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(a) The lapse rate is steepened, sometimes to such an extent that instability results and strong ascending current rise.
(b) The humidity increases especially over a warm ocean.
(c) The combination of the above two factors produces cumulo-nimbus clouds and precipitation in the form of short, sharp showers with turbulence, gusts and squalls. Bright intervals occur between showers.
(d) Visibility is good between showers because of the initial purity of the air and the dilution of impurities by the strong turbulence
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