'Studies of Marine Aerosols and Their Evolution in the Eastern North Atlantic and Analysis of MAST Data'.

Abstract

As part of the Monterey Area Ship Track (MAST) Study, the University of Washington's Cloud and Aerosol Research Group used its integrated airborne research facility to obtain in situ measurements of the particles and gases emitted by various types of ships, the dispersion and evolution of these effluents downwind, and their effects on the microstructure and optical properties of marine stratiform clouds, particularly as they affect the formation of so-called 'ship tracks' in clouds. The results of these studies confirmed that it is the effluents from ships that produce 'ship tracks' under appropriate cloud and meteorological conditions.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 1996
Accession Number
ADA327085

Entities

People

  • Peter V. Hobbs

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Case Studies
  • Clouds
  • Condensation Nuclei
  • Emission
  • Fuel Oils
  • Fuels
  • Heat Energy
  • Measurement
  • Particles
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Research Aircraft
  • Research Facilities
  • Ships
  • Steam Turbines
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Plasma Physics.