Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

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Published: 1990

Total Pages: 976

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Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.

Physics and Dynamics of Clouds and Precipitation
Physics and Dynamics of Clouds and Precipitation

Author: Pao K. Wang

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-03-14

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 1107005566

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New textbook on microphysics, thermodynamics and cloud-scale dynamics of clouds and precipitation, for graduate and advanced undergraduate students, researchers and professionals.

Ice Microdynamics
Ice Microdynamics

Author: Pao K. Wang

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2002-09-06

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 0080508448

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Atmospheric ice particles play crucial roles in cloud and storm dynamics, atmospheric chemistry, climatological processes, and other atmospheric processes. Ice Microdynamics introduces the elementary physics and dynamics of atmospheric ice particles in clouds; subsequent sections explain their formation from water vapor, why ice crystal shape and concentration in cirrus clouds influence the heating of air, and describe how ice crystals cleanse the atmosphere by scavenging aerosol particles. Pao Wang's lucid writing style will appeal to atmospheric scientists, climatologists, and meteorologists with an interest in understanding the role of ice particles in the atmosphere of our planet.

Advances in Geophysics
Advances in Geophysics

Author: Renata Dmowska

Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing

Published: 2002-07-16

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 9780120188451

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Advances in Geophysics Volume 45 presents two main topics of noted interest to the geophysical community. The first topic is ice particles in the atmosphere. Mathematical descriptions of ice particle shapes, their growth rates, and their influence on cloud development are presented. The second topic is earthquakes and seismological mapping. The authors present their research involving predicting the location and intensity of earthquakes.

The Electrical Nature of Storms
The Electrical Nature of Storms

Author: D. R. MacGorman

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9780195073379

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Rapid progress during the last twenty years has created a host of new technologies for studying electrical storms, including lightning mapping systems, new radars, satellite sensors, and new ways of measuring electric field and particle charge. This book explains how these advances have revolutionized our understanding. The books provides substantial background material, making it accessible to a broad scientific audience.

50th Anniversary of the Metaphorical Butterfly Effect since Lorenz (1972)
50th Anniversary of the Metaphorical Butterfly Effect since Lorenz (1972)

Author: Bo-Wen Shen

Publisher: MDPI AG

Published: 2023-10-11

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 3036589104

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Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the metaphorical butterfly effect, born from Edward Lorenz's 1963 work on initial condition sensitivity. In 1972, it became a metaphor for illustrating how minor changes could yield an organized system. Lorenz Models: Chaos & Regime Changes Explore Lorenz models' 1960-2008 evolution, chaos theory, and attractors. Unraveling High-dimensional Instability Challenge norms in "Butterfly Effect without Chaos?" as non-chaotic elements contribute uniquely. Modeling Atmospheric Dynamics Delve into atmospheric dynamics via "Storm Sensitivity Study." Navigating Data Assimilation Explore data assimilation's dance in chaotic and nonchaotic settings via the observability Gramian. Chaos, Instability, Sensitivities Explore chaos, instability, and sensitivities with Lorenz 1963 & 1969 models. Unraveling Tropical Mysteries Investigate tropical atmospheric instability, uncovering oscillation origins and cloud-radiation interactions. Chaos and Order Enter atmospheric regimes, exploring attractor coexistence and predictability. The Art of Prediction Peer into predictability realms, tracing the "butterfly effect's" impact on predictions. Navigating Typhoons Journey through typhoons, exploring rainfall and typhoon trajectory prediction. Analyzing Sea Surface Temperature Examine nonlinear analysis for classification. Computational Fluid Dynamics Immerse in geophysical fluid dynamics progress, simulating atmospheric phenomena.