Cloud dynamics / edited by Robert A. Houze.

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 provi...

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Other Authors: Houze, Robert A., Jr
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Burlington : Elsevier Science, 2014.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:International geophysics series.
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