The Size Distribution of Cloud Drops in a Turbulent Atmosphere,

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Abstract:

The theory of condensation growth of drops under conditions when the supersaturation of vapor fluctuates due to turbulence appeared as one of the possible explanations of the observed wide size distributions of cloud drops. This work analyzes an approach to this problem developed basically in the works of L. M. Levin and Yu. S. Sedunov. An approach is also proposed based on the consideration of fluctuations of the concentration of nascent drops together with a difference in condensation levels.

Author(s):
Smirnov, V. I. ; Kabanov, A. S.
Author Organization(s):
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
Supplementary Note:
Edited machine trans. of Tsentralnoi Aerologicheskoi Observatorii, Moscow. Trudy (USSR) n101 p3-12 1972, by James R. Moore.
Annotation:
The Size Distribution of Cloud Drops in a Turbulent Atmosphere--Translation.
Pagination:
0020

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
FTD-MT-24-1468-74
 Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*ATMOSPHERIC MOTION, *CLOUD PHYSICS, USSR, SIZES(DIMENSIONS), DISTRIBUTION, TURBULENCE, DROPS, TRANSLATIONS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Atmospheric Physics, Meteorology
Report Date:
1974 Oct 04