Summary
A forced time-dependent 1-D model of Cb cloud is used to investigate the behaviour of injected hailstones. The final hailstone radii and trajectories are calculated for three initial parameters: the initial hailstone radius, the initial hailstone density and the concentration of cloud droplets. The hailstone growth is treated as a unique process with dry, wet and melting regime.
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For a shallow Cb cloud with a small precipitation zone in the cloud base region the hail growth time is significantly longer than in the case without a forced lifting component. Further the recycling mechanism with/without falling down of the hail occurs.
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For the high Cb cloud the hail growth time is longer and no recycling occurs in the case with a forced lifting component.
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The final hailstone radius change is relatively small.
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Curić, M., Janc, D. The behavior of a hailstone in a forced 1-D Cb cloud model. Meteorl. Atmos. Phys. 41, 45–54 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01032589
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