Diagram gives
terminal fall speeds for CCN, droplets and raindrops. NOTE logarithmic
ordinate. It also give the updraft speed required to keep the particle
suspended. |
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CCN are easy to
suspend via turbulent motions; just 0.1 microns per second updraft is needed. |
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Small cloud
droplets need 1.0 cm/s, easily achievable by winter storms. |
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Large raindrops
(5mm diameter) require a fast updraft 1.0 m/s. |