Extrapolation of droplet catch measurements in aerosol application treatments

Atomization and Sprays

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-158

  Khot, Lav R ^a   Miller, David R ^b   Hiscox, April L ^c   Salyani, Masoud ^a   Walker, Todd W ^d   Farooq, Muhammad ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d US Navy Entomology Center of Excellence   (United States)

Author keywords

Droplet dispersion; Elastic backscatter LIDAR; LIDAR calibration; Spray plume flux; ULV sprayer

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BACKSCATTERING; CALIBRATION; DROPS; EXTRAPOLATION;

BACKSCATTER LIDAR; DROPLET DISPERSION; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING SYSTEMS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; LINEAR TRANSFER FUNCTION; SPRAY PLUME; TURBULENT ATMOSPHERE; ULV SPRAYER;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 80052389225     PISSN: 10445110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.2011002846     Document Type: Article

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