Hailstorms: Prediction, Control and Damage Assessment, Second Edition

Author:   Prabhat Kumar (MIT College of Engineering, Pune, INDIA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   2nd edition
ISBN:  

9781138047778


Pages:   390
Publication Date:   30 March 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Prabhat Kumar (MIT College of Engineering, Pune, INDIA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.874kg
ISBN:  

9781138047778


ISBN 10:   1138047775
Pages:   390
Publication Date:   30 March 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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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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Prabhat Kumar was conferred Ph.D.(Mathematics) by Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi for his researches in Fluid Mechanics and Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). As post-doctoral research fellow of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India, he initiated innovative researches in artificial rain making through MHD. He was also commissioned in Meteorological Branch of Indian Air Force (IAF), wherein he served for 22 years. His glorious IAF tenure included Operational Weather Forecasting at various regions of India. He did Theoretical as well as applied researches and modelling in Mountain Waves at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He was also Senior Instructor, and guided M.Phil and Ph.D in Meteorology at Air Administrative College, Coimbatore – affiliated to Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India. He is recognized Ph. D guide from the Department of Mathematics and also from the Department of Atmospheric and Space Science, University of Pune, India He is recipient of President of India Medal for meritorious services. He was awarded ""Best Application Paper Award"" at National Systems Conference, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India. He was guest speaker at University of Melbourn, and at CSIRO, Melbourn, Australia and at Estov University, Budapest, Hungary. His key areas of researches include Mountain Waves, Air Pollution, Thunderstorm, Duststorm and Hailstorm, Tropical Storm and Climate Dynamics.

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