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单词 collision theory
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collision theory

Geology and Earth Sciences
  • Theory to account for the growth of water droplets in cloud to produce raindrops, based on the mechanisms of collision, coalescence, and ‘sweeping’. It holds that larger drops, with terminal velocities increasing in proportion to their diameter, fall faster than smaller drops, and collide with them. The probability of collision depends on the spacing of the drops in the cloud (i.e. on the mean free path) and on the relative sizes of droplets. For example, if some drops are up to 50 μ‎m diameter in cloud consisting mainly of droplets smaller than this, collisions can be frequent. Such collisions can lead to coalescence, and an overall increase in size to produce particles of raindrop size. ‘Sweeping’ is an ancillary process whereby small drops that are swept into the rear of larger drops may be absorbed. These mechanisms are believed to be entirely responsible for rainfall from tropical convection cloud, as well as playing a part in other clouds, including those of mid-latitudes. See also bergeron theory.


Geography
  • This states that raindrops grow by colliding and coalescing with each other, especially in tropical maritime air masses.

    See also bergeron–findeisen theory and coalescence theory.


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