Premium
Vertical diffusion of aerosols over a city
Author(s) -
McCormick R. A.,
Kurfis K. R.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49709239308
Subject(s) - atmospheric sciences , environmental science , aerosol , turbidity , range (aeronautics) , diffusion , meteorology , materials science , geology , thermodynamics , geography , physics , oceanography , composite material
Abstract Vertical exchange coefficients for aerosol material, K A , were determined from measurements of atmospheric turbidity at λ = 0.5 μ following the motion of air flowing over Cincinnati, Ohio. Values of the coefficient for sensible heat, K H , were also obtained at the same time in some instances. Most of the values of K A were in the range 0.1 × 10 5 to 10 × 10 5 cm 2 sec −1 with a marked seasonal variation of the average values. No significant variation of K A with height (100 to 600 m) was found.