Meteorology for Coastal Scientists

Dr. Robert V. Rohli is an atmospheric scientist with a B.A. in geography from the University of New Orleans, an M.S. in atmospheric sciences from The Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. in geography from Louisiana State University. His research involves atmospheric circulation variability, tropical cyclone dynamics, natural hazards, and applied meteorology/climatology.
Dr. Chunyan Li is a physical oceanographer with a B.A. in atmospheric physics from University of Science and Technology of China, an M.S. in physical oceanography from Chinese Academy of Science, and a Ph.D. in oceanography from University of Connecticut. His coastal and estuarine dynamics research includes impacts of hurricane storm surge and fronts/extratropical cyclones.

Part I. Introduction to Our Coastal Atmosphere.- Chapter 1. The Scope and Uniqueness of Our Coastal Atmosphere.- Chapter 2. Atmospheric Composition, Structure, and Evolution.- Part II. Thermodynamics in Our Coastal Atmosphere.- Chapter 3. Energy Transfer / Electromagnetic Radiation.- Chapter 4. Temperature.- Chapter 5. Application of the Gas Laws in Meteorology.- Chapter 6. The Hydrostatic Equation and Adiabatic Processes.- Chapter 7. Atmospheric Moisture.- Chapter 8. Atmospheric Stability and Potential Temperature.- Chapter 9. Measuring and Estimating Atmospheric Stability.- Chapter 10. Using Thermodynamic Diagrams in Meteorology.- Chapter 11. Clouds.- Chapter 12. Precipitation Processes and Types.- Part III. Dynamic Processes in Our Coastal Atmosphere.- Chapter 13. Pressure and Winds.- Chapter 14. Coriolis Effect.- Chapter 15. Effect of Friction.- Chapter 16. The Gradient Wind.- Chapter 17. Gravitation.- Chapter 18. The Seven Basic Equations in Weather Forecasting Models.- Chapter 19. Comparison of Weather Forecasting Models and GCMs.- Chapter 20. General Circulation of the Atmosphere.- Part IV. Weather Systems in Our Coastal Zone.- Chapter 21. Air Masses.- Chapter 22. Atmospheric Lifting Mechanisms.- Chapter 23. Fronts and the Mid-latitude Wave Cyclone.- Chapter 24. Thunderstorms.- Chapter 25. Lightning.- Chapter 26. Tornadoes and Waterspouts.- Chapter 27. Advising the Public about the Severe Weather Risk.- Chapter 28. Tropical Cyclones.- Chapter 29. Coastal Flooding.- Chapter 30. Coastal Drought.- Chapter 31. Winter Storms.- Chapter 32. Sea Ice and Weather Systems.- Chapter 33. Summary of Energy Transfer by Atmospheric Motion.- Part V. Atmospheric Boundary Layers and Air-Sea Interaction.- Chapter 34. Introduction to the Near-surface Atmosphere.- Chapter 35. The Logarithmic Wind Profile in Neutral Stability Conditions.- Chapter 36. The Non-neutral or Diabatic Wind Profile.- Chapter 37. Introduction to the Transition (or Ekman) Layer.- Chapter 38. The Classical Solution to the Atmospheric Ekman Spiral.- Chapter 39. The Modified Ekman Spiral Solution in the Atmosphere.- Chapter 40. Fundamentals of Air-Sea Interactions.- Chapter 41. Weather Effects on the Ocean.- Chapter 42. Wind Stress and Turbulent Flux Drag Coefficients over Water Surfaces.- Part VI. Air-Sea-Land Interaction.- Chapter 43. Surface Fluxes of Energy, Moisture, and Momentum.- Chapter 44. Sea and Land Breezes.- Chapter 45. Coastal Fog.- Chapter 46. Coastal Upwelling and Weather.- Chapter 47. Atmospheric Impacts on Lake Processes.- Chapter 48. Coastal Jets.- Chapter 49. Atmospheric Optical Effects in Our Coastal Zone.- Part VII. Planning and Engineering Applications.- Chapter 50. Atmospheric Dispersion in Our Coastal Zone.- Chapter 51. Meteorology and Climatology of Coastal Cities.- Chapter 52. Engineering Aspects of the Wind Profile.- Appendix A. Système International Units Commonly Used in Meteorology.- Appendix B. "Retired" Atlantic-Caribbean-Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Names.- Index.