Characteristics of cloud drop spectra at different levels and with respect to cloud thickness

Measurements on drop size spectra were made in cumulus clouds over Pune (inland) region on many days during the summer monsoon seasons. In this paper, the measurements in non-raining cumulus clouds made in the years 1984, 1985 and 1986 at different levels and for different cloud thickness have been studied. In general, the drop size spectra broadened with height and the concentration of drops with diameter >50 μm (N(L)), mean volume diameter (MVD), liquid water content (LWC) and dispersion increased with height while the concentration of drops with diameter 28 μm were higher while those for the drops