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Physics and Dynamics of Clouds and Precipitation
Pao K. Wang
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Description for Physics and Dynamics of Clouds and Precipitation
hardcover. New textbook on microphysics, thermodynamics and cloud-scale dynamics of clouds and precipitation, for graduate and advanced undergraduate students, researchers and professionals. Num Pages: 467 pages, 260 b/w illus. 15 colour illus. 8 tables 30 exercises. BIC Classification: RBP; TQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 183 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1078. 467 pages, 260 b/w illus. 15 colour illus. 8 tables 30 exercises. New textbook on microphysics, thermodynamics and cloud-scale dynamics of clouds and precipitation, for graduate and advanced undergraduate students, researchers and professionals. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: RBP; TQ. Dimension: 255 x 183 x 26. Weight: 1082.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
467
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
467
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107005563
SKU
V9781107005563
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About Pao K. Wang
Pao K. Wang is a Professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he has been teaching and conducting research for more than 30 years. He has won many recognitions for his contributions in atmospheric science including the Alexander von Humboldt Award, an S. C. Johnson Distinguished Fellowship and election as a Fellow of ... Read more
Reviews for Physics and Dynamics of Clouds and Precipitation
'Finally a comprehensive textbook, filling an empty slot between mainly descriptive and encyclopaedic cloud physics books. It is carefully written, covering all relevant aspects, and starts from first principles in a pedagogic way: invaluable for cloud physics teachers and graduate students.' Andrea Flossmann, Université Blaise Pascal de Clermont Ferrand 'Without hesitation I am endorsing this book. It will be a ... Read more