An Analysis of Surface Production of Sea-Salt Aerosols

Abstract

The rate of production of sea water droplets by bubble bursting at the ocean surface is virtually impossible to measure directly. Laboratory simulations are also difficult. However, the surface flux can be inferred from measurements of the rate of change of aerosol densities and changes in the height of the marine boundary mixed layer. Data from CEWCOM-78 has been analyzed to produce the aerosol surface flux volume spectrum from 0.5 to 15 micrometers radius at a wind speed of 8 m/sec. Using this flux spectrum and equilibrium aerosol spectra from JASIN, similar flux spectra are calculated for sind speeds from 5 to 15 m/sec.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 11, 1981
Accession Number
ADA096921

Entities

People

  • Christopher W. Fairall

Organizations

  • Braddock Dunn & McDonald

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • California
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Condensation Nuclei
  • Corporations
  • Equations
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Physics
  • Production
  • Schools
  • Spectra
  • Spectrum Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML