Primary Modes of Global Drop Size Distributions

On the Variability of Drop Size Distributions over Areas

Past studies of the variability of drop size distributions (DSDs) have used moments of the distribution such as the mass-weighted mean drop size as proxies for the entire size distribution. In this study, however, the authors separate the total number of dropsNt from theDSD leaving the probability size distributions (PSDs); that is, DSD5Nt3 PSD. The variability of the PSDs are then considered u...

Drop size distributions of tropical rain over south India

Drop size distributions (DSD) associated with tropical rainfall at Cuddalore in the south-eastern part of India have been measured by a JossWaldvogel disdrometer (RD–80 model) during September to November 2002. The rainfall data corrected for instrumental error, matches very well with rainfall rates measured by a self recording raingauge, at the same site. For further analysis of the DSD, the r...

Analysis of Drop Size Distributions in Lean Liquid - Liquid Dispersions

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Global Patterns of City Size Distributions and Their Fundamental Drivers

Urban areas and their voracious appetites are increasingly dominating the flows of energy and materials around the globe. Understanding the size distribution and dynamics of urban areas is vital if we are to manage their growth and mitigate their negative impacts on global ecosystems. For over 50 years, city size distributions have been assumed to universally follow a power function, and many t...

Mean Drop Size and Drop Size Distribution in a Hanson Mixer-Settler Extraction Column