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A Short Course in Cloud Physics by M.K. Yau (Department of Atmospheric & Ocean Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Canada)

Covers essential parts of cloud and precipitation physics and has been extensively rewritten with over 60 new illustrations and many new and up to date references. Many current topics are covered such as mesoscale meteorology, radar cloud studies and numerical cloud modelling, and topics from the second edition, such as severe storms, precipitation processes and large scale aspects of cloud physics, have been revised. Problems are included as examples and to supplement the text.

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"I strongly endorse its use as a text book for Undergraduate Seniors and beginning Graduate Students" --Dr V K Saxena, Professor of Meteorology NC State University, USA

Table of 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

Additional information

NPB9780750632157
9780750632157
0750632151
A Short Course in Cloud Physics by M.K. Yau (Department of Atmospheric & Ocean Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Canada)
New
Paperback
Elsevier Science & Technology
1996-05-15
304
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