The Physics of Rainclouds (Paperback)

Preface; 1. The dynamics of clouds; 2. The microphysics of clouds; 3. The condensation of water-vapour; 4. Condensation nuclei in the atmosphere; 5. The microstructure of non-freezing clouds; 6. Theory of the development of non-freezing clouds; 7. Rain from non-freezing clouds; 8. Nucleation of the ice-phase; 9. Ice-forming nuclei in the atmosphere; 10. The growth of ice-crystals; 11. Rain from sub-freezing clouds; 12. Artificial modifications of clouds; 13. Production and properties of silver iodide nuclei; 14. Large-scale rain-making experiments; Appendix; References and author index; Supplementary references; Subject index.