{"product_id":"clouds-and-their-climatic-impact-isbn-9781119700319","title":"Clouds and Their Climatic Impact","description":"\u003cb\u003eExploring how clouds influence radiation, circulation, and precipitation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eClouds are an influential and complex element of Earth's climate system. They evolve rapidly in time and exist over small spatial scales, but also affect global radiative balance and large-scale circulations. With more powerful models and extensive observations now at our disposal, the climate impact of clouds is receiving ever more research attention.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eClouds and Their Climatic Impacts: Radiation, Circulation, and Precipitation\u003c\/i\u003e presents an overview of our current understanding on various types of clouds and cloud systems and their multifaceted role in the radiative budget, circulation patterns, and rainfall.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume highlights include:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eInteractions of aerosol with both liquid and ice clouds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSurface and atmospheric cloud radiative feedbacks and effects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArctic, extratropical, and tropical clouds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCloud-circulation coupling at global, meso, and micro scales\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePrecipitation efficiency, phase, and measurements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe role of machine learning in understanding clouds and climate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Science of Cloud and Climate Science: An Analysis of the Literature Over the Past 50 Years 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSylvia C. Sullivan and Corinna Hoose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Clouds and Radiation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 An Overview of Aerosol-Cloud Interactions 15\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHamish Gordon, Franziska Glassmeier, and Daniel McCoy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Ice Crystal Complexity and Link to the Cirrus Cloud Radiative Effect 47\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmma Järvinen, Bastiaan van Diedenhoven, Nathan Magee, Steven Neshyba, Martin Schnaiter, Guanglang Xu, Olivier Jourdan, David Delene, Fritz Waitz, Simone Lolli, and Seiji Kato\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Cloud-Radiation Interactions and Cloud-Climate Feedbacks From an Active-Sensor Satellite Perspective 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGrégory V. Cesana, Andrew S. Ackerman, Thibault Vaillant de Guélis, and David S. Henderson \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Cloud Types\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 A Review of the Factors Influencing Arctic Mixed-Phase Clouds: Progress and Outlook 105\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIvy Tan, Georgia Sotiropoulou, Patrick C. Taylor, Lauren Zamora, and Manfred Wendisch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Extratropical Cloud Feedbacks 133\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel T. McCoy, Michelle E. Frazer, Johannes Mülmenstädt, Ivy Tan, Christopher R. Terai, and Mark D. Zelinka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Tropical Marine Low Clouds: Feedbacks to Warming and on Climate Variability 159\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimothy A. Myers, Raphaela Vogel, Florent Brient, Hossein Parishani, and Ryan C. Scott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Mechanisms for the Self-Organization of Tropical Deep Convection 179\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJan O. Haerter and Caroline Muller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 An Overview of Mesoscale Convective Systems: Global Climatology, Satellite Observations, and Modeling Strategies 195\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSudip Chakraborty, Sylvia C. Sullivan, and Zhe Feng\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Clouds and Circulation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Interactions Between the Tropical Atmospheric Overturning Circulation and Clouds in Present and Future Climates 225\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKathleen A. Schiro and Hui Su\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Clouds and Radiatively Induced Circulations 239\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTra Dinh, Bla\u0026amp;zcaron; Gasparini, and Gilles Bellon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Small-Scale Mixing of Clouds with Their Environment: Impacts on Micro- and Macroscale Cloud Properties 255\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFabian Hoffmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Clouds and Precipitation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Precipitation Efficiency and Climate Sensitivity 273\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicholas J. Lutsko, Steven C. Sherwood, and Ming Zhao\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Observed Scaling of Precipitation Extremes With Surface Temperature and Convective Available Potential Energy 287\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWenhao Dong and Yanluan Lin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Satellite Precipitation Measurements: What Have We Learnt About Cloud-Precipitation Processes From Space? 303\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaki Kikuchi, Scott A. Braun, Kentaroh Suzuki, Guosheng Liu, and Alessandro Battaglia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Outlook\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Machine Learning for Clouds and Climate 327\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTom Beucler, Imme Ebert-Uphoff, Stephan Rasp, Michael Pritchard, and Pierre Gentine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSylvia C. Sullivan,\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona, USA, and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorinna Hoose,\u003c\/b\u003e Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eClouds are an influential and complex element of Earth’s climate system. They evolve rapidly in time and exist over small spatial scales, but also affect global radiative balance and large-scale circulations. 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