# Contents * the following line creates the automatic table of contents {:toc} ## Idea ## This page is about meteorology, the study of the athmosphere and short term weather forecasting. ## Computational and Implementation Issues ## Computational meteorology relies heavily on [[Computational fluid dynamics]]. ## References ## ###General### * Wikipedia: [Meteorology](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorology) ###Introductory Textbooks### * C.Donald Ahrens: _Meteorology Today_ (Brooks Cole; 9 edition (July 2, 2008) ###Computational Meteorology and Weather Models### * Wilford Zdunkowski and Andreas Bott: _Dynamics of the Atmosphere: A Course in Theoretical Meteorology_ (Cambridge University Press (April 28, 2003)