotation of the Wind Hodograph and Its Relation to Thermal Forcing. - f) The Effects of Boundary Layer Modification on the Initiation of Convection During AVE-SESAME, 1979. - 8. Observing Technology. - a)/Three-Dimensional Wind Field Analysis from Doppler Radar Data. - b) Satellite Data: Analysis Techniques and Applications to Meteorology.
