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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Table of Contents:
  • 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 and stratiform precipitation; Basic cumulus dynamics: Cumilonimbus and severe storms.