Precipitation Modeling and Quantitative Analysis	4
	Foreword	8
	Introduction	10
	Contents	12
	Abbreviations and Acronyms	16
	Chapter 1: Cloud-Resolving Modeling of Precipitation	18
	Chapter 2: Precipitation Equations and Process Analysis	43
	Chapter 3: Tropical Precipitation Processes	78
	Chapter 4: Effects of Sea Surface Temperature	125
	Chapter 5: Effects of Vertical Wind Shear	139
	Chapter 6: Microphysical and Radiative Effects of Ice Clouds	151
	Chapter 7: Cloud Radiative Effects	188
	Chapter 8: Precipitation Efficiency	221
	Chapter 9: Sensitivity of Precipitation Modeling to Uncertainty of Initial Conditions	231
	Index	248