For a better understanding of the weather, hurricane to be specific, we can use Doppler Radar. Doppler Radar have many usability. One of them is to catch a glimpse of what happen inside a hurricane.
The day after I bought this book, I made a mistake telling a colleague about it, after which it was very difficult to track it down who has it and who is using it in a team of several Radar Engineers. They had all used it as a definitive reference book on any aspect of Radar design - it covers everything that you need to know and want to know right NOW about a Radar clearly and accurately.
Our National Weather Service operates 24/7 and collects information from "121 weather stations around the country." A full 187 countries "also gather weather information" and belong to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). In this book you'll get right down to the nitty gritty and learn how a forecast is made with everything from weather balloons to Doppler radar, a type of "radar that can measure the speed and direction of moving objects such as raindrops and snowflakes." Scientists send out alerts when inclement weather is approaching and you'll learn the difference between a watch, a warning, and an advisory.
You'll learn about composite radar images, Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES), Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites (POES), "super computers," how computers draw maps, you'll learn how to read a weather map, you'll learn weather lingo, how to make your own predictions, how and why forecasters can err in their predictions, you'll learn about climate change and much more. Sound interesting? It sure is!
Check this books on Amazon:
Radar Handbook
Doppler Radar, Satellites, and Computer Models: The Science of Weather Forecasting (Weatherwise)
Doppler Radar and Weather Observations: Second Edition
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Books on Doppler Radar
10/05/2011
News Staff
