A wind tunnel and theoretical study of the melting behavior of atmospheric ice particles. III: experiment and theory for spherical ice particles of radius < 500 micrometers.

R. M. Rasmussen, V. Levizzani, H. R. Pruppacher

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Abstract

An experimental and theoretical study has been performed on the melting of spherical ice particles between 3 and 20 mm in diameter. For the experimental study the UCLA Cloud Tunnel was employed in determining the melting rate, the mode of melting, the shedding rate, and the hydrodynamic behavior of the melting ice particles. Our experimental results demonstrate that the melting mode of ice particles can be grouped into distinct categories depending on the Reynolds number.-from Authors

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)381-388
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Volume41
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1984
Externally publishedYes

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