Terrestrial Hydrometeorology

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.

Spis treści:
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