The Basics of Weather Models

Abstract

Without using mathematics, this memo summarizes the important information weather forecasters need to know to apply numerical weather prediction (NWP) forecasts. We've had to make some tough choices regarding what material to include. We've put the more technically rigorous information in an appendix; readers can review this material as they have time. We've organized the material under three main topics: * History of NWP. * Components of an NWP model. * Sfrengths and weaknesses of NWP models--what these models can and cannot do.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA263386

Entities

People

  • W. D. Meyer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Boundary Layer
  • Clear Air Turbulence
  • Cyclones
  • Differential Equations
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Gravity Waves
  • Grids
  • Heat Energy
  • Materials
  • Meteorology
  • Operating Systems
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Systems Analysis and Design