The Ocean's Aerosol Source Function

Abstract

The major long-term goal of this work is to determine the fundamentals of the ocean aerosol source function. The specific objective of this project is to determine the mechanisms by which ocean droplets are generated. For each of these mechanisms the objective becomes the measurement of the numbers, sizes, and associated birth parameters such as ejection speed and trajectory of the droplets. The two best known and studied mechanisms of ocean droplet production are the jet and film drops from bursting bubbles. Less well known and almost completely unstudied are the droplets generated by the surface impacts of other droplets. The existence of "secondary" droplets generated by the impacts of "primary" film drops has now been established. So, it becomes important to determine the birth parameters of these secondary droplets. This work is supported by ONR Marine Meteorology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA551262

Entities

People

  • Donald E. Spiel

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Drops
  • Ejection
  • Filter Paper
  • Information Operations
  • Magnesium Compounds
  • Marine Meteorology
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Oceans
  • Particles
  • Production
  • Sea Water
  • Video Cameras
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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