Cloud Physics

Atmospheric Science · Part 5

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Table of Contents

  1. 1.Cloud Classification
  2. 2.Cloud Formation: Lifting Mechanisms
  3. 3.Saturation Vapor Pressure and Humidity
  4. 4.Kohler Theory and CCN Activation
  5. 5.Cloud Droplet Growth by Vapor Diffusion
  6. 6.Droplet Size Distributions and Optical Properties
  7. 7.Fortran: Cloud Droplet Growth by Diffusion
  8. 8.The 10 Cloud Genera by Altitude
  9. 9.Humidity Variables
  10. 10.Critical Supersaturation and Radius

Key Equations

$$\frac{de_s}{dT} = \frac{L_v \, e_s}{R_v \, T^2}$$
$$T_d = \frac{243.5 \ln(e/6.112)}{17.67 - \ln(e/6.112)}$$
$$S = \frac{e}{e_s} \approx 1 + \frac{a}{r} - \frac{b}{r^3}$$
$$r \frac{dr}{dt} = \frac{S - 1}{F_k + F_d} \equiv G \cdot (S - 1)$$

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Course Context

This PDF is part of the Atmospheric Science course on CoursesHub.World. Study the physics of weather and climate from atmospheric thermodynamics to planetary atmospheres. Covers atmospheric dynamics, synoptic meteorology, clouds and precipitation, radiation budgets, clima...

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