Generation Rate of Marine Aerosols as Determined from a Boundary Layer Model.

Abstract

The rate of generation of aerosols by bubbles bursting at the sea surface is not well known. Unfortunately, the rate is a very difficult parameter to measure. The rate can be inferred from a boundary layer model that includes determining evolutions of aerosol spectra from parameterizations of generation, transport, and removal processes. Using this technique, data from CEWCOM-78 have been analyzed to produce the aerosol surface flux volume spectrum from 0.8 to 15 micrometer radius at a wind speed of 9 m/sec. Using this flux spectrum and equilibrium aerosol spectra from JASIN, flux spectra are calculated for wind speeds from 6 to 18 m/sec. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA116571

Entities

People

  • Christopher W. Fairall
  • Gordon E. Schacher
  • Kenneth L. Davidson

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • California
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Coefficients
  • Condensation Nuclei
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Entrainment
  • Layers
  • Marine Atmospheres
  • Military Research
  • Mississippi
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Research Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML