PPT-Warm rain variability and its association with cloud

mesoscale structure and cloudiness transitions Robert Wood University of Washington with help and data from Louise Leahy UW Matt Lebsock JPL Irina Sandu ECMWF Photo Mingxi. CloudSat. Matt . Lebsock. Chris . Kummerow. Motivation. Radiosonde. data [. Ohtake. , 1963. ]. Warm rain falls in all tropical ocean basins in all seasons more frequently than expected. Shipboard Weather Reports [. Gebrehiwot. . Niguse. Tesfay. 1. , . Menberu. Bitew. 2. , . Mekonnen. Gebremichael. 2. 1. Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.. 2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut, USA.. rainrate. increases. Kubar. , T., D. L. Hartmann, and R. Wood, 2009: Understanding the importance of microphysics . and macrophysics . for warm rain in marine low clouds: Part I. Satellite observations. . Matt Lebsock. Aqua. AMSR-. E & MODIS. Drizzle defined where 750 meter reflectivity exceeds -15 . dBZ. Area and Low cloud fraction weighted oceanic mean is 19.2%. The world is a drizzly place. The water path can be partitioned between cloud and Precipitation. For each round, draw and label what you see in the presentation, in one box.. On the next round, swap you’re sheet with a partner, do the same as in point 2, but in a new box.. It gets faster and . Grade 1. JESSICA B. LAKE. Directions. Read the questions and choose the best answer.. If you choose the incorrect answer click on the image to try the question again.. After answering the question correctly, you may advance to the next question by clicking on the happy image.. ATM 419/563. Spring 2017. Fovell. 1. The C-C equation. The . Clausius-Clapeyron. (C-C) . equation reveals how saturation . vapor pressure (. e. s. ) varies . with temperature . T. :. …where . a. 1. Condensation “activates” aerosol particles into drops . . condensation grows liquid droplets (initial stages) . . drop-drop collisions / coalescence create larger drops . . formation of rain in mature clouds (removes water from parcel, disrupts the process). structure and organization under suppressed conditions . during DYNAMO/AMIE/CINDY2011. Angela Rowe and Robert . Houze. , Jr.. University of Washington. 31. st. Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 4 . credits. To go with . Geostuff. Resources. WEATHER WORD MAT. The Elements Of The Weather. Precipitation . Rainfall. Snow fall. Sleet . Hail. Drizzle. Humidity. Sunshine Hours. Wind Strength. Gebrehiwot. . Niguse. Tesfay. 1. , . Menberu. Bitew. 2. , . Mekonnen. Gebremichael. 2. 1. Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.. 2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut, USA.. Be able to describe and explain the type of weather associated with the different fronts in a depression.. Be able to describe how the weather changes with the passage of a depression.. Be able to reproduce a diagram of a cross-section of a depression. . about 1000 m/48 hrs. Thus, they usually evaporate quickly upon leaving the cloud mass. . For it to fall as a raindrop the cloud droplet must get bigger. One raindrop = about 1 million cloud droplets, . Artificial rain making.. Process of Precipitation:. Precipitation is caused by condensation of water . vapours. of the air mass. . The ascending air mass with sufficient amount of water . vapours. becomes saturated due to adiabatic cooling. Condensation of water .