Cloud Physics A Popular Introduction to Applied Meteorology

Anexpertandfascinatinglookatthesubjectofatmosphericphenomena,thistextexploresamultiplicityofsubjects:themethodsofcollectingandanalyzingdata,thestructureandgrowthofcloudsfromminutecondensationnucleitothefamiliarcloudforms,andtheformationofrain,snow,andhail.Theintroductionissucceededbydiscussionsofcondensationnuclei,thebuildingblocksofclouds,andtheformationofcloudsandtheirvariety—orographic,layer,andcumuliform.Icecrystalsandtheformationofrainandsnowareexaminedindetail,asarethepropertiesandformationofhail.Areviewofthetechniquesforthescientificbasisofcloudmodificationsincludestheuseofdryandsilver-iodideparticles;alookattheartificialstimulationofrainfallexplorescommercialcloudseeding;andasurveyofmethodsforthemodificationofhailstormscoverstheuseofrocketsandseedingwithgiantsaltnucleiandsilveriodide.Inadditiontoitsvaluetostudentsofmeteorology,CloudPhysicsoffersreadersoutsidetheclassroomanontechnicalandinformativeviewofthenatureofprecipitationandclouds.,