An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology
James R. Holton was a University of Washington Professor of Atmospheric Sciences until his death in 2004. He was a member of the National Academies of Science and received every major honor available in the atmospheric sciences during his career, including the AGU's Revelle Medal.
Gregory J. Hakim is a University of Washington Professor and Chair of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences in the College of the Environment. His research focuses on climate reconstruction, predictability, data assimilation, atmospheric dynamics, and synoptic meteorology problems. Weather, atmospheric sciences, atmospheric structure and analysis, atmospheric motions, synoptic meteorology, balance dynamics, and weather predictability and data assimilation are among the topics he teaches.
The best-selling textbook An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology introduces upper undergraduate and graduate-level students to the study of atmospheric behavior and dynamics as they are influenced by weather and climate. The science of dynamic meteorology has advanced rapidly over the last decade. The scope of dynamic meteorology has grown significantly. Much of the content is based on a two-term atmospheric sciences course for seniors.
This book provides a clear explanation of meteorology fundamentals and storm dynamics for weather-oriented meteorologists. It goes over climate dynamics and the implications for global warming. A companion website with MATLAB exercises and updated treatments of several key topics has been added to the new edition.
- Clear physical explanations of key dynamical principles are provided.
- There are numerous illustrations to help explain the text and equations, as well as end-of-chapter problems.
- Holton is a leading authority in modern meteorology and is well known for his straightforward writing style.
- Adopters can access the Instructor's Manual.
In this edition:
- MATLAB exercises and demonstrations are available on a companion website.
- Climate dynamics, tropical meteorology, middle atmosphere dynamics, and numerical prediction have all been updated.
Author: James R. Holton and Gregory J. Hakim
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Dynamic-Meteorology-International-Geophysics/dp/0123848660/
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