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The charge reversal temperature in graupel ice charging is the temperature at which

  • A.the sign of charge transferred to the graupel changes
  • B.graupel particles begin to melt within the cloud
  • C.ice crystals stop growing altogether at that level
  • D.the electric field first reaches breakdown strength

Answer: A

Correct answer: the sign of charge transferred to the graupel changes

Above the reversal temperature the riming graupel charges positively and the ice crystals negatively; below it the signs are exchanged. The level at which that changeover occurs therefore separates the region where graupel carries negative charge downward from the region where it carries positive charge, and it is what fixes the height of the main negative centre. Its value is not a constant, depending on the liquid water content present.

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