A numerical study of the effect of cloud nuclei on the initiation of rain from warm clouds

dc.contributor.author	Lee, Seung-Man
dc.date.accessioned	2009-07-15T18:00:06Z
dc.date.available	2009-07-15T18:00:06Z
dc.date.issued	1978
dc.description.abstract	The effects of the cloud nucleus size distribution and number concentration on rain initiation from shallow maritime warm clouds are examined in a one-dimensional, time-dependent cylindrical cloud model. Calculations include nucleation, condensation on both nuclei and drops, collection of drops and scavenging of nucleus-size particles to drops. It was found that nuclei of mass about 10^-15 g are most efficient for warm rain development and the number concentration normally observed near Hawaii is the optimum concentration for maximum rainfall.
dc.description.degree	Ph.D.
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10125/9972
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	University of Hawaii at Manoa
dc.relation	Theses for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (University of Hawaii at Manoa). Meteorology; no. 1106
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dc.subject	Cloud physics--Mathematical models
dc.subject	Condensation (Meteorology)
dc.title	A numerical study of the effect of cloud nuclei on the initiation of rain from warm clouds
dc.type	Thesis
dc.type.dcmi	Text

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