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Ice microdynamics
Title:
Ice microdynamics
Author:
Wang, Pao K.
ISBN:
9781281026071
9780080508443
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Publication Information:
San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, ©2002.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 273 pages) : illustrations
General Note:
"This volume is a paperback reprint of Pao K. Wang's article that appears in volume 45 of Advances in Geophysics (R. Dmowska and B. Saltzman, eds.)"--Title page verso.
Contents:
Ice Particles in the Atmosphere -- Mathematical Descriptions of Ice Particle Size and Shape -- Hydrodynamics of Small Ice Particles -- Vapor Diffusion, Ventilation, and Collision Efficiencies of Ice Crystals -- Scavenging and Transportation of Aerosol Particles by Ice Crystals in Clouds -- Evolution of Ice Crystals in the Development of Cirrus Clouds -- Appendix A. Area of an Axial Cross-section -- Appendix B. Calculation of Volume -- Appendix C. Closed Form expression of the Conical Volume -- References -- List of Figures.
Abstract:
Atmospheric ice particles play crucial roles in cloud and storm dynamics, atmospheric chemistry, climatological processes, and other atmospheric processes. Ice Microdynamics introduces the elementary physics and dynamics of atmospheric ice particles in clouds; subsequent sections explain their formation from water vapor, why ice crystal shape and concentration in cirrus clouds influence the heating of air, and describe how ice crystals cleanse the atmosphere by scavenging aerosol particles. Pao Wang's lucid writing style will appeal to atmospheric scientists, climatologists, and meteorologists with an interest in understanding the role of ice particles in the atmosphere of our planet.
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ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780127346038Available:*
Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| QC921.6 .C6 W36 2002 EB | 1185066-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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