Atmospheric Models
¥Weather models are based on mathematical
equations
that retain the most important aspects of
atmospheric behavior
-
Newton's 2nd Law (density,
press, wind)-
Conservation of mass
(density, wind)-
Conservation of energy
(temp, wind)-
Equation of state (density,
press, temp)¥Governing equations relate time changes
of fields to spatial
distributions of the fields
e.g. warm to south + southerly winds Þ warming