Medium-Range Weather Prediction : The European Approach /
by Austin Woods.
- XV, 270 páginas, recurso en línea.
Springer eBooks
The first Director -- The beginnings — the political background -- Meteorological developments 1967 to 1971 -- The Project Study -- The Convention -- In the United Kingdom -- 1794 to 1980: The Formative Years -- The Analysis System — OI to 4D-Var -- The Medium-Range Model -- Ensemble prediction — forecasting the error -- Seasonal prediction -- Wave prediction -- Data from on high -- Re-analysis — towards a new ERA -- Archives and Graphics: towards MARS, MAGICS and Metview -- The computer system: CDC, Cray, Fujitsu, IBM -- Communicating the forecasts: mail and 50 baud to RMDCN -- Commercial issues -- The Staff -- And the outlook is ?.
This book provides an overview of the early years of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts and reviews the work of the institute over the past 30 years. As such it describes the European approach to medium-range weather forecasting.