Development of an automated cloud water collection system for use in atmospheric monitoring networks

被引:21
作者
Baumgardner, RE
Kronmiller, KG
Anderson, JB
Bowser, JJ
Edgerton, ES
机构
[1] MANTECH ENVIRONM TECHNOL INC,RES TRIANGLE PK,NC 27709
[2] ENVIRONM SCI & ENGN INC,DURHAM,NC 27713
关键词
cloud water chemistry; cloud liquid water content; acidic deposition; cloud water collector;
D O I
10.1016/S1352-2310(96)00325-1
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
An automated cloud water collection system for unattended operation at remote sites is described. This system consists of a cloud water collector, sample accumulator, sample storage unit, and electronic control unit. Threshold values for liquid water content, wind speed, and temperature were set with the electronic control unit to initiate automatic Collection of cloud water samples. The automated system was tested in the summer of 1994 at two remote sites: Whitetop Mountain, VA, and Whiteface Mountain, NY. During this period, it successfully collected 449 hourly cloud water samples. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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页码:2003 / 2010
页数:8
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