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JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
卷 113, 期 D3, 页码 -出版社
AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008590
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The equilibrium hygroscopic behavior of an aqueous solution drop is investigated using the Kohler model to relate the radius ratio xi r/r (dry), where r(dry) is the volume-equivalent dry radius, and the fractional relative humidity h. The Kohler equation is derived and results obtained from it are presented for three situations: when the effect of surface tension can be neglected, for h = 1, and for cloud-drop activation. The exact solution to this equation is presented, as is an accurate approximate solution for h < 1 that yields insight into the dependences of the equilibrium radius on relative humidity, surface tension, and dry radius. The approximations made in the derivation of the Kohler equation are examined, errors in quantities obtained from this equation are quantified, and the so-called Debye approximation is introduced which allows accurate parameterization of these errors as a function of r(dry). Errors in the radius ratio at activation obtained from the Kohler equation are up to 20% for ammonium sulfate solution drops of the size that typically form cloud drops. Attempts to extend the Kohler model to higher concentrations are examined, and it is seen that the primary cause of inaccuracy in the model is the assumption that the practical osmotic coefficient is unity. On the basis of this analysis, a simple two-parameter expression is presented for the equilibrium radius ratio as a function of h and rdry that is accurate over a wide range of rdry and for h up to and including unity.
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