Date of Award

8-1-2021

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences

Content Description

1 online resource (xxi, 226 pages) : chiefly color illustrations, maps.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Kara Sulia

Committee Members

Kara Sulia, Fangqun Yu, Zachary Lebo, Justin Minder

Keywords

Ice clouds, Ice crystals, Ice crystal replicators, Climatology

Subject Categories

Atmospheric Sciences | Computer Sciences | Meteorology

Abstract

Frozen hydrometeors can grow to acquire a multitude of shapes and sizes, which influence the distribution of mass within cloud systems. Aggregates have a variety of formations based on initial ice particle size, shape, falling orientation, and the number of particles that collect. This work employs the theoretical Ice Particle and Aggregate Simulator (IPAS) as a statistical tool to repetitively collect ice crystals to derive bulk aggregate characteristics.

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