Aerosol Studies at UMIST.
Abstract
The first part of this report details a review of the dispersion of pollutants by rainfall, with particular reference to inertial and diffusive removal by precipitation, inertial, condensational and diffusive removal by cloud drops, and the influence of electrical forces on scavenging. The second half of the report describes a preliminary study of the influence of meteorological parameters on the size distribution of natural aerosol particles, with particular reference to two data sets obtained in urban and rural localities. The size spectrum investigated lay between 0.5 and 10 micron equivalent particle diameter and the correlation between particle concentration and wind speed, relative humidity, temperature, atmospheric stability and rainfall were determined for various size categories. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA090811
Entities
People
- J. Latham
- M. J. Gay
Organizations
- University of Manchester