Precipitation Theory, Measurement and Distribution

Name: Precipitation Theory, Measurement and Distribution
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ISBN: 9780521851176

ISBN-10: 0521851173

ISBN-13: 9780521851176

Edition: 2007

Authors: Ian C. Strangeways

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Precipitation plays a significant role in the climate system, and this is the first book to provide a comprehensive examination of the processes involved in the generation of clouds, rain, snow and hail, how precipitation is measured, how its distribution has changed over time, and how we still need to make improvements to the way precipitation is measured. It traces our attempts to understand what clouds are, from ancient Greeks to the present day. It also discusses developments in the measurement of precipitation, from rain gauges to satellite techniques, and how these measurements have enabled researchers to estimate global trends, totals, variability and extremes of precipitation. This…

Book details

List price: $155.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/23/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 302
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.61" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Preface


Acronyms and abbreviations



Past theories of rain and snow



The ancients



A renaissance



Present theories of precipitation



Basic processes



Cloud formation



Cloud droplets, ice particles and precipitation



Lightning



Measuring precipitation



Early attempts to measure rainfall



Measuring precipitation with raingauges



Measuring snow



Measuring precipitation with radar



Measuring precipitation from satellites



The global distribution of precipitation



Raingauge and satellite datasets



Precipitation means and trends



Precipitation variability and extremes



Future developments



The future of precipitation measurement


Index