Liquid Water and Homogeneous Ice Nucleation in Tropical Convection

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Liquid Water and Homogeneous Ice Nucleation in Tropical Convection. Importance. LWC=0.5 g/m 3 , 15  m diam. droplets ----  km -1 IWC=1 g/m 3 , 1 mm graupel,  0.4 g/cm 3  m -1 _____________________________________________ Graupel collects cloud droplets  m -1. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Liquid Water and Homogeneous Ice Nucleation

in Tropical Convection

Importance

• LWC=0.5 g/m3, 15m diam. droplets• ----km-1

• IWC=1 g/m3, 1 mm graupel, 0.4 g/cm3

m-1

• _____________________________________________

• Graupel collects cloud droplets m-1

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