Drew Polasky Comps Presentation
Wednesday, February 25th 2015
3:10 pm
Olin 141
The Physics of Numerical Weather Prediction
While the weather is immediately repeatable to most people, only the end products of the study of meteorology are typically seen. But behind the TV forecast there is a great deal of physics, backed up by supercomputers and satellites, powering massive models making the predictions. This paper seeks to explore the physical principals behind the weather, particularly with regards to how those principals are implemented in weather models. Starting with the underlying energy and forces driving the weather, I will examine the approximations and equations used to predict how the weather will develop.