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The International Antarctic Weather Forecasting Handbook


Year: 2004
Language: english
Author: John Turner & Stephen Pendlebury (eds.)
Genre: Handbook
Publisher: British Antarctic Survey
ISBN: 9781855312212
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 685
Description: The handbook basically splits into two parts. The first presents an overview of the meteorology and climatology of the Antarctic aimed at the forecaster who are new to working on the continent. Many forecasters who arrive at Antarctic research stations have no previous experience of forecasting on the continent and many come from the Northern Hemisphere, so making it even more difficult for them to adjust to the analysis and forecasting tasks that they will have to carry out. Although the majority of the forecasters will have had some training in Antarctic forecasting methods prior to travelling South this section of the handbook should be a useful introduction to the meteorological conditions experienced across the continent. In addition, in Appendix 4 there is a suggested training programme for Antarctic weather forecasters that presents a more structured introduction to analysis and prediction techniques for those who are required to prepare training modules. This first part of the handbook consists of material on the follows:
The physical environment of the Antarctic. Dealing with the orographic conditions across the continent, the oceanic environment and the role of the Antarctic in the global climate system. Also considered is the nature and role of synoptic and mesoscale weather systems, and recent changes observed in the Antarctic. A set of mean meteorological fields are presented, which complement the tables of climatological data included in Appendix 2.
The forecasting requirement. In this section the needs of aviation and those operating ships in the Antarctic is examined, along with the requirements for field parties.
Data availability and characteristics. The lack of in-situ data is one of the main problems facing forecasters in the Antarctic so it is essential to maximise the use of the data that are available. However, many observations, such as the surface wind measurements, only reflect local conditions, and not the synoptic-scale flow. This section considers the value and error characteristics of each form of data available and provides recent maps of the locations of the staffed stations and the automatic weather stations. The value of the model analyses and forecasts are also considered.
Analysis techniques. The Antarctic is one of the few areas of the world where hand-drawn analyses are still prepared, since the numerical analyses fail to represent the many important mesoscale weather systems and flow characteristics that are so important for forecasting at high southern latitudes. In this section information is provided on the preparation of surface and upper air analyses, and on some of the non-standard charts that are prepared, such as streamline analyses.
The Forecasting process. Here there are details of the means used to forecast the full range of weather systems from long waves to mesoscale lows. All the important elements that have to be predicted are then considered, including surface and upper winds, cloud, visibility and fog, surface contrast, horizontal definition, precipitation, temperature, wind chill, aircraft icing, turbulence, sea ice, waves, swell and hydraulic jumps.
The second part of the handbook is concerned with the forecasting techniques used for particular sectors on the continent and on the various stations. For each location we provide information on topography and the local environment, operational requirements and activities relevant to the forecasting process, data sources and services provided and then deal with important weather phenomena and forecasting techniques used at the location. We cover prediction of surface wind and the pressure field, upper wind, temperature and humidity, clouds, visibility and fog, horizontal definition, precipitation, temperature and chill factor, icing, turbulence, hydraulic jumps, sea ice and wind waves and swell.

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