Cloud Dynamics

Cloud Dynamics

by Houze, Jr., Robert A.

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As models of the Earth/atmosphere system and observations become ever more sophisticated, and concerns about climate change and societal impacts of extreme weather and its forecasting grow, understanding the role of clouds in the atmosphere is increasingly vital. Cloud Dynamics, Second Edition provides the essential information needed to understand how clouds affect climate and weather. This comprehensive book examines the underlying physics and dynamics of every specific type of cloud that occ…

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  • Full title :Cloud Dynamics / Robert A. Kouze, Jr.

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As models of the Earth/atmosphere system and observations become ever more sophisticated, and concerns about climate change and societal impacts of extreme weather and its forecasting grow, understanding the role of clouds in the atmosphere is increasingly vital. Cloud Dynamics, Second Edition provides the essential information needed to understand how clouds affect climate and weather. This comprehensive book examines the underlying physics and dynamics of every specific type of cloud that occurs in the Earth's atmosphere, showing how clouds differ dynamically depending on whether they occur over oceans or mountains, or as parts of atmospheric storms, such as thunderstorms, tropical cyclones, or warm and cold fronts. Covering both the microphysical and macrophysical aspects of clouds, the book treats all of the physical scales involved in cloud processes, from the microscale of the individual drops and ice particles up to scales of storms in which the clouds occur. As observational technology advances with increasingly sophisticated remote sensing capabilities, detailed understanding of how the dynamics and physics of clouds affect the quantities being measured is of paramount importance. This book underpins the work necessary for proper interpretation of these observations, now and in the future.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2014.
  • Edition:2. ed

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Academic Press
  • Place of Publication:Kidlington
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2014.

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Book.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (online resource (xxiii, 432 s.)) : : illustrations.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780080921464, 0080921469
  • oclc:on1001652147
  • Dewey Decimal:551.576

Table of Contents

Part I: Fundamentals -- Chapter 1. Types of Clouds in Earth's Atmosphere -- Chapter 2. Atmospheric Dynamics -- Chapter 3. Cloud Microphysics -- Chapter 4. Remote Sensing of Clouds and Precipitation -- Part II: Phenomena -- Chapter 5. Clouds in Shallow Layers at Low, Middle, and High Levels -- Chapter 6. Nimbostratus and the Separation of Convective and Stratiform Precipitation -- Chapter 7. Basic Cumulus Dynamics -- Chapter 8. Cumulonimbus and Severe Storms -- Chapter 9. Mesoscale Convective Systems -- Chapter 10. Clouds and Precipitation in Tropical Cyclones -- Chapter 11. Clouds and Precipitation in Extratropical Cyclones -- Chapter 12. Clouds and Precipitation Associated with Hills and Mountains.

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Subjects

Clouds -- Dynamics SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences SCIENCE -- Environmental Science (see a… TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Remote Sens…

Writers

Houze, Jr., Robert A.

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