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Supersaturation in a natural cloud typically peaks at about

  • A.about fifty per cent in all
  • B.about ten per cent in a typical cloud
  • C.several hundred per cent
  • D.a few tenths of one per cent

Answer: D

Correct answer: a few tenths of one per cent

Peak supersaturation in a natural cloud is typically 0.1 to 1 per cent, and it is held there by the feedback described above. The figure matters because it is far below the several hundred per cent homogeneous nucleation would require - which is the whole reason condensation nuclei are indispensable - and because it decides which part of the aerosol population becomes cloud droplets.

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