The effects of electric forces on dust lifting: Preliminary studies with a numerical model
dc.contributor.author | Kok, Jasper F. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Renno, Nilton O. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-10-08T15:33:46Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-10-08T15:33:46Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Kok, J F; Renno, N O (2008). "The effects of electric forces on dust lifting: Preliminary studies with a numerical model." Journal of Physics: Conference Series 142():012047 (6pp). <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/64195> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1742-6596 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/64195 | |
dc.description.abstract | "Atmospheric dust aerosols affect the Earth's climate by scattering and absorbing radiation and by modifying cloud properties. Recent experiments have indicated that electric fields produced in dusty phenomena such as dust storms and dust devils could enhance the emission of dust aerosols. However, the generation of electric fields in dusty phenomena is poorly understood. To address this problem, we present results from the first physically-based numerical model of electric fields in dust lifting. Our model calculates the motion and collisions of air-borne particles, as well as the charge transfer during these collisions. This allows us to simulate the formation of electric fields as a function of physical parameters, such as wind stress and soil properties. Preliminary model results show that electric fields can indeed enhance the lifting of soil particles. Moreover, they suggest that strong electric fields could trigger a positive feedback because increases in the concentration of charged particles strengthen the original electric field, which in turn lifts additional surface particles. We plan to further test and calibrate our model with experimental data." | en_US |
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dc.title | The effects of electric forces on dust lifting: Preliminary studies with a numerical model | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Science | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/64195/1/jpconf8_142_012047.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/142/1/012047 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Journal of Physics: Conference Series | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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