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Comments on Comparisons of Condensation Nucleus Counters

Josef PodzimekGraduate Center for Cloud Physics Research, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla 65401

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James L. Kassner Jr.Graduate Center for Cloud Physics Research, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla 65401

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Print Publication:
01 Dec 1976
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(1976)015<1333:COCOCN>2.0.CO;2
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1333–1336
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Abstract

The recent article by Cadle et al. (1975) describes a comparison of different types of condensation nucleus counters. Some general remarks are made here on the terminology and calibration of the counters and on the interpretation of the results. A comparison of one of the calibrated instruments (SANDS) with the UMR Absolute Aitken Nuclei Counter (UMR-AANC) in Rolla just after the described workshop showed steadily lower counts by SANDS (about 30% lower). This enables one to compare indirectly the UMR-AANC with the other counters.

Abstract

The recent article by Cadle et al. (1975) describes a comparison of different types of condensation nucleus counters. Some general remarks are made here on the terminology and calibration of the counters and on the interpretation of the results. A comparison of one of the calibrated instruments (SANDS) with the UMR Absolute Aitken Nuclei Counter (UMR-AANC) in Rolla just after the described workshop showed steadily lower counts by SANDS (about 30% lower). This enables one to compare indirectly the UMR-AANC with the other counters.

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