Storm and Cloud Dynamics: The Dynamics of Clouds and Precipitating Mesoscale Systems

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Author(s): William Cotton, George Bryan and Susan van den Heever (Eds.)
Series: International Geophysics 99
Publisher: Academic Press
Year: 2011

Language: English
Pages: 1-809
Tags: Науки о Земле;Метеорология и климатология;Физико-химические процессы в атмосфере. Методы измерений;

Content:
Copyright
Page iv

Contents
Pages v-xi

Preface
Pages xiii-xvi
William R. Cotton, George Bryan, Susan C. van den Heever

Chapter 1 - Clouds
Pages 1-11
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Part I: Fundamental Concepts and Parameterizations
Page 13

Chapter 2 - Fundamental Equations Governing Cloud Processes
Pages 15-52
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Chapter 3 - Turbulence
Pages 53-86
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Chapter 4 - The Parameterization or Modeling of Microphysical Processes in Clouds
Pages 87-142
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Chapter 5 - Radiative Transfer in a Cloudy Atmosphere and Its Parameterization
Pages 143-175
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Part II: The Dynamics of Clouds
Page 177

Chapter 6 - Fogs and Stratocumulus Clouds
Pages 179-242
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Chapter 7 - Cumulus Clouds
Pages 243-314
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Chapter 8 - Cumulonimbus Clouds and Severe Convective Storms
Pages 315-454
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Chapter 9 - Mesoscale Convective Systems
Pages 455-526
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Chapter 10 - The Mesoscale Structure of Extratropical Cyclones and Middle and High Clouds
Pages 527-672
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Chapter 11 - The Influence of Mountains on Airflow, Clouds, and Precipitation
Pages 673-750
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Part III: Clouds, Storms and Global Climate
Page 751

Chapter 12 - Clouds, Storms, and Global Climate
Pages 753-767
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Volumes in Series
Pages 769-773

Index
Pages 775-809