Self-consistent binary cluster size distributions: nucleation of sulfuric acid–water vapors     

Madis Noppel   《Atmospheric Research》2003,65(3-4):285-301

The incorporation of additional information on free energies of small clusters in a cluster distribution based on the capillarity approximation is considered in relation with self-consistency (SC). The concept of fictitious average monomers is applied to expand the self-consistent form of a unary size distribution to cover also the distribution of a binary system. The experimental data on the free energies of monohydrates and dihydrates of sulfuric acid are used to obtain the partially self-consistent size distribution of clusters. Using these distributions, the concentrations of sulfuric acid and water, required for obtaining a unit nucleation rate, are calculated and compared among themselves and with experimental concentrations. Free energies of cluster formation are estimated by the thermodynamically consistent classical theory taking into account the difference between interior and surface compositions of a cluster. The partially self-consistent size distribution gives the best agreement with experimental data. The self-consistent distribution of the proposed form overestimates hydration and, therefore, largely underestimates nucleation rates compared to experimental rates.  相似文献   

Mesoscale Heat Transport Over Complex Terrain By Slope Winds – A Conceptual Model And Numerical Simulations     

Heike Noppel  Franz Fiedler 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2002,104(1):73-97

Vertical heat fluxes induced by mesoscale thermally driven circulations maycontribute significantly to the subgrid-scale fluxes in large-scale models (e.g.,general circulation models). However, they are not considered in these modelsyet. To gain insight into the importance and possible parameterisation of themesoscale flux associated with slope winds, an analytical (conceptual) modelis developed to describe the relationship between the mesoscale heat flux andatmospheric and land-surface characteristics. The analytical model allows usto evaluate the mesoscale flux induced by slope winds from only a few profilemeasurements within a domain. To validate the analytical model the resultingheat flux profiles are compared to profiles of highly resolved wind and temperaturefields obtained by simulations with a mesoscale numerical model.With no or moderate synoptic wind the mesoscale heat flux generated by the slopewind circulation may be as large as, or even larger than, the turbulent fluxes at thesame height. At altitudes lower than the crest of the hills the mesoscale flux is alwayspositive (upward). Generally it causes cooling within the boundary layer and heatingabove. Despite the simplifications made to derive the analytical model, it reproducesthe profiles of the mesoscale flux quite well. According to the analytical model, themesoscale heat flux is governed by the temperature deviation at the slope surface, thedepth of the slope-wind layer, the large-scale lapse rate, and the wavelength of thetopographical features.  相似文献