Articles | Volume 21, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-12317-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-12317-2021
Research article
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17 Aug 2021
Research article |  | 17 Aug 2021

Impact of high- and low-vorticity turbulence on cloud–environment mixing and cloud microphysics processes

Bipin Kumar, Rahul Ranjan, Man-Kong Yau, Sudarsan Bera, and Suryachandra A. Rao

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The characteristics of turbulent clouds are affected by the entrainment of ambient dry air and its subsequent mixing. A turbulent flow generates vorticities of different intensities, and regions with high vorticity (HV) and low vorticity (LV) exist. This study provides a detailed analysis of different properties of turbulent flows and cloud droplets in the HV and LV regions in order to understand the impact of vorticity production on cloud microphysical and mixing processes.
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