ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE AND MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY Bringing together leading researchers, this volume surveys recent developments in the fields of atmospheric turbulence and mesoscale meteorology, with particular emphasis on the areas pioneered by Douglas K. Lilly. Numerical simulation is an increasingly important tool for improving our un- derstanding of a wide range of atmospheric phenomena. The first part of this book looks at the development of theoretical and computational analyses of atmospheric turbulent flows, and reviews current research advances in this area. Chapters in the second part look at various aspects of mesoscale weather phenomena: from the nu- merical forecasting of individual thunderstorms to understanding how mountains affect local weather and climate. Researchers and graduate students will find the book to be an excellent resource summarizing the development of techniques as well as current and future work in the fields of atmospheric turbulence and mesoscale meteorology. Evgeni Fedorovich specialises in the dynamics of atmospheric boundary lay- ers. He has authored or co-authored numerous articles in meteorology, fluid dy- namics, and geophysics. In 1998 he co-edited BuoyantConvectioninGeophysical Flows (Kluwer) having organised a NATO Advanced Study Institute meeting with the same name. Richard Rotunno has spent most of the last 25 years at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, where he has been Senior Scientist since 1989. For his work directed at the understanding needed to make progress in the forecasting of mesoscale weather phenomena he received the Jule G. Charney award of the American Meteorological Society in 2004. With a background in electrical engineering, Bjorn Stevens has extensively studied the dynamics of shallow cumulus convection. In recognition of his contri- butions to the field, he was presented with the Clarence Leroy Meisinger award by the American Meteorological Society in 2002. www.cambridge.org © Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press 0521835887 - Atmospheric Turbulence and Mesoscale Meteorology: Scientific Research Inspired by Doug Lilly Edited by Evgeni Fedorovich, Richard Rotunno and Bjorn Stevens Frontmatter More information