Thermodynamics of Clouds

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International Geophysics Series, 1963, Volume 6. Academic Press, New York, London, 1963. – 255 pp. Examining the treatment in meteorological works of thermo-dynamical problems involving the ideas of surface tension and of adsorption, one is struck by the fact that such questions are almost always dealt with in a fragmentary manner. The reader is referred to various works which he is recommended to study in order to understand the statements presented. The multiplicity of sources on which it is desirable to draw leads him to feel the need for a general treatment, and to wish for a single account uniting in a coherent manner the various problems of a similar nature involving the thermodynamics of capillarity. Only an account of this kind enables one to get to the root of problems, to perceive what physical hypotheses are required in the process, and to judge the consistency or inconsistency of various theories.Contents. Introduction Ideas of Capillarity Surface Model and Definitions of Adsorption,Surface Enthalpy, and Entropy Laws of Thermodynamics Fundamental Formulas in Terms ofIntensive Variables Equilibrium States Adiabatic Transformations Examination of Some Approximations or Hypotheses Study of a Droplet Suspended in the Atmosphere Study of an Ice Crystal Suspended in the Atmosphere Temperature of Coexistence of a Dropletof Solution and a Crystal of Ice in the Atmosphere Germs of Condensation and Crystallization Equilibrium Populations of Embryos. Calculation of Number of Germs as Limiting Case of Problem of Equilibrium. Nucleation Rate List of Symbols Bibliography Author Index Subject Index