FLUCTUATIONS OF THE LARGE-DROPLET COUNT IN STRATIFORM CLOUDS.

Abstract

The relative fluctuations of the number of large droplets in stratiform clouds are examined for a nonturbulent atmosphere. The principal physical parameters of a cloud (liquid-water content, thickness, and velocity of ordered air flows) are regarded as random correlated quantities distributed according to a normal law. Formulas are obtained that relate the relative fluctuations of the number of large droplets to the relative fluctuations of the principal physical parameters of a cloud. It is shown that this can be used to explain the relatively wide fluctuations of the number of large droplets observed in experiment. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0630555

Entities

People

  • M. I. Dekhtiar
  • M. V. Buikov

Organizations

  • American Meteorological Society

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Atmospheres
  • Flow
  • Fluid Flow
  • Gas Flow
  • Geometry
  • Physical Properties
  • Thickness

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.