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; Strengths 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
ADA290986

Entities

People

  • W. D. Meyer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Clear Air Turbulence
  • Cyclones
  • Differential Equations
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Gravity Waves
  • Grids
  • Heat Energy
  • Meteorology
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Business Analytics
  • Educational Psychology