William R. Cotton, George Bryan, Susan C. van den Heever

Storm and Cloud Dynamics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• International Geophysics Volume 99
• Verlag: Academic Press
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: C2009-0-02127-8
• 2. Aufl.
• Erscheinungstermin: November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 47mm x 155mm x 234mm
• Gewicht: 1230g
• ISBN-13: 9780120885428
• ISBN-10: 0120885425
• Artikelnr.: 28183063

Inhaltsangabe

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

Rezensionen

"On roughly 800 pages, the book presents a detailed account and mathematical description of all related phenomena and effects, illustrated by numerous black and white figures. It gives a very broad overview of the scientific work that has been done, presenting comprehensive lists of references at the end of each chapter (altogether 130 out of 809 pages!). Also the index is very detailed (34 pages) and helps making the book a valuable reference both for advanced students and experts. The quality of the print, the paper and the book as a whole is good throughout and it can thus be recommended without constraint." --Contemporary Physics, August 2011