Foreword.- Preface.- Executive Summary.- 1: Introduction.- 2: Principles of Cloud and Precipitation Formation.- 3: Sources and Nature of Atmospheric Aerosols.- 4: The Distribution of Atmospheric Aerosols: Transport, Transformation and Removal.- 5: In Situ and Remote Sensing Techniques for Measuring Aerosols, Clouds and Precipitation.- 6: Effects of Pollution and Biomass Aerosols on Clouds and Precipitation; Observational Studies.- 7: Effects of Pollution Aerosol Including Biomass Burning on Clouds and Precipitation: Numerical Modeling Studies.- 8: Parallels and Contrasts between Deliberate Cloud Seeding and Aerosol Pollution Effects.- 9: Summary.- 10: Recommendations.- Appendix: List of Abbreviations.- References.- Index.
EAN/ISBN : 9781402086908
Publisher(s): Springer Netherlands
Format: ePub/PDF

Author(s): Levin, Zev - Cotton, William R.