Measurement of the Sea Spray Droplet Size Distributions at High Winds

Abstract

This project will develop cloud droplet probes and phase-Doppler anemometry for measuring size-segregated droplet concentrations at high wind speeds in the ABL. The data will be used for investigating droplet dynamics in the marine atmospheric boundary layer, characterizing the droplet surface flux source function, and determining the effect spray drops have on air-water surface exchange processes. A physically-based parameterization of droplet production in terms of wind/wave variables will be developed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2002
Accession Number
ADA627346

Entities

People

  • Christopher W. Fairall
  • William E. Asher

Organizations

  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Dynamics
  • Hurricanes
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Particle Size
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Production
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Waves
  • Wind
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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