Cloud Droplets to Raindrops
¥A raindrop is 106 bigger
than
a cloud droplet
¥Several
days are needed for condensation alone to grow
raindrops
¥Yet,
raindrops can form from cloud droplets in a less than one
hour
¥What
processes account for such rapid growth?
106 bigger
106 bigger
Ahrens, Fig. 5.15