A Short Course in Cloud Physics. (1996)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: M.K. Yau, R R Rogers.
• Authors: Yau, Man Kong; Rogers, R R
• Contents: Thermodynamics of dry air; Water vapor and its thermodynamic effects; Parcel buoyancy and atmospheric stability; Mixing and convection; Observed properties of clouds; Formation of cloud droplets; Droplet growth by condensation; Initiation of rain in nonfreezing clouds; Formation and growth of ice crystals; Rain and snow; Weather radar; Precipitation processes; Severe storm and hail; Weather modification; Numerical cloud models; References; Appendix; Answers to selected problems; Index
• Edition: 3rd
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication Date: 1996
• Extent: 1 online resource (304 pages)
• Subjects: 551.57/6; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology; Cloud physics; Cloud physics; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080570945; 0080570941
• Related ISBNs: 0750632151; 9780750632157
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