02286nam a22003378a 4500 CR9780511794285 UkCbUP 20171019154624.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 100702s2013||||enk s ||1 0|eng|d 9780511794285 (ebook) 9781107005563 (hardback) UkCbUP UkCbUP rda QC921.5 .W363 2013 551.57/6 23 Wang, Pao K., author. Physics and Dynamics of Clouds and Precipitation / Pao K. Wang. Physics & Dynamics of Clouds & Precipitation Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. 1 online resource (467 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). 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. Cloud physics Precipitation (Meteorology) Print version: 9781107005563 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511794285 227952 227952