Abstract:<p>The dominant cloud type in the subtropical Atlantic is the trade wind cumulus with a cloud base located near the lifting condensation level (LCL) below 1 km. Other common clouds in this region with their base above 1 km are stratiform cloud layers or cloud edges near the trade wind inversion at 2-3 km. Precipitation in all these clouds mainly forms at temperatures above freezing point by collision and coalescence. Therefore, precipitation generally occurs as light rain/drizzle from stratiform … Show more
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