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050		4	_aQC921.6.D95 _bL36 2011
082	0	4	_a551.57/6 _222
100	1		_aLamb, Dennis, _d1941-
245	1	0	_aPhysics and chemistry of clouds _h[electronic resource] / _cDennis Lamb, Johannes Verlinde.
260			_aCambridge ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2011.
300			_axiv, 584 p. : _bill., maps.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 562-567) and index.
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. The atmospheric setting; 3. Equilibria; 4. Change; 5. Cloud thermodynamics; 6. Cloud formation and evolution; 7. Nucleation; 8. Growth from the vapor; 9. Growth by collection; 10. Evolution of supersaturation; 11. Warm clouds; 12. Cold clouds; 13. Cloud chemistry; 14. Electrification; Appendix A. Cloud classification; Appendix B. Basics of thermodynamics; Appendix C. Boltzmann distribution; Index.
520			_a"Clouds contribute to the environment in many ways. Clouds, through a variety of physical processes acting over many spatial scales, provide both liquid and solid forms of precipitation and nature's only significant source of fresh water. Under extreme circumstances, however, clouds and precipitation may not form at all, leading to prolonged droughts in some regions. At other times and places, too much rain or snow falls, giving rise to devastating floods or blizzards. Liquid rain drops bring usable water directly to the surface, while simultaneously carrying many trace chemicals out of the atmosphere and into the ecosystems of the Earth. Chemical wet deposition thereby supplies nutrients (and sometimes toxic compounds) to both terrestrial and aquatic lifeforms, as well as the weak acids responsible for the weathering of the Earth's crust. The solid forms of precipitation contribute in additional ways to the world as we know it. Snow, for instance, forms the winter snowpacks that dramatically affect the radiation balance and climate of high latitudes on a seasonal basis"-- _cProvided by publisher.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aClouds _xDynamics _vTextbooks.
650		0	_aAtmospheric physics _vTextbooks.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
700	1		_aVerlinde, Johannes.
710	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
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