title: Large Deviation Analysis of Rapid Onset of Rain Showers.
abstract: Rainfall from ice-free cumulus clouds requires collisions of large numbers of microscopic droplets to create every raindrop. The onset of rain showers can be surprisingly rapid, much faster than the mean time required for a single collision. Large-deviation theory is used to explain this observation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilkinson