Orientation angle distributions of drops after an 80-m fall using a 2D video disdrometer

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1717-1723

  Huang, Gwo Jong ^a   Bringi, V N ^a   Thurai, M ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2D VIDEOS; AZIMUTHAL ANGLES; CAMERA VIEWS; CANTING ANGLES; EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP; ORIENTATION ANGLES; SPECIAL FORMS; SPHERICAL SURFACES; STANDARD DEVIATIONS; SYMMETRY AXIS;

STANDARDS; STATISTICS; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING;

DROPS;

HYDROMETEOROLOGY; RAINDROP; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VELOCITY; VIDEOGRAPHY;

EID: 56549128269     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JTECHA1075.1     Document Type: Article

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