Storm and Cloud Dynamics: The Dynamics of Clouds and Precipitating Mesoscale Systems: Volume 99 (International Geophysics) - Hardcover

Cotton, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0120885425 ISBN 13: 9780120885428

Publisher: Academic Press, 2010

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"On roughly 800 pages, the book presents a detailed account and mathematical description of all related phenomena and effects, illustrated by numerous black and white figures. It gives a very broad overview of the scientific work that has been done, presenting comprehensive lists of references at the end of each chapter (altogether 130 out of 809 pages!). Also the index is very detailed (34 pages) and helps making the book a valuable reference both for advanced students and experts. The quality of the print, the paper and the book as a whole is good throughout and it can thus be recommended without constraint." --Contemporary Physics, August 2011

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This book focuses on the dynamics of clouds and of precipitating mesoscale meteorological systems. Clouds and precipitating mesoscale systems represent some of the most important and scientifically exciting weather systems in the world. These are the systems that produce torrential rains, severe winds including downburst and tornadoes, hail, thunder and lightning, and major snow storms. Forecasting such storms represents a major challenge since they are too small to be adequately resolved by conventional observing networks and numerical prediction models.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0120885425
• ISBN 13: 9780120885428
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 700