Almost half the U.S. population lives along the coast. In another 20 years this population is expected to more than double in size. The unique weather and climate of the coastal zone, circulating pollutants, altering storms, changing temperature, and moving coastal currents affect air pollution and disaster preparedness, ocean pollution, and safeguarding near-shore ecosystems. Activities in commerce, industry, transportation, freshwater supply, safety, recreation, and national defense also are affected.
The research community engaged in studies of coastal meteorology in recent years has made significant advancements in describing and predicting atmospheric properties along coasts. Coastal Meteorology reviews this progress and recommends research that would increase the value and application of what is known today.
- COASTAL METEOROLOGY
- Copyright
- Preface
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Boundary Layer Processes
- CURRENT UNDERSTANDING AND CHALLENGES
- The Generic Atmospheric Boundary Layer
- Surface Interactions
- Internal Boundary Layers
- The Inhomogeneous Atmospheric Boundary Layer
- Boundary Layer Clouds
- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
- 3 Thermally Driven Effects
- THE LAND BREEZE AND THE SEA BREEZE
- COASTAL FRONTS
- ICE-EDGE BOUNDARIES
- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
- 4 The Influence of Orography
- INTRODUCTION AND BASIC PARAMETERS
- LOW FROUDE NUMBER FLOW: TRAPPED PHENOMENA
- Isolated Response: Kelvin Wave and Gravity Current
- Damming
- Gap Winds
- MODERATE FROUDE NUMBER FLOW
- KATABATIC AND OTHER LOCAL WINDS
- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
- 5 Interactions with Larger-Scale Weather Systems
- LAND-FALLING HURRICANES
- POLAR AND ARCTIC LOWS
- HYBRID FRONTAL CIRCULATIONS AND WINTER STORMS
- LOCALIZED LATENT HEAT RELEASE
- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
- 6 The Influence of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer on the Coastal Ocean
- COASTAL PROCESSES
- Local and Remote Wind Forcing
- Ocean Fronts
- Storms
- Topography
- AIR-SEA EXCHANGE PROCESSES
- Wind Stress, Heat Flexes, and Trace Gas and Particulate Exchange
- Coupled Interactions with the Planetary Boundary Layer
- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
- 7 Air Quality
- DISPERSION IN THE COASTAL ZONE
- DEVELOPING IMPROVED DISPERSION MODELS
- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
- 8 Capabilities and Opportunities
- OBSERVATIONAL TOOLS
- In Situ Methods
- Remote Sensing
- MODELING TECHNOLOGY
- 9 Educational and Human Resources
- References
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