On the Growth of Aerosol Particles with Relative Humidity.

Abstract

Previous work on the growth with relative humidity of sodium chloride and ammonium sulfate particles and of naturally occurring aerosols is reviewed. New measurements of aerosol particle growth with humidity obtained during a research cruise of the USNS Hayes to the North Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea in May 1977 are presented. A model which describes the observed variation in aerosol growth behavior from one air mass to another is developed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA062416

Entities

People

  • James W. Fitzgerald

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Masses
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Central Europe
  • Chemistry
  • Condensation Nuclei
  • Humidity
  • Measurement
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • Oceans
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Phase Transformations
  • Physical Properties
  • Scattering
  • Sodium Compounds
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.