Errata for Synoptic-Dynamic Meteorology in Midlatitudes (Vol. I): Principles of
Kinematics and Dynamics by Howard B. Bluestein
ò Latest revision 2/14/97
p. 6, line 9, ôWith the exception of squall lines, subsynoptic-scale...ö should read ôWith
the exception of squall lines and the dryline, subsynoptic-scale...ö (2/14/97)
p. 6, 11 lines from the bottom, ôsubcloudö should read ôsubstorm.ö (10/21/93)
p. 19, line 20 should read "height, but also because they show..." (1/27/93)
p. 25, in Eq. (1.3.6) ô...+ (_Q/dt)x,y,z dtö should read ô...+ (_Q/_t)x,y,zdt.ö (10/21/93)
(first printing only)
p. 26, Eq. (1.38a) should read "u = dx/dt," (8/28/92) (first printing only)
p. 28, 12 lines from the bottom, "NOTES" should read "NOTE." ( 4/27/92)
p. 53, 2-4 lines from bottom should read ô...For example, the local pressure tendency in
the reference frame of a low or high is, from Eqs. (2.1.32) and (2.1.47), ô (1/12/94) (first
printing only)
p. 53, in Eq. (2.1.50) delete ô= _p/_tö on the far right-hand side. (1/12/94) (first printing
only)
p. 78, line 7, should read "...the 1000 - 500 mb thickness (dashed lines in dam)..."
(1/27/93) (first printing only)
p. 78, line 8, should read "and 500 mb geopotential-height (solid lines in dam)..."
(1/27/93) (first printing only)
p. 81, Eq. (3.1.2) should read " u = "
v
(9/9/92)
(first printing only)
p. 82, 10 lines from the bottom, the last term on the right-hand side should be preceded
by a minus sign as follows: " - 1/2 (_u/_x - _v/_y)." (6/26/92) (first printing only)
p. 99, in Eq. (3.1.61) "...=_v/_y - _u/_y=..." should read "...=_v/_x -_u/_y=..."
(1/7/93) (first printing only)
p. 102, left-hand side of Eq. (3.1.74), should read ô1/(x/y) x/y)/t]=ö (9/29/95)
(first printing only)
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p. 108, Fig. 3.28a, arrows should be reversed along the yÆ axis (9/29/95)
p. 116, line 9, "tan (D2 / D1)" should read "tan-1 (D2 / D1)." (12/2/92) (first printing
only)
p. 124, Eq. (3.2.26) should read as follows:
"
2
0
x1 -y1
x1
y1
0
2
y1
x1 -y1
x1
2
0
x2 -y2
0
2
y2
2
0
x3 -y3
0
2
y3
x2
y2
x2 -y2
x2
"
(6/26/92) (first printing only)
X = 1/2
x3
y3
x3 -y3
x3
p. 126, in Eqs. (3.3.9) and (3.3.10), "D33" and "D12" should read "D33" and "D12."
(6/26/92)
p. 135, line 16, "radical" should read "radial." (1/27/93) (first printing only)
p. 135, Eq.(3.4.4) should read " __c__ ."
2 (PRF)
(3/16/92) (first printing only)
p. 138, caption for Fig. 3.51, add the following on line 2 after "some distance from the
radar:" ", which is located below (i. e., to the south, if the top of the page points toward
the north)..." (1/27/93) (first printing only)
p. 159, add ô)ö to end of line 8, i. e., after ...önontrivial.ö (11/17/93)
p. 176, add ô= Db/Dt nö to the right-hand side of (4.1.107). (1/14/94) (first printing
only)
p. 176, add ôV Db/Dt = ô to the left-hand side of (4.1.109).
only)
(1/14/94) (first printing
p. 176, in Fig. 4.18, and in its caption, change ôö to ôb.ö (1/14/94) (first printing
only)
p. 176, in 5th line of caption for Fig. 4.18, change ôö to ôb.ö (2/14/97)
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p. 189, in eq. (4.1.142), ô...- V2/Rt2 (-_Rt /_p)...ö should read ô...+ V2/Rt2 (-_Rt /_p)ö
(8/17/94) (first printing only)
p. 190, in line 7, ô...reduces vertical shear...ö should read ô...increases vertical shear...ö
(8/17/94) (first printing only)
p. 190, in line 8, ô...increases vertical shear.ö should read ô...decreases vertical shear.ö
(8/17/94) (first printing only)
p. 190, in line 9, ô...under jets in ridges...ö should read ô...above jets in ridges...ö
(8/17/94) (first printing only)
p. 190, in line 10, ô...under jets in troughs.ö should read ô...above jets in troughs.ö
(8/17/94) (first printing only)
p. 191, line 2 ô...dimensions _x, _y, and _x experiences...ö should read ô... dimensions
_x, _y, and _z experiences...ö (10/21/93) (first printing only)
p. 217, in Eqs. (4.3.120) and (4.3.124) "1.609" should read "0.609." (10/19/92) (first
printing only)
p. 230, Eqs. (4.4.31) and (4.4.32) should read ô...+ _/_x ( u2) + _/_y ( u v) +
_/_z ( u w) =  f v ...ö and ô...+_/_x ( v u) + _/_y ( v2) + _/_z ( v w) = -  f v...+ _/_y
(vÆ2) + ...ö respectively
(3/30/95) (first
printing only)
p. 231, Eqs. (4.4.36) and (4.4.37) should read, respectively
ô...= - 1/ _/_z ( uÆwÆ) = 1/ _/_z (ex _u/_z)ö and
ô...= - 1/ _/_z ( vÆwÆ) = 1/ _/_z (ex _v/_z)ö
(3/22/95) (first printing only)
p. 262, Eq. (4.5.70) should have the friction term " + Ffric" added to the right-hand side.
