Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography (10th Edition)
Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134597119
Author: Robert W. Christopherson, Ginger E. Birkeland
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 1GQ
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The environmental conditions that determine the formation of precipitation by collision-coalescence and Bergeron processes.

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Precipitation is a process which occurs when the droplets of water and ice crystals after undergoing condensation become large and heavy, and eventually fall with the force of gravity.

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The two processes for the formation of precipitation are collision-coalescence and Bergeron process. The environmental condition that is required for the formation of precipitation by the collision-coalescence process is the presence of warm region. In warm region the temperatures of the cloud are found to be above freezing conditions. The environmental condition that is required for the formation of precipitation by Bergeron process is the presence of below-freezing temperatures. This occurs at higher altitudes where ice crystals are formed within clouds, and the precipitation occurs in the form of snowflakes.

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