PartMC  2.3.0
Input File Format: Aerosol Weighting Function

Read an aero_weight from a spec file.

Parameters
[in,out]fileSpec file.
[in,out]aero_weightAerosol weight.

For efficiency the aerosol population can be weighted so that the true number distribution $n(D)$ is given by

\[ n(D) = w(D) c(D) \]

where $w(D)$ is a fixed weighting function, $c(D)$ is the computational (simulated) number distribution, and $D$ is the diameter. Thus a large value of $w(D)$ means that relatively few computational particles are used at diameter $D$, while a small value of $w(D)$ means that relatively many computational particles will be used at that diameter.

The aerosol weighting function is specified by the parameters:

See also: