Clouds and Climate

Climate Science's Greatest Challenge

A Pier Siebesma editor Sandrine Bony editor Christian Jakob editor Bjorn Stevens editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:20th Aug '20

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Comprehensive overview of research on clouds and their role in our present and future climate, for advanced students and researchers.

A comprehensive overview of research on clouds and their role in our present and future climate, covering theoretical, observational, and modelling perspectives. Containing end-of-chapter exercises and further reading sections, it is ideal for advanced students and researchers in climatology, atmospheric science, meteorology and climate change.Cloud research is a rapidly developing branch of climate science that's vital to climate modelling. With new observational and simulation technologies our knowledge of clouds and their role in the warming climate is accelerating. This book provides a comprehensive overview of research on clouds and their role in our present and future climate, covering theoretical, observational, and modelling perspectives. Part I discusses clouds from three different perspectives: as particles, light and fluid. Part II describes our capability to model clouds, ranging from theoretical conceptual models to applied parameterised representations. Part III describes the interaction of clouds with the large-scale circulation in the tropics, mid-latitudes, and polar regions. Part IV describes how clouds are perturbed by aerosols, the land-surface, and global warming. Each chapter contains end-of-chapter exercises and further reading sections, making this an ideal resource for advanced students and researchers in climatology, atmospheric science, meteorology, and climate change.

ISBN: 9781107061071

Dimensions: 252mm x 192mm x 24mm

Weight: 1020g

418 pages