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
Text and caption are self explanatory. A raindrop is 1,000,000 times bigger in volume/mass than a cloud droplet.
What can cause growth to occur in less than one hour?