Rainfall: Physical Process, Measurement, Data Analysis and Usage in Hydrological Investigations integrates different rainfall perspectives, from droplet formation and modeling developments to the experimental measurements and their analysis, to application in surface and subsurface hydrological investigations. Each chapter provides an updated representation of the involved subject with relative open problems and includes a case study at the end of the chapter. The book targets postgraduate readers studying meteorology, civil and environmental engineering, geophysics, agronomy and natural science, as well as practitioners working in the fields of hydrology, hydrogeology, agronomy and water resource management. Presents comprehensive coverage of rainfall-related topics, from the basic processes involved in the drop formation to data use and modeling Provides real-life examples for practical use in the form of a case study in each chapter

Challenging research activities by IRRA Scientists have developed an “Innovative Rainmaking Technology '' which is scientifically and practically proven in Laboratory cloud chambers and the atmosphere up to 75m altitude, as Ref. “Laser induces condensation and water drop formation in laboratory clouds chamber & atmosphere”. Now, IRRA scientists have developed two research project proposals, as below: 1) “Artificial rainmaking by Peta Watt (1015Watt) double-core Laser system from ground initiation of Endothermic Reactions, as similar natural lightning phenomena in the atmosphere”. It covers ~16 Km2, an area... Estimated cost: 9.02 crore in Indian rupees (US$0.72 million). 2) Artificial rainmaking by using high-power terawatt (1012 Watt) mobile Laser Which initiates endothermic reactions, as a similar natural lightning phenomenon, onboard Aircraft with multiple lightning strikes in the atmosphere”. It covers ~450 Km2, an area...& estimates cost 230 crores (US$28.75 million). IRRA scientists have prepared a new project proposal with a design, budget, estimate, work plan, etc. on “Artificial rainmaking by laser System, which initiate endothermic reactions as a natural lightning phenomenon, onboard Aircraft & Ground in the Atmosphere,” which is helpful for demonstrations in the atmosphere, described in this book as “Artificial Rain Production by Endothermic Reactions.” IRRA Scientists would like to collaborate/partner with any Government of the country, Environment Science and Technology Department / Science and technology Institution/Foundation Company, etc. for a Demonstration of “Innovative rainmaking Technology used for Artificial Rain on large scale by Laser systems as similar natural Lightning phenomena on board aircraft from from ground in the atmosphere” for three years, measuring & fixing atmospheric parameters such as ex.- temperature, pressure, humidity etc. for maximum rainmaking in the atmosphere . IRRA Group developed a challenging research project, “Innovative rainmaking technology by Laser system similar to natural lightning phenomena in the atmosphere ". This technology is scientifically and practically proven in laboratory cloud chambers as well as in the atmosphere. This includes "Laser-induced condensation and formation of water drops in laboratory cloud chamber as well as in the atmosphere". IRRA Scientists aim for a “Green revolution in the whole World for all human beings”. Please let us know if you have any suggestion or comments! Without any hesitation, IRRA scientists...

A baton twirler fights the rain to save her neighborhood parade

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A New York Times Best Seller 2019 National Book Award Longlist, Nonfiction 2019 Kirkus Book Prize Finalist, Nonfiction A February IndieNext Pick Named A Most Anticipated Book of 2019 by Buzzfeed, Nylon, The A. V. Club, CBC Books, and The Rumpus, and a Winter's Most Anticipated Book by Vanity Fair and The Week Starred Reviews: Kirkus and Booklist "Warm, immediate and intensely personal."—New York Times How does one pay homage to A Tribe Called Quest? The seminal rap group brought jazz into the genre, resurrecting timeless rhythms to create masterpieces such as The Low End Theory and Midnight Marauders. Seventeen years after their last album, they resurrected themselves with an intense, socially conscious record, We Got It from Here . . . Thank You 4 Your Service, which arrived when fans needed it most, in the aftermath of the 2016 election. Poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib digs into the group’s history and draws from his own experience to reflect on how its distinctive sound resonated among fans like himself. The result is as ambitious and genre-bending as the rap group itself. Abdurraqib traces the Tribe's creative career, from their early days as part of the Afrocentric rap collective known as the Native Tongues, through their first three classic albums, to their eventual breakup and long hiatus. Their work is placed in the context of the broader rap landscape of the 1990s, one upended by sampling laws that forced a reinvention in production methods, the East Coast–West Coast rivalry that threatened to destroy the genre, and some record labels’ shift from focusing on groups to individual MCs. Throughout the narrative Abdurraqib connects the music and cultural history to their street-level impact. Whether he’s remembering The Source magazine cover announcing the Tribe’s 1998 breakup or writing personal letters to the group after bandmate Phife Dawg’s death, Abdurraqib seeks the deeper truths of A Tribe Called Quest; truths that—like the low end, the bass—are not simply heard in the head, but felt in the chest.