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Each year hailstorm damage to human life, property, livestock, and agriculture is appalling in nature. Broadly, there are two problems related with hailstorms i.e. cloud physics problem of the growth of hailstones and the synoptic problem which relates to the thermodynamic investigation of the conditions that produce hailstorms. Thus, present book discusses climatology, physical properties of hail, measurements, prediction, control and damage assessment. Separate chapter discusses the typical features of hailstorm formation. Forecasters in any part of the world could find fair order of similarity in the synoptic models discussed amongst the four regions of India, with their regions, too.



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Climatology of Hailstorm. Hailstones. Hail Sampling and Analysis. Convection and Thunderstorm Formation. Hail Growth and Hailstorm. Hailstorm over North-East India. Hailstorm over North West India. Hailstorm over Central India. Hailstorm over South Peninsular India. Hailstorm Modification and Control. Damage Due to Hail and Risk Cover.

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      Publisher CRC Press
      Published 30 March 2017
      ISBN-13 9781138047778
      978-1138047778
      ISBN-10 1138047775

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Each year hailstorm damage to human life, property, livestock, and agriculture is appalling in nature. Broadly, there are two problems related with hailstorms i.e. cloud physics problem of the growth of hailstones and the synoptic problem which relates to the thermodynamic investigation of the conditions that produce hailstorms. Thus, present book discusses climatology, physical properties of hail, measurements, prediction, control and damage assessment. Separate chapter discusses the typical features of hailstorm formation. Forecasters in any part of the world could find fair order of similarity in the synoptic models discussed amongst the four regions of India, with their regions, too.



      Table of Contents

      Climatology of Hailstorm. Hailstones. Hail Sampling and Analysis. Convection and Thunderstorm Formation. Hail Growth and Hailstorm. Hailstorm over North-East India. Hailstorm over North West India. Hailstorm over Central India. Hailstorm over South Peninsular India. Hailstorm Modification and Control. Damage Due to Hail and Risk Cover.

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