A Method for Measuring Water Content of Airborne Sea-Salt Particles

Abstract

A calibrated technique is presented which measures the volume of water contained in naturally occurring slurry-like sea-salt particles in the atmosphere. The measurement has on the average a standard deviation error from the mean of 25 percent. The method employs a quantitative chloride reagent film on which the solids in the slurry particle leave a visible trace. The area covered by this artifact is a function of the particle water content. A curve is shown presenting the relationship of slurry artifact diameter to water content.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 13, 1957
Accession Number
AD0144827

Entities

People

  • N. H. Farlow

Organizations

  • Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Artifacts
  • Atmospheres
  • Birds
  • Chemistry
  • Environment
  • Explosions
  • Films
  • Governments
  • Humidity
  • Low Humidity
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Particles
  • Sodium Compounds
  • Standards
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Organic Chemistry