Clouds Their Formation, Optical Properties, And Effects
- 1st Edition - June 28, 1981
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Peter Hobbs
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 1 2 1 8 4 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 4 0 9 7 - 3
Clouds: Their Formation, Optical Properties, and Effects deals with the formation of clouds as well as the theoretical and experimental aspects of their microphysical and optical… Read more
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Request a sales quoteClouds: Their Formation, Optical Properties, and Effects deals with the formation of clouds as well as the theoretical and experimental aspects of their microphysical and optical properties. Discussions are grouped under the headings of structure of clouds, interaction of passive radiation with clouds, and interaction of active radiation with clouds. This book is organized into three sections and has 11 chapters. After analyzing the spatial and temporal scales involved in the formation and organization of clouds and precipitation, this text examines the microphysical measurement techniques used in probing the microstructure of clouds. The reader is then methodically introduced to the microstructure of atmospheric clouds and precipitation; the formation and structure of fog; and basic shortwave characteristics of “ideal” clouds. The temporal behavior of clouds and their interaction with the radiation field are considered, along with the possible effects of cloud models in general circulation studies. The remaining chapters explore the light scattering properties of ice crystals and the radiative characteristics of ice clouds; the laser measurements in clouds; the transmission and reflectivity of ice clouds by active probing; and the theory of multiple scattering of laser beams in clouds. The book concludes by presenting the measurements of the temporal and spatial spreading of a blue-green pulse through clouds and fogs as a function of optical thickness and receiver field-of-view. This text will be helpful to advanced researchers and program managers in terms of reviewing the state of the art and identifying those areas requiring further research efforts.
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Foreword
Preface
Structure of Clouds
Scales Involved in the Formation and Organization of Clouds and Precipitation
Techniques for Probing Cloud Microstructure
The Microstructure of Atmospheric Clouds and Precipitation
Fog Structure
Interaction of Passive Radiation with Clouds
Radiation Characteristics of Clouds in the Solar Spectrum
On the Diurnal Properties of Clouds from Geostationary Satellite Observations
Some Aspects of the Optical Properties of Ice Clouds
Open Discussion
Interaction of Active Radiation with Clouds
Laser Measurements in Clouds
Transmission and Reflectivity of Ice Clouds by Active Probing
A Review of the Theory of Multiple Scattering of Lidar Beams in Clouds
Pulsed Blue-Green Propagation through Cloud and Fogs
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 28, 1981
- No. of pages (eBook): 512
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124121843
- eBook ISBN: 9780323140973
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