NATS 101

Lecture 13
Precipitation Processes
Supplemental References for TodayÕs Lecture
Review: Vertical Stability
Review: Vertical Stability
Conditionally Unstable: Lower Rock
Environmental Lapse Rate (ELR)
Cloud Droplets to Raindrops
Terminal Fall Speeds              (upward suspension velocity)
Collision-Coalescence
Warm Cloud Precipitation
Mixed Water-Ice Clouds
SVP over Liquid and Ice
SVP near Droplets and Ice
Ice Crystal Process
Accretion-Aggregation Process
Summary: Key Concepts
Examples of Precipitation Types
Temp Profiles for Precipitation
Summary: Key Concepts
Assignment for Next Lecture