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Tropical Rainfall and Cloud Formation by Chirag Deepanshu Beck is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document discusses rainfall and clouds in tropical regions. It explains that most rain comes from cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds that form through convection. Moist air parcels rising adiabatically cool and condense to form clouds at the lifting condensation level, releasing latent heat. This makes the parcel warmer than its environment, causing it to rise further. Bjerknes proposed that the cumulus scale of a few km is favored as the smallest scale allows for the most efficient tapping of instability

Author

Chirag Deepanshu Beck

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EN