WMOD00300

• Title: Characterization of Silver Iodide-Sodium Iodide Ice Nuclei Using Chemical Kinetic Methodology
• Date: 5/1/1985
• State: CO
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT . . . . .

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ACKNCWLEDGEMENTS .

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LIST OF TABLES .

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LIST OF FIGURES. .

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INTRODUCTION . . .

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1.1 Background.

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1.2 Objectives. .

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1.3 Approach. .

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LITERATURE REVIEW. .

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2.1 Chemistry and Ice Nucleating Characteristics of AgI-NaI . 6

2.1.1 Intoduction of AgI-NaI Aerosol Ice Nucleants . . . .. 6
2.1.2 Chemical and Pysical Properties of AgI-NaI Aerosol .. 7
2.1.3 Ice Nucleation Characteristics of AgI-NaI. . . . . .. 11
2.1.4 Effect of Water Supersaturation on Ice Nucleation. 18

2.2 Chemical Kinetic Methodology in the Study of Phase Change 21

2.3 Ice Nucleation In Orographic Cloud Modeling .

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2.4 Use of AgI-NaI in Weather Modification. . . . . . . .

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THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS . . . . . . .

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Principles of Chemical Kinetics . .

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3.2 Kinetic Reaction Mechanisms of Ice Nucleation.

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Incorporation of Kinetic Rates and Mechanisms into an
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