Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2002/00508
Statistical modelling of the stability of water clusters in the atmosphere.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor IJ Ford, University College London, Physics and Astronomy
- Grant held at:
- University College London, Physics and Astronomy
- Science Area:
- Atmospheric
- Overall Classification:
- Atmospheric
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Water In The Atmosphere
- Atmospheric Kinetics
- Tropospheric Processes
- Abstract:
- Clusters of water molecules exist in the atmosphere and cam provide embryos for the nucleation of new particles. The stability of these clusters is an important but poorly known property, and partly as a result, nucleation in the atmosphere is not understood. We have recently developed realistic kinetic schemes for calculating the rate of evaporation of molecules from quasi-bound molecular clusters. We propose to use this molecular dynamics framework to study the stability of water clusters of around 10-20 molecules. The decay rates obtained should prove to be more realistic than those obtained without consideration of the kinetics.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2002/00508
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £30,398
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £1,121 | £19,955 | £143 | £9,180 |
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