A field study of raindrop oscillations. Part I: Observation of size spectra and evaluation of oscillation causes

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1671-1687

  Tokay, Ali ^a,b   Beard, Kenneth V ^a,c  

^a ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

^b Saint Louis University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIELD STUDY; RAINDROP OSCILLATION; SIZE SPECTRA;

USA, ILLINOIS;

EID: 0030419153     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<1671:AFSORO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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