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"This second edition of Cloud Dynamics follows the structure of the first edition by addressing Earth's clouds holistically. Part I reviews basic principles of nomenclature, dynamics and thermodynamics of air motions, the microphysical processes of water drops and ice particles, and the ph...
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Academic Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford, UK ; Boston : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: |
International geophysics,
volume 104 |
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| Summary: |
"This second edition of Cloud Dynamics follows the structure of the first edition by addressing Earth's clouds holistically. Part I reviews basic principles of nomenclature, dynamics and thermodynamics of air motions, the microphysical processes of water drops and ice particles, and the physics of remote sensing of clouds and precipitation. Part II examines in depth the dynamics of each of the major types of clouds in the atmosphere. This two-part structure and the individual chapter topics within each part are the same as in the first edition of the book (although the chapter titles have be |
| Carrier Form: | xxiii, 432 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780123742667 (hardback) : 0123742668 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | QC921 |
| CLC: | P426.5 |
| Call Number: | P426.5/H844/2nd ed. |
| Contents: |
Types of clouds in Earth's atmosphere -- Atmospheric dynamics -- Cloud microphysics -- Remote sensing of clouds and precipitation -- Clouds in shallow layers at low, middle, and high levels -- Nimbostratus and the separation of convective and stratiform precipitation -- Basic cumulus dynamics -- Cumulonimbus and severe storms -- Mesoscale convective systems -- Clouds and precipitation in tropical cyclones -- Clouds and precipitation in extratropical cyclones -- Clouds and precipitation associated with hills and mountains. |