Pielke R.A. Mesoscale Meteorological Modeling

2nd Ed. International Geophysics Series, 2001, Volume 78. Academic Press, New York, London, 2001. – 692 pp.
The purpose of this monograph is to provide an overview of mesoscale numerical modeling, beginning with the fundamental physical conservation relations. An overview of the individual chapters is given in the introduction. This book is an outgrowth of my article entitled Mesoscale Numerical Modeling which appeared in Volume 23 of Advances in Geophysics.
The philosophy of the book is to start from basic principles as much as possible when explaining specific subtopics in mesoscale modeling. Where too much preliminary work is needed, however, references to other published sources are given so that a reader can obtain the complete derivation (including assumptions). Often only an investigator’s recent work is listed; however, once that source is found it is straightforward to refer to his or her earlier work, if necessary, by using the published reference list appearing in that paper. An understanding of the assumptions upon which the mathematical relations used in mesoscale modeling are developed is essential for fluency in this subject. To address as wide an audience as possible, basic material is provided for the beginner as well as a more in-depth treatment for the specialist.Basic Set of Equations
Simplification of the Basic Equations
Averaging the Conservation Relations
Physical and Analytic Modeling
Coordinate Transformations
Parameterization-Averaged Subgrid-Scale Fluxes
Averaged Radiation Flux Divergence
Parameterization of Moist Thermodynamic Processes
Methods of Solution
Boundary and Initial Conditions
Model Evaluation
Examples of Mesoscale Models
Appendix