Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2000/01029
Freezing processes in aircraft contrails and atmospheric aerosol.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor IJ Ford, University College London, Physics and Astronomy
- Grant held at:
- University College London, Physics and Astronomy
- Science Area:
- None
- Overall Classification:
- Atmospheric
- ENRIs:
- None
- Science Topics:
- Pollution
- Water In The Atmosphere
- Abstract:
- This proposal is for a tied studentship to carry out a theoretical investigation of freezing processes in atmospheric droplets. In particular, the competitive dynamics of freezing and condensation in aircraft-generated particles will be studied. The aim here is to establish conditions necessary for producing a 'universal' contrail, one which the ice particle size has reduced sensitivity to the numbers of nuclei generated in the engine, and to the freezing mechanism. Similar investigations will be carried out with regard to freezing and condensation in natural cirrus particles. A final element of the work will be to address how particle activation and freezing followed by sublimation might produce ice nuclei for later cirrus formation.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/T/S/2000/01029
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Upper Troposphere Lower Strato
This grant award has a total value of £16,623
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £3,634 | £935 | £2,315 | £9,741 |
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