Clouds, Rain and Rainmaking

Dr Mason has revised and updated his popular account of cloud-related meteorological phenomena.

B. J. Mason (Author)

9780521157407, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 25 November 2010

198 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.1 cm, 0.26 kg

Cloud physics, which is the scientific study of the formation and constitution of clouds and the development inside them of snow, rain, hail and lightning, has become established as a distinct branch of atmospheric physics only since the Second World War. It comprises the exploration of clouds with aircraft and radar and laboratory studies on the basic physics of the many processes involved. 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.

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.

Subject Areas: Earth sciences [RB]