Storm and Cloud Dynamics

The Dynamics of Clouds and Precipitating Mesoscale Systems
2 ed
ISBN: 978-0-12-088542-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Buch, Englisch, 820 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1394 g

Reihe: International Geophysics

Storm and Cloud Dynamics focuses on the dynamics of clouds and of precipitating mesoscale meteorological systems. Clouds and precipitating mesoscale systems represent some of the most important and scientifically exciting weather systems in the world. These are the systems that produce torrential rains, severe winds including downburst and tornadoes, hail, thunder and lightning, and major snow storms. Forecasting such storms represents a major challenge since they are too small to be adequately resolved by conventional observing networks and numerical prediction models.

Zielgruppe

Graduate students in Mesoscale phenomena and atmospheric modelling. Researchers in atmospheric sciences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cotton, William

Cotton, William R.

Bryan, George

van den Heever, Susan C.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Aeronomie, Ionosphäre, Magnetosphäre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Clouds

Part I: Basic Equations and Parameterizations 2. Fundamental Equations Governing Cloud Processes 3. On Averaging 4. The Parameterization or Modeling of Microphysical Processes in Clouds 5. Radiative Transfer in a Cloudy Atmosphere and Its Parameterization

Part II: The Dynamics of Clouds 6. Boundary Layer Clouds 7. Cumulus Clouds 8. Cumulonimbus Clouds and Severe Convective Storms 9. Mesoscale Convective Systems and Tropical Cyclones 10. Clouds associated with Extratropical Cyclones 11. Orographic Clouds and Precipitation 12. Overview of Cloud Impacts on Climate