Precipitation Assessment : Formation, Assessment and Hazards

Zhang, Wei

Elsevier - Health Sciences Division（2026/10発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 300 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780443341069

Full Description

Precipitation Assessment: Formation, Assessment and Hazards offers a comprehensive overview of precipitation that brings together the fundamental principles of formation, the necessary methods and tools for assessment, and the key aspects of precipitation hazards. The first chapters focus on the formation of precipitation, including contents moisture, clouds and convection, weather systems that create precipitation (frontal systems, cyclones, atmospheric rivers etc.), precipitation types (rainfall and snowfall) and their forming mechanisms. Then several chapters explore precipitation measurements, types of precipitation data (in-situ data, remote sensing, reanalysis data, and combined products), metrics for precipitation assessment (depth, intensity and extremes), tools for precipitation assessment (IDF curve, PMP and Taylor Diagram). The book closes with a detailed discussion of precipitation extremes as well as considerations in the face of climate change. Readers will appreciate this comprehensive review of the latest developments in precipitation formation, assessment methods, and extreme precipitation hazards.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Concepts
3. Moisture, Clouds and Convection
4. Precipitation Forming Weather Systems
5. Precipitation Types
6. Precipitation Measurements
7. Precipitation Data
8. Metrics for Precipitation Assessment
9. Tools for Precipitation Assessment
10. Precipitation Extremes
11. Precipitation and Floods
12. Precipitation and Droughts
13. Precipitation and Climate Change