Atmospheric Sciences 502
Introduction to Synoptic Meteorology
Fall 2005

Suggested Readings


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Last updated 23 November 2005

Introduction
  • Mean Structure of the Atmosphere
  • Mean upper and lower circulation and temperatures
  • Observations, rawinsondes

  • Bluestein Sections 1.2.5 and 1.4.4

Balanced Flow
  • Geostrophic and Gradient winds
  • Thickness, thermal wind

  • Wallace and Hobbs 1st edition Section 2.2, 8.6
    Wallace and Hobbs 2nd edition Section 3.2 and Section 7.2 (especially subsections 7.2.4 - 7.2.7)
    (To go to the online draft version of the new edition see: Wallace and Hobbs 2nd edition and download the pdf files of the latest version of the chapter of interest.)
    Holton 4th edition Section 3.2, 3.4
Cyclone Structure
  • Upper level and Surface Patterns
  • Cyclone Structure

  • Wallace and Hobbs 1st edition Chapter 3
    Wallace and Hobbs 2nd edition Chapter 8, sections 8.1.1, 8.1.2, and 8.1.3
    Bluestein Section 2.4.1

Cyclogenesis
  • Quasi-geostrophic system
    Holton Chapter 6
    Durran and Snellman, 1987

  • Norwegian cyclone model
    Palmen Memorial Volume Chapter 3, pages 27-30 (if you want to see the rest of the Chapter, see me)

  • Potential Vorticity perspective
    Bluestein Section 1.9 (Sections 1.6-1.8 are also in our folder)
    Holton Sections 6.3.2, 6.3.3, 6.3.4
    Morgan and Nielsen-Gammon 1998, MWR. (this is for those with extra-special interest)

Frontogenesis
  • Kinematics and a little dynamics
    Holton Sections 9.1 and 9.2.1
    Bluestein Sections 2.3 and just a little of 2.5.1

  • Upper level fronts
    Bluestein Section 2.4.2
    Palmen Memorial Volume Chapter 10, section 10.2
    Keyser and Shapiro 1986, MWR, 452-499 (for the true affectionato --see me if you want to copy it)

Marine cyclones
  • Explosive Cyclogenesis (for the extra, extra interested, this only the beginning)
    Sanders and Gyakum 1980, MWR
    BAMS Feb 1995 1st three articles -- Kocin et al., Uccellini et al., Caplan
    Bosart et al. Sept. 1996, MWR
    Dickinson et al. Dec., 1997, MWR

  • Marine cyclone structure
    Palmen Memorial volume Section 10.4