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Precipitation : = theory, measurement and distribution /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Precipitation :/ Ian C. Strangeways.
Reminder of title:	theory, measurement and distribution /
Author:	Strangeways, Ian,
Description:	1 online resource (x, 290 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	Precipitation (Meteorology) -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511535772
ISBN:	9780511535772 (ebook)

Precipitation : = theory, measurement and distribution /
Strangeways, Ian,1932-

Precipitation :theory, measurement and distribution /Ian C. Strangeways. - 1 online resource (x, 290 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Part 1. Past theories of rain and snow. The ancients ; A renaissance -- pt. 2. Present theories of precipitation. Basic processes ; Cloud formation ; Cloud droplets, ice particles, and precipitation ; Lightning -- pt. 3. Measuring precipitation. Early attempts to measure rainfall ; Measuring precipitation with raingauges ; Measuring snow ; Measuring precipitation with radar ; Measuring precipitation from satellites -- pt. 4. The global distribution of precipitation. Raingauge and satellite datasets ; Precipitation means and trends ; Precipitation variability and extremes -- pt. 5. Future developments. The future of precipitation measurement.

Precipitation plays a significant role in the climate system, and this book is the first to provide a comprehensive examination of the processes involved in the generation of clouds, rain, snow and hail; how precipitation is measured; how its distribution has changed over time; and how we still need to make improvements to the way precipitation is measured. It traces our attempts to understand what clouds are, from ancient Greeks to the present day. It also discusses developments in the measurement of precipitation, from rain gauges to satellite techniques, and how these measurements have enabled researchers to estimate global trends, totals, variability and extremes of precipitation. This will be a valuable and fascinating reference for academic researchers in the fields of environmental science and climatology. It will also be of great interest to professionals in water resource and flood management.

ISBN: 9780511535772 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

874152
Precipitation (Meteorology)

LC Class. No.: QC920 / .S77 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 551.577

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