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040 _aNISER LIBRARY
_beng
_cNISER LIBRARY
082 0 4 _a551.576
_bPRU-M
100 1 _aPruppacher, Hans R.
245 1 0 _aMicrophysics of clouds and precipitation
260 _aDordrecht, Holland :
_bD. Reidel Pub. Co.,
_c1978.
300 _axiv, 714 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c25 cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
504 _aBibliography: p. 657-697.
520 _aCloud physics has achieved such a voluminous literature over the past few decades that a significant quantitative study of the entire field would prove unwieldy. This book concentrates on one major aspect: cloud microphysics, which involves the processes that lead to the formation of individual cloud and precipitation particles. Common practice has shown that one may distinguish among the following additional major aspects: cloud dynamics, which is concerned with the physics responsible for the macroscopic features of clouds; cloud electricity, which deals with the electrical structure of clouds and the electrification processes of cloud and precipitation particles; and cloud optics and radar meteorology, which describe the effects of electromagnetic waves interacting with clouds and precipitation. Another field intimately related to cloud physics is atmospheric chemistry, which involves the chemical composition of the atmosphere and the life cycle and characteristics of its gaseous and particulate constituents. In view of the natural interdependence of the various aspects of cloud physics, the subject of microphysics cannot be discussed very meaningfully out of context. Therefore, we have found it necessary to touch briefly upon a few simple and basic concepts of cloud dynamics and thermodynamics, and to provide an account of the major characteristics of atmospheric aerosol particles. We have also included a separate chapter on some of the effects of electric fields and charges on the precipitation-forming processes.
650 0 _aCloud physics
650 0 _aMicrophysics
650 0 _aPrecipitation (Meteorology)
650 0 _aAtmospheric sciences
700 1 _aKlett, James D.
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
_uhttps://link.springer.com/content/pdf/bfm:978-94-009-9905-3/1
856 4 1 _3Reviews
_uhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6188894-microphysics-of-clouds-and-precipitation#CommunityReviews
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