Clouds, Rain and Rainmaking

Klappentext Dr Mason has revised and updated his popular account of cloud-related meteorological phenomena. Zusammenfassung In this 1975 text! Dr Mason has revised and updated his popular account of cloud-related meteorological phenomena. Descriptions of simple experiments! suitable for use either in class or at home! are included to illustrate what happens in the clouds above. The book is illustrated with many beautiful photographs. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the second edition; Abridged preface to first edition; 1. Cloud forms and features; 2. The nuclei of cloudy condensation; 3. The growth of cloud droplets; 4. The germination and growth of snow crystals; 5. Snow, rain and hail; 6. Rainmaking experiments; 7. The electrification of thunderclouds; Appendix; Index.

Product details

• Authors: B. J. Mason, B.J. Mason
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.11.2010
• EAN: 9780521157407
• ISBN: 978-0-521-15740-7
• No. of pages: 198
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, Meteorology & climatology, Meteorology and climatology