Climatology in Cold Regions - by Chenghai Wang (Hardcover)

About the Book

"This volume systematically covers fundamental aspects and current challenges of climatology in cold regions, including cloud, wind, precipitation, radiation, and snow. It focuses on the role of land-atmosphere interactions in cold regions, the nature of land surface processes, soil frozen-thawing processes, snow melting processes, and surface diabatic heating. By introducing new ways of climate modelling in cold regions, this reference will serve to improve seasonal climate prediction via the of use of cryospheric signals. The concepts and date presented here will be of interest to those working and studying in the fields of meteorology, hydrology, and ecology alike."--

Book Synopsis

Climatology in Cold Regions

A groundbreaking interdisciplinary study of cold-region weather systems and their vital role in predicting climate change across the globe

Climatology in Cold Regions explores the complexities of land-atmospheric interaction across the Earth's cryosphere, systematically placing soil thawing, snow melting, surface diabatic heating, and other processes within the context of broader climatological models. Drawing from a wealth of new data, leading atmospheric scientist Chenghai Wang illustrates how cold-region weather systems can be parameterized to improve seasonal climate prediction and provide crucial insights into projected changes in climate over the next 50-100 years.

The book opens with an introduction to the characteristics and classification of cold-region climatology, followed by a detailed description of the primary weather systems and land surface processes in cold regions. The core of the book presents a new approach for seasonal climate prediction using signals obtained from cryospheric processes, supported by a discussion of climate disasters and the impact of climate change on the ecology of cold regions.

• Introduces a new way of modeling climate in cold regions
• Offers novel approaches for assessing climate signals from cold regions in seasonal and sub-seasonal predictions
• Presents new data on the role of cold-region climatology in forecasting and driving global temperature changes
• Discusses the role of cold regions as the main source of global freshwater supply

A significant contribution to climate research and beyond, Climatology in Cold Regions is essential reading for students, scientists, and researchers in the atmospheric sciences, meteorology, ecology, hydrology, and Earth sciences.

From the Back Cover

A groundbreaking interdisciplinary study of cold-region weather systems and their vital role in predicting climate change across the globe

Climatology in Cold Regions explores the complexities of land-atmospheric interaction across the Earth's cryosphere, systematically placing soil thawing, snow melting, surface diabatic heating, and other processes within the context of broader climatological models. Drawing from a wealth of new data, leading atmospheric scientist Chenghai Wang illustrates how cold-region weather systems can be parameterized to improve seasonal climate prediction and provide crucial insights into projected changes in climate over the next 50-100 years.

The book opens with an introduction to the characteristics and classification of cold-region climatology, followed by a detailed description of the primary weather systems and land surface processes in cold regions. The core of the book presents a new approach for seasonal climate prediction using signals obtained from cryospheric processes, supported by a discussion of climate disasters and the impact of climate change on the ecology of cold regions.

• Introduces a new way of modeling climate in cold regions
• Offers novel approaches for assessing climate signals from cold regions in seasonal and sub-seasonal predictions
• Presents new data on the role of cold-region climatology in forecasting and driving global temperature changes
• Discusses the role of cold regions as the main source of global freshwater supply

A significant contribution to climate research and beyond, Climatology in Cold Regions is essential reading for students, scientists, and researchers in the atmospheric sciences, meteorology, ecology, hydrology, and Earth sciences.

About the Author

Chenghai Wang is a Full Professor in the School of Atmospheric Sciences at Lanzhou University, China. With more than 30 years of experience in the field of cold-region climatology, Professor Wang has published 150 papers on climate dynamics and predictions, climate modeling, monsoons, and climate change in cold and arid regions. He serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology and Journal of Arid Meteorology and is a member of the National Technical Committee on Climate and Climate Change and the National Technical Committee on Wind and Solar Resources in the Standardization Administration of China.