Below is a chart giving typical LWC values of various cloud types (Thompson, 2007).
However, the droplet radius in maritime clouds tend to be larger, so that the end result is that the LWC is relatively similar in both types of air masses for the same types of clouds (Linacre, 1998).
The resistance caused by this is measured and is used to determine the power needed to maintain the temperature.
Another way involves an instrument that uses scattered light from a large number of drops.
A series of equations shown in the section below show how the LWC is obtained in this procedure.
A common type of experiment is one that involves a cloud chamber that is de-pressurized to simulate adiabatic ascent of air parcels.
Obtaining the mass of the liquid water in the cloud chamber is possible through an equation involving the latent heat of condensation (Thompson, 2007).
In the equation above, Lc(T) is the latent heat of condensation of water at temperature T, ma is the mass of the air in the cloud chamber, cp is the specific heat of dry air at constant pressure and