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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-1755-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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22 Apr 2016
Research article |
| 22 Apr 2016
Measuring droplet fall speed with a high-speed camera: indoor accuracy and potential outdoor applications
Cheng-Ku Yu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University,
Taipei, Taiwan
Pei-Rong Hsieh
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University,
Taipei, Taiwan
Sandra E. Yuter
Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina
State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Lin-Wen Cheng
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University,
Taipei, Taiwan
Chia-Lun Tsai
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University,
Taipei, Taiwan
Che-Yu Lin
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Chinese Culture University,
Taipei, Taiwan
Ying Chen
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University,
Taipei, Taiwan
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- Accurate parameterization of precipitation particles' fall speeds for bulk cloud microphysics schemes J. Chen et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2022.106171
- An Intelligent Vision Based Sensing Approach for Spraying Droplets Deposition Detection L. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19040933
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- Methodological aspects of using high-speed cameras to quantify soil splash phenomenon M. Beczek et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114592
- Dripping Rainfall Simulators for Soil Research—Performance Review V. Rončević et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15071314
- Raindrop fall velocities from an optical array probe and 2-D video disdrometer V. Bringi et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1377-2018
- Study on fall velocity of continuously ejected micro inkjet droplet S. Kang et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-020-0723-1
- Dripping Rainfall Simulators for Soil Research—Design Review V. Rončević et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14203309
- Preparation of monodisperse charged droplets via electrohydrodynamic device for the removal of fine dust particles smaller than 10 μm K. Lee et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apt.2018.10.022
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Short summary
How to accurately measure droplet fall speed in natural outdoor conditions has been a long-standing and highly challenging issue in the meteorological community. Results from this article are not only to demonstrate the great potential for high-speed imaging to provide a reliable measurement of droplet fall speed without suffering from sampling uncertainties but also to share a new approach and different thoughts about the retrieval of the droplet fall speed information.
How to accurately measure droplet fall speed in natural outdoor conditions has been a...
