Cirrus Particle Distribution Study, Part 2.

Abstract

This report presents particle spectrometer data obtained by the AFGL instrumented MC-130E aircraft during a flight through various types of cirriform clouds in the Albuquerque area on 26 February 1978. The data consist of average particle concentration figures as a function of size for consecutive 30-sec periods during the 96-min sampling mission. Additionally, data for some particular 15-sec segments of the flight are closely examined. These segments, selected to represent various cirriform conditions, as dense cirrostratus and thin cirrus, are documented with aircraft nose camera photographs of clouds and with plots of resulting particle concentrations and calculations of liquid water content. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 10, 1978
Accession Number
ADA063807

Entities

People

  • D. J. Varley
  • D. M. Brooks

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Temperature
  • Aircraft Noses
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Cameras
  • Cirrus Clouds
  • Clouds
  • Intervals
  • New Mexico
  • Noses
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Spectrometers
  • Transition Temperature
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Plasma Physics.