A Short Course in Cloud Physics
- 3rd Edition - January 1, 1989
- Latest edition
- Authors: M.K. Yau, R R Rogers
- Language: English
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… Read more
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.
For graduate students and upperlevel undergraduates in cloud physics and physical meteorology
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
- Edition: 3
- Latest edition
- Published: January 1, 1989
- Language: English
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M.K. Yau
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Atmospheric & Ocean Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, CanadaRR
R R Rogers
Affiliations and expertise
Dept Meteorology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada