Cloud dynamics / Robert A. Houze, Jr., Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Series: International geophysics series ; v. 104.Publisher: Amsterdam ; New York : Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, [2014]Edition: Second editionDescription: xxiii, 432 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780123742667
- 0123742668
- 0074-6142
- 551.57/6 23
- QC921.6.D95 H68 2014
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"ISSN: 0074-6142"--Title page verso.
Machine generated contents note: Ch. 1 Types of Clouds in Earth's Atmosphere Ch. 2 Atmospheric Dynamics Ch. 3 Cloud Microphysics Ch. 4 Remote Sensing of Clouds and Precipitation Ch. 5 Clouds in Shallow Layers at Low, Middle, and High Levels Ch. 6 Nimbostratus and the Separation of Convective and Stratiform Precipitation Ch. 7 Basic Cumulus Dynamics Ch. 8 Cumulonimbus and Severe Storms Ch. 9 Mesoscale Convective Systems Ch. 10 Clouds and Precipitation in Tropical Cyclones Ch. 11 Clouds and Precipitation in Extratropical Cyclones Ch. 12 Clouds and Precipitation Associated with Hills and Mountains.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-421) and index.
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.
"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 been slightly altered to modernize them). The material of the first edition of this book is largely unchanged. However, the study of clouds is a vigorous research area. New satellites, more advanced models, and numerous field studies have advanced knowledge of all types of clouds, and I have integrated these new insights into the second edition"-- Provided by publisher.