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Published by Pergamon Press, New York, 1976
ISBN 10: 0080196942ISBN 13: 9780080196947
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. 227 pages. previous owner's small name sticker on first page. This is volume 84 in the International Series in Natural Philosophy. 1/4 inch thin tear to cloth near lower part of rear cover. ; 6 x 8 1/2".
Published by Pergamon Press, 1976
ISBN 10: 0080196942ISBN 13: 9780080196947
Seller: killarneybooks, Inagh, CLARE, Ireland
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, xii + 227 pages, NOT ex-library. Gently aged in good condition. A small nick to the upper edge of one leaf, book is clean, untanned, with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Boards show yellowing, regular shelfwear. Issued without a dust jacket. -- Contents: Preface; Introduction; 1. Thermodynamics of Dry Air [Atmospheric composition; Equation of state for dry air; First law of thermodynamics; Special processes; Entropy; Meteorological thermodynamic charts; Problems]; 2. Water Vapor and its Thermodynamic Effects [Equation of state for water vapor; Clausius-Clapeyron equation; Moist air: its vapor content; Thermodynamics of unsaturated moist air; Ways of reaching saturation; Pseudoadiabatic process; Problems]; 3. Static Stability and Parcel Buoyancy [Hydrostatic equilibrium; Dry adiabatic lapse rate; Buoyant force on a parcel of air; Stability criteria for dry air; Pseudoadiabatic lapse rate; Stability criteria for moist air; Convective instability; Problems]; 4. Mixing and Convection [Mixing of air masses; Convective condensation level; Adiabatic liquid water content; Convection: elementary parcel theory; Modification of the elementary theory; Problems]; 5. Formation of Cloud Droplets [General aspects of cloud and precipitation formation; Nucleation of liquid water in water vapor; Atmospheric condensation nuclei; Problems]; 6. Droplet Growth by Condensation [Diffusional growth of a droplet; Growth of droplet populations; Some modifications of the diffusional growth theory; Problems]; 7. Initiation of Rain in Nonfreezing Clouds [Microphysical properties of clouds; Droplet growth by collision and coalescence; The Bowen model; Statistical growth: the Telford model; Statistical growth: the stochastic coalescence equation; Condensation plus stochastic coalescence; Concluding remarks; Problems]; 8. Formation and Growth of Ice Crystals [Nucleation of the ice phase; Experiments on heterogeneous ice nucleation; Atmospheric ice nuclei; Diffusional growth of ice crystals; Further growth by accretion; The ice crystal process versus coalescence; Problems]; 9. Rain and Snow [Drop-size distribution; Drop breakup; Distribution of snowflakes with size; Aggregation and breakup of snowflakes; Precipitation rates; Problems]; 10. Weather Radar [Principles of radar; The radar equation; The weather radar equation; Relation of Z to precipitation rate; Radar displays and special techniques; Problems]; 11. Precipitation Processes [Widespread precipitation; Showers; Precipitation theories; Mesoscale structure of rain; Precipitation efficiency; Problems]; 12. Severe Storms and Hail [Life cycle of the thunderstorm cell; Severe thunderstorms; Hail growth; Problems]; 13. Weather Modification [Stimulation of rain and snow; Cloud dissipation; Hail suppression; Problem]; 14. Numerical Cloud Models [One-dimensional models with simplified microphysics; One-dimensional models with more complex micro-physics; Two-dimensional cloud models; Three-dimensional models]; References; Index; Other Titles in the Series in Natural Philosophy.
Published by Pergamon Press, 1975
ISBN 10: 0080196942ISBN 13: 9780080196947
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Book
Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:0080196942.
Published by Pergamon Press, 1976
ISBN 10: 0080196942ISBN 13: 9780080196947
Seller: dsmbooks, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Book
hardcover. Condition: Good. Good. book.
Published by Pergamon Press, 1976
ISBN 10: 0080196942ISBN 13: 9780080196947
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: new. New.
Published by Pergamon Press, 1976
ISBN 10: 0080196942ISBN 13: 9780080196947
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.