Precipitation

Theory, Measurement and Distribution

Ian Strangeways (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

302 Seiten

2006
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-85117-6 (ISBN)

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This book is the first to provide a comprehensive examination of the processes involved in precipitation, and the developments in the measurement of precipitation. This will be a valuable reference for academic researchers in environmental science and climatology, and professionals in water resource and flood management.

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.

Ian Strangeways is Director of TerraData, a consultancy in meteorological and hydrological instrumentation and data collection. He has also written Measuring the Natural Environment (Cambridge University Press, 2003), now in its second edition.

Part I. Past Theories of Rain and Snow: 1. The ancients; 2. A renaissance; Part II. Present Theories of Precipitation: 3. Basic processes; 4. Cloud formation; 5. Cloud droplets, ice particles and precipitation; 6. Lightning; Part III. Measuring Precipitation: 7. Early attempts to measure rainfall; 8. Measuring precipitation with raingauges; 9. Measuring snow; 10. Measuring precipitation with radar; 11. Measuring precipitation from satellites; Part IV. The Global Distribution of Precipitation: 12. Raingauge and satellite datasets; 13. Precipitation means and trends; 14. Precipitation variability and extremes; Part V. Future Developments: 15. The future of precipitation measurement; Appendix. Acronyms and abbreviations; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.11.2006
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 244 mm
Gewicht	680 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
ISBN-10	0-521-85117-3 / 0521851173
ISBN-13	978-0-521-85117-6 / 9780521851176
Zustand	Neuware