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- noun chemistry, physics The
movement ofmolecules in atemperature gradient
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Size-resolved coagulation kernels for aerosol-hydrometeor coagulation include thermophoresis, diffusiophoresis, electric charge, gravitational collection, turbulent inertial motion, turbulent shear, Brownian motion, and convective Brownian diffusion enhancement.
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Size-resolved coagulation kernels for hydrometeor-hydrometeor coagulation include thermophoresis, diffusiophoresis, electric charge, gravitational collection, turbulent inertial motion, turbulent shear, Brownian motion, and convective Brownian diffusion enhancement.
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