Statistical Physics in Meteorology
Abstract
Various aspects of modern statistical physics and meteorology can be tied together. The historical importance of the University of Wroclaw in the field of meteorology is first pointed out. Next, some basic difference about time and space scales between meteorology and climatology is outlined. The nature and role of clouds both from a geometric and thermal point of view are recalled. Recent studies of scaling laws for atmospheric variables are mentioned, like studies on cirrus ice content, brightness temperature, liquid water path fluctuations, cloud base height fluctuations, .... Technical time series analysis approaches based on modern statistical physics considerations are outlined.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0401066,
title = {Statistical Physics in Meteorology},
author = {Marcel Ausloos},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0401066},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Short version of an invited paper at the XXIth Max Born symposium,Ladek Zdroj, Poland; Sept. 2003