Axis ratios of water drops levitated in a vertical wind tunnel

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2413-2419

  Jones, B K ^a   Saylor, J R ^a  

^a AMRL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIS RATIO; DROP AXIS RATIOS; DROP DIAMETERS; DROP OSCILLATIONS; DUAL-POLARIZATIONS; MONOTONIC VARIATIONS; OSCILLATION BEHAVIOR; OSCILLATION MODE; TIME-AVERAGED; VERTICAL WIND TUNNEL; WATER DROP;

AERODYNAMICS;

WIND TUNNELS;

DIAMETER; FORMATION MECHANISM; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OSCILLATION; POLARIZATION; RAINDROP; SHAPE; TRAJECTORY; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 73149088369     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHA1275.1     Document Type: Article

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