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Research article
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25 May 2018
Research article |
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| 25 May 2018
Bridging the condensation–collision size gap: a direct numerical simulation of continuous droplet growth in turbulent clouds
McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Man-Kong Yau
McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Peter Bartello
McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Lulin Xue
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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This paper introduces a sophisticated approach to incorporate the droplet hydrodynamic collision and condensation processes into a single DNS modeling framework. Arguably, this model provides a sophisticated approach to study the warm-rain initiation problem that has puzzled the cloud physics community for decades. The results show the increased condensation-mediated collisions when turbulence intensifies, indicating a positive impact of turbulence on droplet condensational–collisional growth.
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