(3/25/92) (first printing only)
p. 267, in Eq. (4.5.115), ô...+ (s ò )v...ö should read ô...- (s ò )v...ö (9/23/94)
p. 267, in Eq. (4.5.116), ô...+ (s ò )v...ö should read ô...- (s ò )v...ö (9/23/94)
p. 270, on the right-hand side of Eq. (4.5.135) add the term "_/_p (_/_y)" after
"...(f _u/_p +." (1/7/93) (first printing only)
p. 270, on the right-hand side of Eq. (4.5.136) add the term " - _/_p (_/_x)" after
"...(f _v/_p +." (1/7/93) (first printing only)
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p. 273, 11 lines from the bottom, "The first" did not print well. (5/9/92)
p. 276, right-hand side of Eq. (4.7.2), ô...(Dy/Dt...ö should read ô...(Dv/Dt...ö (9/23/94)
p. 277, right-hand side of Eq. (4.7.7), ô...+ Ffricö should read ô...- Ffricö (9/23/94)
p. 277, Eq. (4.7.8) should read ôvÆ = v - vö (9/23/94)
p. 286, in caption for Fig. 5.1, add ô = 0;  = L/2.ö (9/29/95) (first printing only)
p. 286, line 3, ô = /2ö should read ô = 3L/4ö (9/29/95) (first printing only)
p. 286, line 9, ô is zeroö should read ô = -L/4ö (9/29/95) (first printing only)
Insert ô=ö in between ôö and ô-L/4ö (2/14/97)
p. 294, in last expression, ô...+  v) sin...ö should read ô...+  v] sin...ö (1/18/94)
(first printing only)
same error as in first printing, but in addition change ô...sin(2/L (x - ct)]...ö back to
ô...sin(2/L (x - ct))...ö
p. 301, in eq. (5.2.88), "...= (vh ò  z)o + ..." should read "...= (vh ò  z)o + ..." (1/27/93)
(first printing only)
p. 305, line 3, "Thermodynamics" should read "Thermodynamic." (8/24/92)
p. 313, line 15, "...to estimate vertical" should read "...to estimate vertical motion..."
(3/3/93)
p. 317, 12 lines from the bottom, "Fig. 5.19)" should read "Fig. 5.19." (4/27/92)
z
p. 320, eq. (5.4.2) should read "
dz '
0
p. 324, eq. (5.5.5) should read "  y/f o
= 1/g ...." (1/93) (first printing only)
...." (3/3/93) (first printing only)
p. 325, line 5, "cange" should read "change." (12/10/92)
p. 358, Fig. 5.27d Q vector on extreme right should point in the opposite direction.
(3/1/93) (first printing only)
p. 358, caption, lines 10 and 13, ôheavy bold lettersö should read ôheavy bold arrows.ö
(2/4/94)
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p. 374, line 10, ô...high-stability static...ö should read ô...high static stability...ö (2/28/94)
(first printing only)
p. 383, line 17, ô...,(dT/dp)m, and _rs/_p are positive quantities.ö should be replaced by
ô... and (dT/dp)m are positive quantities, and the effect of _rs/_p, which is negative, is
small.ö (2/15/94)
p. 397, line 17 (Problem 5.16) should be identical to p. 348, line 13 (2/93) (first
printing only)
p. 397, 1, 2, 3 and 9 lines from bottom, in Problem 5.18, ôanalyticalö should read
ôanalytic.ö
(2/14/94)
p. 406, 4 lines from bottom, in answer to Problem 5.23, insert ôand exactly in between
trough and ridge axes,ö after ô...and ridge axes,ö and ômost important...ö (3/1/94) (first
printing only)
p. 407, answer to Problem 5.26: add ", southwest of 546-dam high" to "Maximum in
rising motion northeast of 540-dam low;" (2/9/93) (first printing only)
p. 409, in figure for answer to Problem 5.37, upper-lefthand Q vector should point toward
the bottom and right of the page, not toward the bottom and left as shown; lowerlefthand Q vector should point toward the bottom and left of the page, not toward the
bottom and right as shown. (3/3/93)
p. 423, in the index, under the heading ôageostrophic wind,ö ômagnitude of for typical
synoptic-scale flow in midlatitudes, 229ö should read ômagnitude of for typical synopticscale flow in midlatitudes, 299.ö (5/18/93)
p. 425, following the listing for "Eddy-stress terms," it should read "See Reynolds-stress
terms;" The "stress" did not print well. (4/28/92) (first printing only)
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