Table 1 \({V}_{T}-D\) relationships for particle diameters at 800 hPa,600 hPa and 400 hPa

From: Quantifying the impact of heterogeneous particle distributions on riming in isolated mixed-phase cumulus clouds

Pressure(hPa)

\({V}_{T}-D\) relationships

particle diameters

800 hPa

\({V}_{T}\) = \({0.0028D}^{2.0}\)

\({\rm{D}}\le 47{\rm{\mu }}{\rm{m}}\)

 

\({V}_{T}\) = \({0.0628D}^{1.1881}\)

\(46{\rm{\mu }}{\rm{m}}\, < \,{\rm{D}}\, < \,560{\rm{\mu }}{\rm{m}}\)

 

\({V}_{T}\) = \({21.90D}^{0.2629}\)

\({\rm{D}}\ge 560{\rm{\mu }}{\rm{m}}\)

600 hPa

\({V}_{T}\) = \({0.0028D}^{2.0}\)

\({\rm{D}}\le 44{\rm{\mu }}{\rm{m}}\)

 

\({V}_{T}\) = \({0.0637D}^{1.1754}\)

\(44{\rm{\mu }}{\rm{m}}\, < \,{\rm{D}}\, < \,603{\rm{\mu }}{\rm{m}}\)

 

\({V}_{T}\) = \({21.90D}^{0.2629}\)

\({\rm{D}}\ge 603{\rm{\mu }}{\rm{m}}\)

400 hPa

\({V}_{T}\) = \({0.0030D}^{2.0}\)

\({\rm{D}}\le 45{\rm{\mu }}{\rm{m}}\)

 

\({V}_{T}\) = \({0.0492D}^{1.2585}\)

\(45{\rm{\mu }}{\rm{m}} < {\rm{D}} < 625{\rm{\mu }}{\rm{m}}\)

 

\({V}_{T}\) = \({23.76D}^{0.2984}\)

\({\rm{D}}\ge 625{\rm{\mu }}{\rm{m}}\)

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