Weather Analysis and Forecasting: Applying Satellite Water Vapor Imagery and Potential Vorticity Analysis

PART I: Fundamentals 1. A dynamical view of synoptic development 2. The interpretation problem of satellite water vapor imagery PART II: Practical use of water vapor imagery and dynamical fields 3. Significant water vapor imagery features associated with synoptic dynamical structures 4.Use of water vapor imagery for assessing NWP model behavior and improving forecasts Appendices A. Radiative transfer theory and some radiation effects for the WV channels of Meteosat, GOES, and MSG B. Synthetic (pseudo) water vapor images C. PV modification technique and PV inversion to correct the initial state of the numerical model D. Glossary of acronyms