Analysis of Dew under Different Climate Changes
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 18 June 2024 | Viewed by 1116
Special Issue Editors
Interests: phase transition; condensation; dew formation; dew chemistry; dew biology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change is known to greatly modify precipitation (rain, fog, etc.) on Earth. These changes, however, should also affect various meteorological factors that lead to the formation and quality of dew, such as temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, cloud cover, etc. These modifications can thus lead to either dew reduction or enhancement, depending on their relative importance and the considered regions of Earth. The chemical and isotopic characteristics of dew can be also affected. These meteorological factors can be made available in, e.g., the extrapolation of past existing data and/or considering the different low and high emissions representative concentration pathway scenarios.
This Special Issue will therefore address the physical, chemical, isotopic and biological modifications of dew due to the expected evolution of the meteorological factors and evaluate their impact in various regions of the world. The issue will be concerned with all analyses that are concerned with these potential changes in dew formation and characteristics, on fundamental or applied bases, as well as their implication in different regions and different climates on Earth.
Dr. Daniel Beysens
Prof. Dr. Marc Muselli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- dew and climate change
- dew formation
- dew chemistry
- dew isotopes
- dew biology
- dew/rain contributions
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Abstract: The spinal structures found on Copiapoa cinerea var. haseltoniana, an efficient dew harvesting cactus, were fabricated and evaluated in a climate chamber and outdoor in dewy conditions. Three replica versions (stem only, spine only & stem & spine) were compared along with a flat planar surface for reference. Experimental data showed that all three biomimetic macro structured surfaces enhanced dew harvesting when compared to the reference. It was established that for the stem & spine replica, the spine replica and the stem replica’s they all demonstrated significantly more dew harvesting with mean efficiency ratios with respect to a reference material of 1.08 ± 0.03, 1.08 ± 0.02, 1.02 ± 0.01 respectively. In Addition, the manner in which surface water was collected was found to have an effect on the measurement where run-off flow diagonally across a flat planar surface was found to be 34% more efficient than parallel run-off flow of the same surface orientated in a square manner. This is an important consideration for future biomimetic inspired dew harvesting device construction and installation.
