Keywords:
Ice clouds.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (287 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780080508443
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=299013
DDC:
551.57/8
Language:
English
Note:
Front Cover -- ICE MICRODYNAMICS -- Copyright Page -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Part 1: Shape and Microdynamics of Ice Particles and Their Effects in Cirrus Clouds -- Chapter 1. Ice Particles in the Atmosphere -- 1.1 Ice Particles-A Personal Perspective -- 1.2 Some Historical Notes on the Knowledge of Ice Particles in Ancient China -- 1.3 A Brief Summary of the Following Sections -- Chapter 2. Mathematical Descriptions of Ice Particle Size and Shape -- 2.1 Size Distribution versus Size-Shape Distributions -- 2.2 Mathematical Expression Describing the Two-Dimensional Shapes of Hexagonal Ice Crystals -- 2.3 Approximating an Exact Hexagonal Plate -- 2.4 Two-Dimensional Characterization of an Ensemble of Planar Hexagonal Ice Crystals -- 2.5 Mathematical Expressions Describing the Three-Dimensional Shapes of Ice Crystals -- 2.6 Mathematical Expressions Describing Conical Hydrometeors -- Chapter 3. Hydrodynamics of Ice Particles -- 3.1 Fall Attitude of Ice Particles -- 3.2 Review of Previous Studies -- 3.3 The Physics and Mathematics of Unsteady Flow Fields around Nonspherical Ice Particles -- 3.4 The Numerical Scheme -- 3.5 Results and Discussion -- Chapter 4. Vapor Diffusion, Ventilation, and Collisional Efficiencies of Ice Crystals -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Vapor Diffusion Fields around a Stationary Columnar Ice Crystal -- 4.3 Ventilation Coefficients for Falling Ice Crystals -- 4.4 Collision Efficiencies of Ice Crystals Collecting Supercooled Droplets -- Chapter 5. Scavenging and Transportation of Aerosol Particles by Ice Crystals in Clouds -- 5.1 Importance of Aerosol Particles in the Atmosphere -- 5.2 Physical Mechanisms of Precipitation Scavenging -- 5.3 The Theoretical Problem of Ice Scavenging of Aerosol Particles -- 5.4 Physics and Mathematics of the Models -- 5.5 Efficiencies of Ice Plates Collecting Aerosol Particles.
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5.6 Efficiencies of Columnar Ice Crystals Collecting Aerosol Particles -- 5.7 Comparison of Collection Efficiency of Aerosol Particles by Individual Water Droplets, Ice Plates, and Ice Columns -- 5.8 Experimental Verification of Collection Efficiencies -- Chapter 6. Evolution of Ice Crystals in the Development of Cirrus Clouds -- 6.1 Cirrus Clouds, Radiation, and Climate -- 6.2 Physics of the Model -- 6.3 Design of the Present Simulation Study -- 6.4 Numerics of the Model -- 6.5 Results and Discussion -- Appendix A. Area of an Axial Cross Section -- Appendix B. Calculation of Volume -- Appendix C. Closed-Form Expression of the Conical Volume -- References -- Index.
