Extended Abstract (92K)3A.3
Sea spray droplet measurements in hurricanes Fabian and Isabel
C. W. Fairall, NOAA/ETL, Boulder, CO; and J. E. Hare and A. A. Grachev
In the fall of 2003 sea spray droplet size spectral measurements were made aboard a NOAA P-3 research aircraft as part of the CBLAST project. The data were obtained in low-altitude step profiles in hurricanes Fabian and Isabel. A total of 41 constant level measurement intervals were made at altitudes ranging from 66 to 760 m. Droplet size spectra were measured with a DMT Cloud Imaging Probe (CIP). The CIP measures in 62 equally spaced size bins of 25 micrometers diameter. Wind speeds (10-m) were on the order of 25 m/s. In this paper, data from the CIP will be presented and compared with previous measurements from ship and tower experiments. The data will also be compared with several existing droplet parameterizations.
Session 3A, CBLAST III
Monday, 3 May 2004, 1:30 PM-2:45 PM, Le Jardin Room
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