Models of Three Phase Stratiform Clouds with Freezing of Cloud Drops,

Abstract

Using the apparatus of partial differential equations the authors show that a cloud layer in which the solid state is formed as a result of the freezing of cloud droplets undergoes free oscillations. The physical nature of these oscillations may be related both to the effect of the ice particles on the activation of the condensation nuclei and the dependence of the probability of freezing on the dimensions of the drops. The authors also show that the microstructure of the cloud and the precipitation rate change periodically over time.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 25, 1974
Accession Number
ADA001513

Entities

People

  • M. V. Buikov

Organizations

  • United States Army Foreign Science and Technology Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Condensation
  • Condensation Nuclei
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Equations Of State
  • Freezing
  • Isothermal Processes
  • Mathematics
  • Microstructure
  • Oscillation
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Particles
  • Phase Transformations
  • Precipitation
  • Probability

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.