Buch, Englisch, 496 Seiten, Format (B × H): 220 mm x 284 mm, Gewicht: 1526 g
Volume 104
Buch, Englisch, 496 Seiten, Format (B × H): 220 mm x 284 mm, Gewicht: 1526 g
ISBN: 978-0-12-374266-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science
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.
Zielgruppe
Advanced atmospheric science students, operational meteorologists, and agencies tasked with weather hazard mitigation (ie predicting and minimizing effects of flooding).
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Types of Clouds in Earth's Atmosphere2. Atmospheric Dynamics3. Cloud Microphysics4. Remote Sensing of Clouds and Precipitation5. Clouds in Shallow Layers at Low, Middle, and High Levels6. Nimbostratus and the Separation of Convective and Stratiform Precipitation7. Basic Cumulus Dynamics8. Cumulonimbus and Severe Storms9. Mesoscale Convective Systems10. Clouds and Precipitation in Tropical Cyclones11. Clouds and Precipitation in Extratropical Cyclones12. Clouds and Precipitation Associated with Hills and Mountains
