3. Processes of Cloud Formation

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword V
3. Acknowledgments VI
4. Contents VII
5. 1. Forms and Classification 1
6. 2. Material of the Clouds 14
7. 3. Processes of Cloud Formation 18
8. 4. Nuclei of Condensation and Sublimation 36
9. 5. Natural Precipitation 47
10. 6. Induced Precipitation 53
11. 7. The Observation of Clouds 58
12. 8. Clouds in Relation to Forecasting 74
13. 9. Clouds in Relation to Flying 81
14. 10. Stratosphere Clouds 88
15. 11. Optical and Electrical Phenomena Associated with Clouds 94
16. APPENDIX: Charts of Cloud Characteristics 99
17. GLOSSARY 113
18. BIBLIOGRAPHY 119
19. INDEXES 127