Clouds are composed of countless tiny water droplets. These water droplets are typically 5-50 microns in diameter and come in a variety of sizes. The distribution of sizes is quite important for a number of processes related to clouds. For example, a greater variety of sizes will generally lead to faster formation of rain-sized water drops. Even if the mean cloud droplet size is the same, a greater variety of sizes in … Continue reading Cloud Droplet Size Distributions