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Weather modification by cloud seeding /
Weather modification by cloud seeding.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Academic Press,
1980.
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| Colección: | International geophysics series ;
v. 24. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Weather Modification by Cloud Seeding; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; List of Principal Symbols; Table of Physical Constants; Chapter I. Introduction; 1.1 Great Expectations; 1.2 Opposition and Controversy; 1.3 Why Cloud Seeding?; Chapter II. The Atmospheric Aerosol; 2.1 Observed Characteristics; 2.2 The Mechanics of Aerosols; 2.3 Turbulent Mixing of Aerosols; 2.4 Vertical Distribution and Sedimentation of Aerosol Particles; 2.5 Removal of Aerosol Particles from the Atmosphere by Washout; 2.6 Origins of Cloud Condensation Nuclei; 2.7 Origins of Natural Ice Nuclei
- Chapter III. The Formation of Clouds and Precipitation3.1 The Microphysics of a Cloud Droplet; 3.2 Formation of Water Clouds; 3.3 Growth of Ice Crystals from Water Vapor; 3.4 The Formation of Rain by Coalescence; 3.5 The Bergeron Process; 3.6 Hailstone Growth; Chapter IV. Concepts and Models for Cloud Modification; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Modification of CCN Spectrum; 4.3 Glaciogenic Seeding for Microphysical Effects; 4.4 Seeding for Dynamic Effects; 4.5 Seeding Effects at Large Distances; Chapter V. Generation and Application of Silver Iodide Crystals and Other Seeding Agents; 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Silver Iodide Generators and Their Products5.3 Activity of Silver Iodide Particles; 5.4 Conclusions about Silver Iodide Generators; 5.5 Engineering Considerations for Various Delivery Systems; 5.6 Concluding Remarks regarding Generators and Delivery Systems; Chapter VI. Statistical Evaluation of the Results of Cloud Seeding; 6.1 The Need for Statistical Evaluation; 6.2 Evaluation of Operational Projects; 6.3 Design and Evaluation of Randomized Experiments; 6.4 Role of Cloud Models in Experiments; 6.5 Synthesis; Chapter VII. The Modification of Fog, Snow, and Rain; 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Fog Modification7.3 Augmentation of Precipitation: Is a Net Increase Possible?; 7.4 Increasing Precipitation from Orographic Cloud Systems; 7.5 Increasing Precipitation from Convective Cloud Systems; 7.6 Large Area Effects; 7.7 Increasing Precipitation from Synoptic Scale Cloud Systems; 7.8 Inadvertent Modification of Precipitation; 7.9 Conclusions and Future Outlook; Chapter VIII. Suppression of Weather Hazards; 8.1 Hail Suppression; 8.2 Lightning Suppression; 8.3 Modification of Hurricanes; 8.4 Suppression of Other Hazards; Chapter IX. Impacts of Weather Modification on Society
- 9.1 Introduction9.2 Economic Considerations; 9.3 Ecological Considerations; 9.4 Sociological Considerations; 9.5 Legal Considerations; 9.6 Concluding Remarks; References; Index