Assessing the drop size distribution of simulated rainfall in a wind tunnel

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 455-463

  Erpul, G ^a   Gabriels, D ^a   Janssens, D ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Raindrop size distribution; Rainfall intensity; Wind speed; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; RAINFALL SIMULATION; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 0032543217     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0933-3630(97)00030-5     Document Type: Article

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