Cloud Microphysics and Precipitation: The Role of Aerosols

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01. According to the article, what relationship exists between Cloud Optical Depth (τc) and the amount of precipitation?

A: The relationship is positive: as (τc) increases, precipitation increases.

B: There is no significant correlation between the two factors.

C: The correlation is positive only for ice cloud grid cells, not overlapping clouds.

D: The relationship is inverse: as (τc) increases, precipitation decreases.