A note on the Aitken nuclei and ion flow measurements in the lower stratosphere |
| |
Authors: | Josef Podzimek |
| |
Institution: | (1) Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Graduate Center for Cloud Physics Research, University of Missouri-Rolla, 65401 Rolla, Missouri |
| |
Abstract: | In the light of new measurements of small aerosol particles in the lower stratosphere, some of the old investigations—which
were only published in part in scientific journals—are reviewed and compared. The discussion focuses on whether the Aitken
nuclei (AN) size distribution up to 20 km can be described by Junge’s or log-normal density functions and under what circumstances
one can find a bimodal distribution of these particles. The ion flow in correlated to the stratospheric pollution (intercept
with the jet aircraft, volcanic activity) and is, in mean, directly proportional to the aircraft altitude in the undisturbed
lower stratosphere.
Note: The GCCPR, Univ. Missouri at Rolla, reports quoted in the article can be obtained from the author. |
| |
Keywords: | Stratospheric aerosol |
本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录! |
|