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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451285603321

Titolo

Cirrus [[electronic resource] /] / edited by David K. Lynch ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002

ISBN

0-19-756143-8

1-280-83315-7

9786610833153

0-19-535139-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (499 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

LynchDavid K. <1946->

Disciplina

551.57/6

Soggetti

Cirrus clouds

Clouds

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2002.

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; First Authors; 1. Cirrus: History and Definition; 2. Cirrus: A Modern Perspective; 3. Ice Crystals in Cirrus; 4. Mid-latitude and Tropical Cirrus: Microphysical Properties; 5. Laboratory Studies of Cirrus Cloud Processes; 6. Cirrus and Weather: A Satellite Perspective; 7. Satellite Remote Sensing of Cirrus; 8. Ground-based Remote Sensing of Cirrus Clouds; 9. Molecular-Backscatter Lidar Profiling of the Volume-Scattering Coefficient in Cirrus; 10. Structural and Optical Properties of Cirrus from LIRAD-type Observations; 11. Contrail Cirrus; 12. Subvisual Cirrus

13. Radiative Transfer in Cirrus Clouds: Light Scatting and Spectral Information14. On Cirrus Modeling for General Circulation and Climate Models; 15. GCM Simulations of Cirrus for Climate Studies; 16. Ice Clouds in Numerical Weather Prediction Models: Progress, Problems, and Prospects; 17. Dynamic Processes in Cirrus Clouds: A Review of Observational Results; 18. Dynamic Processes in Cirrus Clouds: Concepts and Models; 19. Microphysical Processes in Cirrus and Their Impact on Radiation: A Mesoscale Modeling Perspective; 20. Cirrus, Climate, and Global Change; 21. Cirrus: The Future



Appendix: Chapter 2 Plates - Cirrus Case StudiesIndex

Sommario/riassunto

This text, devoted entirely to cirrus clouds, captures the state of knowledge of cirrus clouds and serves as a practical handbook as well.