A Simple Model for the Evaporation of Hydrometeors and Their Isotopes
Simon P. de Szoeke, Mampi Sarkar, Estefanía Quiñones Meléndez, Peter N. Blossey, David Noone · 2024
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Description
Szoeke and four co-authors build a fast model of how rain drops dry out as they fall, in a paper from twenty twenty-four. As drops fall and shrink, the mix of light and heavy water in them shifts. That shift helps explain why heavy rain in warm seas can look oddly light. The model must be quick and stable to run in larger weather work.
They test the model on drop sizes seen in trade wind clouds over the Atlantic. Small drops enrich much more than plain drying would predict. Drops under half a unit wide dry out fully before they fall far. The vapor left behind is rich in heavy water. That rich vapor helps explain odd readings in cool pools of air under storms.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Simon P. de Szoeke, Mampi Sarkar, Estefanía Quiñones Meléndez, Peter N. Blossey, David Noone |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 60 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |