Cirrus Particle Distribution Study. Part 3.

Abstract

This report describes particle spectra in thin cirrus clouds that were sampled on 18 March 1978 southwest of Albuquerque. The sampling aircraft, an MC-130E, flew near 31,000 ft (9.4 km) and acquired cloud particle data with its three PMS spectrometer probes. Ice crystals larger than 50 micrometer were recorded for only about 17 min, but smaller ones were measured by an axial scattering probe for several more minutes. Listings of particle concentration vs size, averaged over consecutive 30 sec intervals for 75 min, are included. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 11, 1978
Accession Number
ADA066975

Entities

People

  • Donald J. Varley

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cirrus Clouds
  • Cloud Physics
  • Clouds
  • Operating Systems
  • Particle Size
  • Particle Spectra
  • Particles
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pulsed Inductive Thrusters
  • Scattering
  • Self Assembly
  • Spectra
  • Surface Analysis
  • Three Dimensional
  • Time Intervals

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Mathematics or Statistics