Terrestrial Hydrometeorology

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-470-65938-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Buch, Englisch, 472 Seiten, Format (B × H): 192 mm x 253 mm, Gewicht: 1204 g

Both hydrologists and meteorologists need to speak a common scientific language, and this has given rise to the new scientific discipline of hydrometeorology, which deals with the transfer of water and energy across the land/atmosphere interface.

Terrestrial Hydrometeorology is the first graduate-level text with sufficient breadth and depth to be used in hydrology departments to teach relevant aspects of meteorology, and in meteorological departments to teach relevant aspects of hydrology, and to serve as an introductory text to teach the emerging discipline of hydrometeorology.

The book will be essential reading for graduate students studying surface water hydrology, meteorology, and hydrometeorology. It can also be used in advanced undergraduate courses, and will be welcomed by academic and professional hydrologists and meteorologists worldwide.

Additional resources for this book can be found at: http://www.wiley.com/go/shuttleworth/hydrometeorology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shuttleworth, W. James

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Hydrologie, Hydrogeologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword xvi

Preface xviii

Acknowledgements xix

1 Terrestrial Hydrometeorology and the Global Water Cycle 1

2 Water Vapor in the Atmosphere 14

3 Vertical Gradients in the Atmosphere 25

4 Surface Energy Fluxes 36

5 Terrestrial Radiation 48

6 Soil Temperature and Heat Flux 66

7 Measuring Surface Heat Fluxes 77

8 General Circulation Models 96

9 Global Scale Influences on Hydrometeorology 107

10 Formation of Clouds 128

11 Formation of Precipitation 143

12 Precipitation Measurement and Observation 155

13 Precipitation Analysis in Time 176

14 Precipitation Analysis in Space 198

15 Mathematical and Conceptual Tools of Turbulence 213

16 Equations of Atmospheric Flow in the ABL 231

17 Equations of Turbulent Flow in the ABL 248

18 Observed ABL Profiles: Higher Order Moments 259

19 Turbulent Closure, K Theory, and Mixing Length 277

20 Surface Layer Scaling and Aerodynamic Resistance 289

21 Canopy Processes and Canopy Resistances 300

22 Whole Canopy Interactions 316

23 Daily Estimates of Evaporation 334

24 Soil Vegetation Atmosphere Transfer Schemes 359

25 Sensitivity to Land Surface Exchanges 380

26 Example Questions and Answers 404

Example Answers 418

Index 441

Über Autor(innen)

Shuttleworth, W. James
Dr. Shuttleworth worked for 20 years at the UK's Institute of Hydrology, ultimately as Head of the Hydrological Processes Division. In 1993 he joined the University of Arizona where he is Regents' Professor in both the Department of Hydrology and Water Resources and the Atmospheric Sciences Department. He has served on numerous national and international scientific advisory committees, including the National Research Council, the International Council of Scientific Unions, the International Hydrology Programme, the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, and the World Climate Research Programme. In 2001 Dr. Shuttleworth was awarded the AGU Hydrology Prize for "outstanding contributions to the science of hydrology", and in 2006 IAHS, UNESCO and WMO jointly awarded him the prestigious International Hydrology Prize.