00815nam0 22002411i 450 UON0032560320231205104158.78120090706d1976 |0itac50 baengCA|||| |||||CrabdanceBeverly SimonVancouverTalonbooks1976122 p.21 cm.CAVancouverUONL000272SIMONBeverlyUONV185556699947TalonbooksUONV275463650ITSOL20240220RICASIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOUONSIUON00325603SIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOSI NordA VIII SIM SI LO 22472 5 Crabdance1370361UNIOR06256nam 22007332 450 991082111680332120160201060152.01-107-23425-51-107-30123-81-107-25421-31-107-31406-21-107-30631-01-299-27632-61-107-31186-10-511-79428-21-107-30851-8(CKB)2670000000336444(EBL)1113045(OCoLC)828302536(SSID)ssj0000833869(PQKBManifestationID)11436148(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000833869(PQKBWorkID)10936380(PQKB)11168473(UkCbUP)CR9780511794285(MiAaPQ)EBC1113045(Au-PeEL)EBL1113045(CaPaEBR)ebr10656316(CaONFJC)MIL458882(PPN)182043037(EXLCZ)99267000000033644420100702d2013|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPhysics and dynamics of clouds and precipitation /Pao K. Wang, University of Wisconsin, Madison[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2013.1 online resource (xvi, 452 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Feb 2016).1-107-00556-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Observation of clouds; 1.1 Water vapor in the atmosphere; 1.2 Where do clouds occur in the atmosphere?; 1.3 Conventional classifications of clouds; 1.3.1 High clouds (base height greater than 6000 m); 1.3.2 Middle clouds (base height between 2000 and 6000 m); 1.3.3 Low clouds (base height lower than 2000 m); 1.3.4 Clouds with vertical development; 1.4 Precipitation; 1.5 Observing clouds from an aircraft; 1.6 Cloud classification according to the phase of water substance; 1.7 Remote-sensing techniques of cloud observation; 1.7.1 Radar and lidar techniques1.7.2 Satellite techniquesProblem; 2 The shape and size of cloud and precipitation particles; 2.1 Clouds as a colloidal system; 2.2 Frequency of liquid water and ice clouds in subfreezing environment; 2.3 Types of particles in clouds and precipitation; 2.4 Sampling of cloud and precipitation particles; 2.5 Cloud droplet size distributions; 2.5.1 Mathematical expressions of cloud drop size distributions; 2.6 Raindrop size distributions; 2.6.1 Double-gamma distribution; 2.7 Raindrop shape problem; 2.7.1 Quasi-spheroid approach; 2.7.2 Conical particle approach2.8 Size and shape of graupel and hail2.9 Shape and size of ice crystals and snowflakes; 2.9.1 Habit of ice crystals; 2.9.2 Magono-Lee classification; 2.9.3 Dimensional relations; 2.9.4 Ice crystal and snowflake size and shape distribution; 2.9.5 Mathematical representations of ice and snow crystal shapes; Problems; 3 Molecular structures of water substance; 3.1 Single water molecule; 3.1.1 Electronic structure of the water molecule; 3.1.2 Electric dipole moment; 3.1.3 Water isotopes; 3.2 Hydrogen bonds; 3.3 Structure of water vapor; 3.4 Molecular structure of ice; 3.4.1 Ice-IhDefects in ice-IhQuasi-liquid layer on ice surface; 3.4.2 Ice-Ic; 3.4.3 Other forms of ice; 3.5 Molecular structure of liquid water; Problems; 4 Bulk thermodynamic equilibrium among water vapor, liquid water, and ice; 4.1 Thermodynamic systems; 4.2 The first law of thermodynamics - conservation of energy; 4.3 Closed systems; 4.4 Adiabatic process for a closed system; 4.5 A simple conceptual model for small cumulus cloud formation; 4.6 Entropy; 4.7 Open systems; 4.8 Gibbs-Duhem relation; 4.9 General condition of thermodynamic equilibrium; 4.10 Clausius-Clapeyron equation4.11 Phase diagram for water substance4.12 Supercooling and the Bergeron-Findeisen process; 4.13 Order of phase change; 4.14 Calculation of the saturation vapor pressures; Problems; 5 Surface thermodynamics of water substance; 5.1 The interface as a phase; 5.2 Surface tension of liquids; 5.3 Surface tension of solids; 5.4 Mechanical equilibrium among curved interface systems; 5.5 Contact angle and wettability; 5.6 Component chemical potentials in an ideal gas mixture; 5.7 The chemical potential of water in an aqueous solution; 5.8 Ideal and non-ideal solutions5.9 Equilibrium between two phases separated by curved interfaceThis key new textbook provides a state-of-the-art view of the physics of cloud and precipitation formation, covering the most important topics in the field: the microphysics, thermodynamics and cloud-scale dynamics. Highlights include: the condensation process explained with new insights from chemical physics studies; the impact of the particle curvature (the Kelvin equation) and solute effect (the Köhler equation); homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation from recent molecular dynamic simulations; and the hydrodynamics of falling hydrometeors and their impact on collision growth. 3D cloud-model simulations demonstrate the dynamics and microphysics of deep convective clouds and cirrus formation, and each chapter contains problems enabling students to review and implement their new learning. Packed with detailed mathematical derivations and cutting-edge stereographic illustrations, this is an ideal text for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses, and also serves as a reference for academic researchers and professionals working in atmospheric science, meteorology, climatology, remote sensing and environmental science.Physics & Dynamics of Clouds & PrecipitationCloud physicsPrecipitation (Meteorology)Cloud physics.Precipitation (Meteorology)551.57/6SCI042000bisacshWang Pao K.1052212UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910821116803321Physics and dynamics of clouds and precipitation4010748UNINA03205nam 22004575 450 991096963240332120210219192757.09780300241051030024105410.12987/9780300241051(CKB)4100000006998325(MiAaPQ)EBC5535506(DE-B1597)513445(DE-B1597)9780300241051(OCoLC)1056109662(EXLCZ)99410000000699832520190920d2018 fg engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierResponsible Parties Saving Democracy from Itself /Frances Rosenbluth, Ian ShapiroNew Haven, CT :Yale University Press,[2018]©20181 online resource (335 pages)9780300232752 0300232756 Frontmatter --Contents --Acknowledgments --CHAPTER ONE. Misdiagnosing Democracy's Ills --CHAPTER TWO. The Means and Ends of Democratic Competition --CHAPTER THREE. Vulnerable Minorities --CHAPTER FOUR. Big Strong Parties: Westminster --CHAPTER FIVE. Big Weak Parties: The American Variant --CHAPTER SIX. Strong Parties in Small European Democracies --CHAPTER SEVEN. The French Mix --CHAPTER EIGHT. Of Labradoodles and Poodledors: Germany --CHAPTER NINE. Wannabe Labradoodles: New Zealand, Italy, Japan, and Mexico --CHAPTER TEN. Presidentialism with Small Weak Parties: Latin America --CHAPTER ELEVEN. Creeping Authoritarianism in Eastern Europe --CHAPTER TWELVE. Ways Forward --Notes --IndexHow popular democracy has paradoxically eroded trust in political systems worldwide, and how to restore confidence in democratic politics In recent decades, democracies across the world have adopted measures to increase popular involvement in political decisions. Parties have turned to primaries and local caucuses to select candidates; ballot initiatives and referenda allow citizens to enact laws directly; many places now use proportional representation, encouraging smaller, more specific parties rather than two dominant ones.Yet voters keep getting angrier.There is a steady erosion of trust in politicians, parties, and democratic institutions, culminating most recently in major populist victories in the United States, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere. Frances Rosenbluth and Ian Shapiro argue that devolving power to the grass roots is part of the problem. Efforts to decentralize political decision-making have made governments and especially political parties less effective and less able to address constituents' long-term interests. They argue that to restore confidence in governance, we must restructure our political systems to restore power to the core institution of representative democracy: the political party.Political partiesPolitical parties.324.2Rosenbluth Frances254544Shapiro IanDE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910969632403321Responsible Parties4331152UNINA