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Ozone conservation and entrainment in cumulus congestusThis study demonstrates that ozone mixing ratio is conserved during moist convection and can be used as a tracer for cloud entrainment studies. The approach is to apply mixing line analysis to pairs of liquid water potential temperature, total water mixing ratio, O3 and pseudo-equivalent potential temperature derived from aircraft penetrations of growing cumulus congestus. Conclusions about entrainment from the mixing diagrams employing O3 agree with those using thermodynamic quantities. Any disagreement uncovered deficiencies in the water substance measurement technique.
Document ID
19890059249
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Pearson, R., Jr.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA; Colorado State University, Fort Collins, United States)
Weaver, C. J.
(Colorado State University Fort Collins, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Volume: 46
ISSN: 0022-4928
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
89A46620
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF ATM-81-14575
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF ATM-83-11405
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF ATM-86-14956
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF ATM-83-12615
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