Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
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Total Pages: 976
Release: 1990
Genre: Aeronautics
ISBN:

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
Total Pages: 469
Release: 2013-03-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107005566

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
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2002-09-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080508448

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
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2002-07-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780120188451

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
Total Pages: 436
Release: 1998
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780195073379

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.

TAO

TAO
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Total Pages: 556
Release: 1997
Genre: Atmospheric physics
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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
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2023-10-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3036589104

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.