DISSOLUTION BEHAVIOR AND SURFACE-TENSION EFFECTS OF ORGANIC-COMPOUNDSIN NUCLEATING CLOUD DROPLETS

Authors
SHULMAN ML JACOBSON MC CARLSON RJ SYNOVEC RE YOUNG TE
Citation
Ml. Shulman et al., DISSOLUTION BEHAVIOR AND SURFACE-TENSION EFFECTS OF ORGANIC-COMPOUNDSIN NUCLEATING CLOUD DROPLETS, Geophysical research letters, 23(3), 1996, pp. 277-280
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Geophysical research letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00948276
Volume
23
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
277 - 280
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-8276(1996)23:3<277:DBASEO>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Solubilities and surface tensions were measured for difunctional organ ic acids in various concentrations of (NH4)(2)SO4 and NH4HSO4 aqueous solutions. Model results using these data indicate that the organic co mpounds affect cloud droplet growth by two mechanisms: by gradual diss olution in the growing droplet which affects the shape of the Kohler g rowth curve, and by lowering of surface tension which decreases the cr itical supersaturation.