namit_verma Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 What does Cloud bursting mean? What are the reasons behind it? What places it can occur? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 What does Cloud bursting mean? What are the reasons behind it? What places it can occur? presuming that you refer to weather, not the internet, i located an article for you on the phenomenon. :) :) A cloudburst is an extreme form of rainfall' date=' sometimes mixed with hail and thunder, which normally lasts no longer than a few minutes but is capable of creating flood conditions.Cloudbursts descend from very high clouds, sometimes with tops above 15 kilometers. Meteorologists say the rain from a cloudburst is usually of the shower type with a fall rate equal to or greater than 100mm (3.94 inches) per hour.[1'] During a cloudburst, more than 2 cm of rain may fall in a few minutes. When there are instances of cloudbursts, the results can be disastrous. Rapid precipitation from cumulonimbus clouds is possible due to so called Langmuir precipitation process in which large droplets can grow rapidly by coagulating with smaller droplets which fall down slowly. ... full article: >>Cloudburst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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