Advances In Geosciences - Volume 28: Atmospheric Science (As) And Ocean Science (Os)

by Chun-chieh Wu (Editor), Jianping Gan (Editor)

Overview

This invaluable volume set of Advances in Geosciences continues the excellent tradition of the Asia-Oceania scientific community in providing the most up-to-date research results on a wide range of geosciences and environmental science. The information is vital to the understanding of the effects of climate change and extreme weather on the most populated regions and fastest moving economies in the world. Besides, these volumes also highlight original papers from many prestigious research institutions which are conducting cutting-edge studies in atmospheric physics, hydrogical science and water resource, ocean science and coastal study, planetary exploration and solar system science, seismology, tsunamis, upper atmospheric physics and space science.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789814405676
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/18/2012
Series:	Advances in Geosciences , #28
Pages:	108
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

Editors v

Reviewers vii

Preface ix

Preface to AS Volume xi

Preface to OS Volume xiii

Forecast Skill and Computational Cost of the Correlation Models in 3DVAR Data Assimilation M. Yaremchuk M. Carrier H. Ngodock S. Smith I. Shulman 1

Real-Time Tropical Cyclone Prediction Using COAMPS-TC J. D. Doyle Y. Jin R. M. Hodur S. Chen H. Jin J. Moskaitis A. Reinecke P. Black J. Cummings E. Hendricks T. Holt C.-S. Liou M. Peng C. Reynolds K. Sashegyi J. Schmidt S. Wang 15

Factors Controlling the Spatial Distribution of Stable Isotopes in Precipitation over Kumamoto, Japan Masahiro Tanoue Kimpei Ichiyanagi Jun Shimada Naoki Kabeya 29

Asian Dust Deposition Over the Land and Seas in 2010 Estimated by the ADAM2 Model Soon-Ung Park Moon-Soo Park Anna Choe 41

Distribution of Biogenic Silica in the Upwelling Zones in the South China Sea Yang Liu Minhan Dai Weifang Chen Zhimian Cao 55

Influence of Velocity Distribution and Density Stratification on Generation or Propagation of Tsunamis Taro Kakinuma Kei Yamashita Keisuke Nakayama 67

Sea surface PCO₂ in the Indian Sector of the Southern Ocean during Austral summer of 2009 Suhas Shetye Maruthadu Sudhakar Rengaswamy Ramesh Rahul Mohan Shramik Patil Amzad Laskar 79