Shapes and oscillations of raindrops with reduced surface tensions: Measurements at the Mainz vertical wind tunnel

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 38-45

  Müller, Stefan ^a   Szakáll, Miklós ^a   Mitra, Subir K ^a   Diehl, Karoline ^a   Borrmann, Stephan ^a,b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Internal circulation; Oscillation mode; Raindrop oscillation; Raindrop shape; Reduced surface tension; Terminal velocity

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL CIRCULATIONS; OSCILLATION MODE; RAINDROP OSCILLATION; RAINDROP SHAPE; TERMINAL VELOCITY;

COALESCENCE; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; POLLUTION; SURFACE TENSION; WIND TUNNELS;

DROPS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE OSCILLATION; RAINDROP; SURFACE TENSION; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 84870253175     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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