Field Experiments with Artificial Aerosols at San Nicolas Island, California.

Abstract

Artificial fogs grown on hygroscopic (Salty Dog) nuclei were produced in the marine environment over Laser Bay, San Nicolas Island, California. These fogs were studied using over water optical extinction measurements in the visual, near and far infrared bands as well as by aerosol size measurements from an instrumented aircraft and from a shore based instrument. These studies show that optical extinction in the visible and near infra red wavelengths produced by biologically safe hygroscopic nuclei can be generated in military significant scales in the marine boundary layer. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 28, 1981
Accession Number
ADA107270

Entities

People

  • B. G. Julian
  • L. A. Mathews
  • R. M. Mcclung
  • S. G. Gathman

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Burning Rate
  • California
  • Combustion
  • Detection
  • Environment
  • Heat Energy
  • Instrumentation
  • Latent Heat
  • Marine Atmospheres
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Particles
  • Radiation
  • Scattering
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy