Physics and chemistry of clouds

"Clouds contribute to the environment in many ways. Clouds, through a variety of physical processes acting over many spatial scales, provide both liquid and solid forms of precipitation and nature's only significant source of fresh water. Under extreme circumstances, however, clouds and pr...

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Autor principal: Lamb, Dennis, 1941-
Autor Corporativo: ebrary, Inc
Outros Autores: Verlinde, Johannes
Formato: Recurso Electrónico livro electrónico
Idioma:inglês
Publicado em: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. The atmospheric setting; 3. Equilibria; 4. Change; 5. Cloud thermodynamics; 6. Cloud formation and evolution; 7. Nucleation; 8. Growth from the vapor; 9. Growth by collection; 10. Evolution of supersaturation; 11. Warm clouds; 12. Cold clouds; 13. Cloud chemistry; 14. Electrification; Appendix A. Cloud classification; Appendix B. Basics of thermodynamics; Appendix C. Boltzmann distribution; Index.