An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology

James R. Holton was Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington until his death in 2004. A member of the National Academies of Science, during his career he was awarded every major honor available in the atmospheric sciences including AGU’s Revelle Medal. Gregory J. Hakim is Professor and Chair of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences in the College of the Environment at the University of Washington. His research focuses on problems in climate reconstruction, predictability, data assimilation, atmospheric dynamics, and synoptic meteorology. He teaches courses in weather, atmospheric sciences, atmospheric structure and analysis, atmospheric motions, synoptic meteorology, balance dynamics, and weather predictability and data assimilation.

• Chapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Basic Conservation LawsChapter 3. Elementary Applications of the Basic EquationsChapter 4. Circulation, Vorticity, and Potential VorticityChapter 5. Atmospheric OscillationsChapter 6. Quasi-geostrophic AnalysisChapter 7. Baroclinic DevelopmentChapter 8. The Planetary Boundary LayerChapter 9. Mesoscale CirculationsChapter 10. The General CirculationChapter 11. Tropical DynamicsChapter 12. Middle Atmosphere DynamicsChapter 13. Numerical Modeling and PredictionAppendix A. Useful Constants and ParametersAppendix B. List of SymbolsAppendix C. Vector AnalysisAppendix D. Moisture VariablesAppendix E. Standard Atmosphere DataAppendix F. Symmetric Baroclinic OscillationsAppendix G. Conditional Probability and Likelihood

"The book is very clearly and well written...the author succeeds in presenting the fundamentals while providing a motivating discussion on the full scope of dynamic meteorology and its applications."-Jorg Matschullat, Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Center, in ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY, VOL. 49, MARCH 2006Praise for previous edition:“...reflects the full scope of modern dynamic meteorology, while providing a presentation of the fundamentals.” –BULLETIN AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY “The careful presentation of introductory material and clear discussion of dynamical principles make this an excellent basic account of dynamical meteorology.” –JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS