Cirrus [[electronic resource] /] / edited by David K. Lynch ... [et al.]
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| Titolo: |
Cirrus [[electronic resource] /] / edited by David K. Lynch ... [et al.]
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (499 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 551.57/6 |
| Soggetto topico: | Cirrus clouds |
| Clouds | |
| Altri autori: |
LynchDavid K. <1946->
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| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Cirrus |
| ISBN: | 0-19-756143-8 |
| 1-280-83315-7 | |
| 9786610833153 | |
| 0-19-535139-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910784818903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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