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Original Articles

On accumulation of water substance in a column of rising air

Pages 62-68 | Received 03 Apr 1981, Published online: 15 Nov 2010
 

Abstract

The accumulation of condensed water in moist rising air is discussed in relation to the ratio of the air speed co the fall speed of precipitation. The maximum ultimate accumulation occurs when that ratio is near unity; the duration of a transient phase is proportional to the inverse of the fall speed of precipitation when updraft are weak, and to the inverse of air speed when the air speed is moderate or strong. The kinematic framework presented has dynamical implications that help explain some behaviour of showers and storms.

Résumé

On étudie l'accumulation d'eau condensée dans l'air humide ascendant, en établissant un rapport entre la vitesse de l'air et la vitesse de chute des précipitations. L'accumulation maximale a lieu quandce rapport tend vers l'unité; la phase transitoire a une durée inversement proportionnelle à la vitesse de chute des précipitations quandles courants ascendants sont faibles et inversement proportionnelle à la vitesse de l'air quand celle‐ci est moyenne ou forte. Le modéle cinématique présenté a des incidences dynamiques qui aident à expliquer certaines averses et tempêtes.

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