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The ventilation coefficient in the growth equation accounts for

  • A.the solute effect of dissolved material in the drop
  • B.enhanced vapour transfer to a droplet that is falling
  • C.the reduction in growth caused by latent heat release
  • D.the curvature correction on very small droplets

Answer: B

Correct answer: enhanced vapour transfer to a droplet that is falling

A stationary droplet is surrounded by a diffusive shell that limits the vapour reaching it. A falling droplet continually moves into fresh air, thinning that shell and increasing the transfer, and the ventilation coefficient corrects the growth equation for it. It is negligible for small cloud droplets and becomes important for the larger, faster-falling ones.

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