Precipitation Modeling and Quantitative Analysis

• Main Authors: Li, Xiaofan (Author), Gao, Shouting (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Series: Springer Atmospheric Sciences
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Meteorology.; Atmospheric sciences.; Computer simulation.; Earth Sciences.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Simulation and Modeling.

The book examines surface rainfall processes through cloud-resolving modeling and quantitative analysis of surface rainfall budget and summarizes modeling and analysis results in recent seven years. The book shows validation of precipitation modeling against observations and derives a set of diagnos...

Table of Contents:

• -Precipitation Modeling with Cloud-Resolving Model
• -Precipitation Equations and Process Analysis
• -Tropical Precipitation Processes
• -Effects of Sea Surface Temperature
• -Effects of vertical wind shear
• -Microphysical and Radiative Effects of Ice clouds
• -Cloud Radiative Effects
• -Precipitation Efficiency
• -Sensitivity of Precipitation Modeling to Uncertainty of Initial Conditions.