Rainfall: State of the Science: 191 (Geophysical Monograph Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0875904815 ISBN 13: 9780875904818

Publisher: American Geophysical Union, 2010

Synopsis

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 191.

Rainfall: State of the Science offers the most up-to-date knowledge on the fundamental and practical aspects of rainfall. Each chapter, self-contained and written by prominent scientists in their respective fields, provides three forms of information: fundamental principles, detailed overview of current knowledge and description of existing methods, and emerging techniques and future research directions.

The book discusses

• Rainfall microphysics: raindrop morphodynamics, interactions, size distribution, and evolution
• Rainfall measurement and estimation: ground-based direct measurement (disdrometer and rain gauge), weather radar rainfall estimation, polarimetric radar rainfall estimation, and satellite rainfall estimation
• Statistical analyses: intensity-duration-frequency curves, frequency analysis of extreme events, spatial analyses, simulation and disaggregation, ensemble approach for radar rainfall uncertainty, and uncertainty analysis of satellite rainfall products

The book is tailored to be an indispensable reference for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students who study any aspect of rainfall or utilize rainfall information in various science and engineering disciplines.

About this title

About the Author

Firat Y. Testik and Mekonnen Gebremichael are the authors of Rainfall: State of the Science, published by Wiley.

From the Back Cover

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 191

Edition details

• Publisher: American Geophysical Union
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0875904815
• ISBN 13: 9780875904818
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 287
• Editor: Testik Firat Y., Gebremichael Mekonnen