Atmospheric precipitation : prediction and research problems / Panel on Precipitation Processes, Committee on Atmospheric Sciences, Assembly of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Research Council
PRECIPITATION PROCESSES: Precipitation processes associated with extra tropical cyclones -- Precipitation processes associated with tropical cyclones -- Precipitation in convectne systems -- Modification of precipitation by variations in surface characteristics -- PRECIPITATION FORECASTING: Current forecasting techniques -- Skill of precipitation forecasts -- Future prospects and requirements for improvement -- RESEARCH AND OBSERVATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING AND FORECASTS OF PRECIPITATION: Theoretical, numerical, and diagnostic studies -- Observational studies.