STRUCTURE AND MODIFICATION OF CLOUDS AND FOGS.
Abstract
Atmospheric electric experiments in the first kilometer of the atmosphere have demonstrated the feasibility of direct measurement of the potential of the ionosphere. In the laboratory investigations have been completed on inductive charge transfer during particle collisions and on the conditions under which sparks can be produced between clouds of charged particles. Two studies have been carried out on ice nucleation by silver iodide. Dry ice seeding of the clear air has resulted in the production of ice crystal clouds in only 3 percent of the experiments. These findings are discussed. Thousands of drops (of about 4.5 mm diameter) have been freely suspended in the giant vertical wind tunnel and a high speed camera has been used to study wake interactions. Theoretical work has been carried out on the interaction and growth of raindrops in the upper part of updrafts in thunderstorms. An experimental study has shown it might be possible to account for exponential dropsize distributions in heavy rain on the basis of raindrop breakup. An investigation on the water-to-air transfer of bacteria by jet drops from bursting bubbles has indicated that the jet drops are extremely efficient in skimming bacteria from the surface layer of the water. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0707507
Entities
People
- Bernard Vonnegut
- Duncan C. Blanchard
- Robert A. Cudney
Organizations
- State University of New York