Physics and Dynamics of Clouds and Precipitation
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Physics and Dynamics of Clouds and Precipitation

  1. English
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Physics and Dynamics of Clouds and Precipitation

About this book

This key new textbook provides a state-of-the-art view of the physics of cloud and precipitation formation, covering the most important topics in the field: the microphysics, thermodynamics and cloud-scale dynamics. Highlights include: the condensation process explained with new insights from chemical physics studies; the impact of the particle curvature (the Kelvin equation) and solute effect (the Köhler equation); homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation from recent molecular dynamic simulations; and the hydrodynamics of falling hydrometeors and their impact on collision growth. 3D cloud-model simulations demonstrate the dynamics and microphysics of deep convective clouds and cirrus formation, and each chapter contains problems enabling students to review and implement their new learning. Packed with detailed mathematical derivations and cutting-edge stereographic illustrations, this is an ideal text for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses, and also serves as a reference for academic researchers and professionals working in atmospheric science, meteorology, climatology, remote sensing and environmental science.

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Yes, you can access Physics and Dynamics of Clouds and Precipitation by Pao K. Wang in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Meteorology & Climatology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. 1 Observation of clouds
  5. 2 The shape and size of cloud and precipitation particles
  6. 3 Molecular structures of water substance
  7. 4 Bulk thermodynamic equilibrium among water vapor, liquid water, and ice
  8. 5 Surface thermodynamics of water substance
  9. 6 Aerosol in the atmosphere
  10. 7 Nucleation
  11. 8 Hydrodynamics of cloud and precipitation particles
  12. 9 Diffusion growth and evaporation of cloud and precipitation particles
  13. 10 Collision, coalescence, breakup, and melting
  14. 11 Cloud drop population dynamics in the warm rain process
  15. 12 Fundamental cloud dynamics
  16. 13 Numerical cloud models
  17. 14 Cloud electricity
  18. 15 Clouds–environment interaction
  19. References
  20. Index