{"product_id":"fast-processes-in-largescale-atmospheric-models-9781119528999","title":"Fast Processes in LargeScale Atmospheric Models","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImproving weather and climate prediction with better representation of fast processes in atmospheric models\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany atmospheric processes that influence Earth's weather and climate occur at spatiotemporal scales that are too small to be resolved in large scale models. They must be parameterized, which means approximately representing them by variables that can be resolved by model grids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFast Processes in Large-Scale Atmospheric Models: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities\u003c\/i\u003e explores ways to better investigate and represent multiple parameterized processes in models and thus improve their ability to make accurate climate and weather predictions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume highlights include:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHistorical development of the parameterization of fast processes in numerical models\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDifferent types of major sub-grid processes and their parameterizations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEfforts to unify the treatment of individual processes and their interactions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Progress in Understanding and Parameterizing Fast Physics in Large-Scale Atmospheric Models 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYangang Liu and Pavlos Kollias\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Processes and Parameterizations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Radiative Transfer and Atmospheric Interactions 13\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYu Gu and Kuo-Nan Liou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 AerosolsandClimateEffects 53\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eXiaohong Liu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Entrainment, Mixing, and Their Microphysical Influences 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChunsong Lu, Yangang Liu, Xiaoqi Xu, Sinan Gao, and Cheng Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Deep Convection and Convective Clouds 121\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeo J. Donner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Stratus, Stratocumulus, and Remote Sensing 141\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eXiquan Dong and Patrick Minnis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Planetary Boundary Layer and Processes 201\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVirendra P. Ghate and David B. Mechem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Human Impacts on Land Surface-Atmosphere Interactions 213\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Barlage and Fei Chen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Gravity Wave Drag Parameterizations for Earth’s Atmosphere 229\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher G. Kruse, Jadwiga H. Richter, M. Joan Alexander, Julio T. Bacmeister, Christopher Heale, and Junhong Wei\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Unifying Efforts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Higher-Order Equations Closed by the Assumed PDF Method: Suitability for Parameterizing Cumulus Convection 259\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVincent E. Larson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 An Introduction to the Eddy–Diffusivity\/Mass–Flux (EDMF) Approach: A Unified Turbulence and ConvectionParameterization 271\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoão Teixeira, Kay Suselj, and Marcin J. Kurowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Application of Machine Learning to Parameterization Emulation and Development 283\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVladimir Krasnopolsky and Alexei Belochitski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Top-DownApproachestotheStudyofCloudSystems 313\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGraham Feingold and Ilan Koren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Measurements, Model Evaluation, and Model-measurement Integration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Ground-Based Remote-Sensing of Key Properties 329\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatia Lamer, Pavlos Kollias, Vassilis Amiridis, Eleni Marinou, Ulrich Loehnert, Sabrina Schnitt, and Allison McComiskey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Satellite and Airborne Remote Sensing of Clouds and Aerosols 361\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlexander Marshak and Anthony B. Davis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 In Situ and Laboratory Measurements of Cloud Microphysical Properties 399\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKamal Kant Chandrakar and Raymond A. Shaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Frameworks for Testing and Evaluating Fast Physics: Parameterizations in Climate and Weather Forecasting Models 425\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWuyin Lin and Shaocheng Xie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Future Research Outlook: Challenges and Opportunities 445\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYangang Liu and Pavlos Kollias\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 451\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738361508183,"sku":"9781119528999","price":165.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119528999.jpg?v=1723811976","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fast-processes-in-largescale-atmospheric-models-9781119528999","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}