From Raindrops to Volcanoes: Adventures with Sea Surface MeteorologyThe author introduces a small section of the frontier of the science of the atmosphere by describing experiments designed to clarify what occurs when the atmosphere interacts with the surface of the sea. |
Contents
THE FLIGHT OF THE RAINDROPS | 1 |
WHO SAYS A RAINDROP IS TEARSHAPED? | 16 |
THE ORIGIN OF RAINDROPS | 30 |
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