A Short Course in Cloud PhysicsCovers essential parts of cloud and precipitation physics and has been extensively rewritten with over 60 new illustrations and many new and up to date references. Many current topics are covered such as mesoscale meteorology, radar cloud studies and numerical cloud modelling, and topics from the second edition, such as severe storms, precipitation processes and large scale aspects of cloud physics, have been revised. Problems are included as examples and to supplement the text. |
Contents
| 1 | |
| 12 | |
Chapter 3 Parcel Buoyancy and Atmospheric
Stability | 28 |
Chapter 4 Mixing and Convection | 44 |
Chapter 5 Observed Properties of Clouds | 60 |
Chapter 6 Formation of Cloud Droplets | 81 |
Chapter 7 Droplet Growth by Condensation | 99 |
Chapter 8 Initiation of Rain in Nonfreezing Clouds | 121 |
Chapter 12 Precipitation Processes | 196 |
Chapter 13 Severe Storms and Hail | 222 |
Chapter 14 Weather Modification | 240 |
Chapter 15 Numerical Cloud Models | 246 |
| 269 | |
Appendix | 277 |
Answers to Selected Problems | 278 |
| 285 | |
Chapter 9 Formation and Growth of Ice Crystals | 150 |
Chapter 10 Rain and Snow | 170 |
Chapter 11 Weather Radar | 184 |
Back Cover | 293 |
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accretion adiabatic process aerosol air motion altitude ambient approximately assumed atmosphere breakup buoyancy calculations cloud base cloud droplets cloud physics cloud top cloud water collision efficiency constant convective clouds cumulus clouds defined denotes density depends diameter Doppler downdraft drop-size distribution droplet spectrum dry air effects entrainment equilibrium factor fall speed freezing function geostrophic wind given graupel grow hailstone height horizontal ice crystals ice nuclei increase indicated initial isentropic surface lapse rate latent heat layer liquid water content mass measured microphysical mixing ratio moist air molecules nucleation observed occur parcel particles potential temperature precipitation pseudoadiabatic radar radius rain raindrops rainfall rate sample saturation ratio saturation vapor pressure shows simulation snowflakes spectra storm stratiform supercooled supersaturation surface tephigram thermodynamic thermodynamic diagram thunderstorm turbulence unit volume unstable updraft variability vertical velocity water droplets water vapor wind