Model Building

[YB2010]

Wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of some sources for the math and physics involved in model building. Much appreciated.

[supercane]

The ECMWF has some good information regarding its model presented in a friendly format:
http://www.ecmwf.int/products/forecasts/guide/The_ECMWF_global_atmospheric_model.html
Otherwise, you can Google the specific model you're interested in to read more about its physics.

Hope this helps!

[supercane]

BTW, GFS documentation is not as pretty as the ECMWF's (understatement). For the mathematical nitty gritty, here see Chapter 2 in the 1988 documentation of the original model. More recently developed models (eg, WRF, FIM) have nicer documentation.

[supercane]

JMA also has pretty nice documentation for its model. See OUTLINE OF THE OPERATIONAL NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION AT THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY, and for math details, section 4.2.

[YB2010]

thank you. have finished high school a bit early and taking some time before deciding a major, so exploring possibilities. been fascinated for a while now in weather and lately global thermodynamics and obv violent weather also (I'm here right). Appreciate the suggestions and will be digging in.