Modeling Wind Speed Dependence of Marine Aerosol Distribution by a Gamma Function

Andreas K. Goroch Naval Environmental Prediction Research Facility, Monterey, CA 93940

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K. L. Davidson Department of Meteorology, Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA 93940

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Abstract

Marine aerosol size distributions are fit to a gamma function using the technique of maximum likelihood. Aerosol measurements are separated into marine and continental components. The marine component is fit to the gamma function to provide a set of wind-speed-dependent coefficients. The results are in good agreement with earlier measurements.

Abstract

Marine aerosol size distributions are fit to a gamma function using the technique of maximum likelihood. Aerosol measurements are separated into marine and continental components. The marine component is fit to the gamma function to provide a set of wind-speed-dependent coefficients. The results are in good agreement with earlier measurements.

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