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Measurement of Growth Rate to Determine Condensation Coefficients for Water Drops Grown on Natural Cloud Nuclei
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
  • Abbas M. Sinnarwalla
  • Darryl J. Alofs, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • John C. Carstens, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

Growth rate measurements were made for water drops grown on nuclei in atmospheric air samples taken in Rolla, Missouri. Rolla, having a population of 15,000 and very little industry, is relatively free of urban pollutants. The measurements were made in a vertical flow thermal diffusion chamber at supersaturations of 0. 5 and 1%. The time to grow from near dry radius to the final radius (6 to 7. 5 mu m) was measured. If one assumes the thermal accomodation coefficient is unity, the measurements indicate an average value of 0. 026 for the condensation coefficient. The temperature ranged from 22. 5 to 25. 7 degree C.

Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Document Type
Article - Journal
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Citation
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text
Language(s)
English
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© 1975 American Meteorological Society, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-1975
Publication Date
01 Jan 1975
Citation Information
Abbas M. Sinnarwalla, Darryl J. Alofs and John C. Carstens. "Measurement of Growth Rate to Determine Condensation Coefficients for Water Drops Grown on Natural Cloud Nuclei" Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences (1975) ISSN: 0022-4928
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/darryl-alofs/30/