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Air parcel thermodynamic properties and aerosol particle concentrations in the maritime atmospheric boundary layer
Author(s) -
Smith M. H.
Publication year - 1988
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.49711448111
Subject(s) - aerosol , particle (ecology) , planetary boundary layer , depth sounding , atmospheric sciences , environmental science , boundary layer , range (aeronautics) , atmosphere (unit) , meteorology , radius , geology , geography , mechanics , materials science , physics , oceanography , composite material , computer security , computer science
In some circumstances, the distribution of particles in the maritime atmosphere may be simply related to the atmospheric profile. For data obtained in the Outer Hebrides in 1982 by the Meteorological Office Research Flight aircraft, a strong correlation is found between particle concentrations over the radius range from 0.25 to 4m̈m and the thermodynamic properties of air parcels at various levels within the marine atmospheric boundary layer. This approach offers a potential tool toward better understanding of particle distribution and provides a means for estimating particle concentrations at various levels on the basis of a standard meteorological sounding.