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نمذجة ابذار الغيوم الدافئة بواسطة قطيرات محلول كلوريد الصوديوم == Modeling of Warm Cloud Seeding Using NaCl Solution Droplets
Author name:
اصداف عبد الامیررعید
Supervisor name:
رشید حمود النعیمي | قیس جمیل الجمیلي
General topic:
Meteorology
Specific topic:
Atmospheric Sciences
Degree:
Doctorate
University:
Mustansiriyah University - College Of Science - Department Of Atmospheric Sciences
Language:
English
University location:
Baghdad
First pages:
32T55 - p.pdf
Abstract:
Clouds has a crucial role in the dynamic and thermodynamics of the atmosphere. Precipitation from clouds is of vital importance for human life and activity. Cloud seeding, a form of weather modification, is the attempt to change the amount or type of precipitation that falls from clouds, by dispersing substances into the air that serve as cloud condensation or ice nuclei, which alter the microphysical processes within the cloud. The usual intent is to increase precipitation (rain or snow), but hail and fog suppression are also widely practiced in airports. The aim of this study is to develop and implement a numerical warm cloud models to simulate microphysical processes within clouds and investigate the effects of seeding process on the formation of raindrops. Results of the modeling the effects of solute on the formation of cloud droplets suggested that the super saturation is decreased by solutes and critical super saturation value depends on the activity of the solute. The results also indicated that Urea is the best solute for decreasing super saturation, as compared with other materials. Bulk modeling of warm clouds showed that updraft, fall speed, radius of cloud element, and surface temperature are the most important factors affecting the microphysical processes within the cloud parcel. An increase in these parameters can lead to an increase in the fallout from cloud. Simple model of warm cloud droplet suggested that updraft, initial drop radius, and liquid water content play an important role in the growth of cloud drop and rain formation. Numerical simulation of warm cloud seeding by salt solution showed that growth of most drops depends on seeding density value, the rate of growth of the cloud drop increase with increasing seeding density in a nonlinear way. The results illustrated that the radius of the large drop plays an important role in growth process while very small radius of small droplets has almost negligible effects on the growth process. It was found that rainfall is increased when seeding density is increased from 0 (the case of no seeding). The results also showed there is an optimum value for seeding density that gives the relatively largest amount of rainfall. Beside seeding density, the updraft radius of the cloud plays an important role in the formation of rain. Therefore the proper seeding density to be used depends on the updraft radius of the cloud
