Electric charge modulation of aerosol scavenging in clouds: Rate coefficients with Monte Carlo simulation of diffusion

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 23, 2010, Pages

  Tinsley, Brian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; DRAG; DROP FORMATION; ELECTRIC CHARGE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RATE CONSTANTS; SCAVENGING;

AEROSOL PARTICLES; BROWNIAN DIFFUSION; CHARGE MODULATION; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CLOUD PROPERTIES; COLLISION RATE; DRAG FORCES; EFFECTS OF ELECTRICS; ELECTRIC FORCE; ELECTRICAL EFFECTS; ELEMENTARY CHARGE; FALLING DROPLET; GENERAL SITUATION; GLOBAL CIRCUIT; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; NET EFFECT; PARTICLE DIFFUSION; RATE COEFFICIENTS; REPULSIVE FORCES; SCAVENGING PROCESS; SMALL PARTICLES; STOKES FLOWS; TIME-SCALES; TRAJECTORY MODELS;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; BROWNIAN MOTION; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD DROPLET; ELECTRIC FIELD; FLOW FIELD; MODEL VALIDATION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PARTICLE MOTION; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY);

EID: 78650298278     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014580     Document Type: Article

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