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Terminal Velocity of Raindrops Aloft
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1969
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HydrometeorologyMeteorologyClimatologyGeophysicsTerminal VelocityEmpirical FormulaeEngineeringAerospace EngineeringAtmospheric ConditionFluid MechanicsDifferent Air DensitiesParticle-laden FlowDisperse FlowOceanographyAtmospheric ModelSea Level ConditionsEarth ScienceLower Atmosphere
The inadequacy of previous calculations of terminal velocities at other than sea level conditions is discussed. Attention is called to actual measurements of terminal velocities at different air densities, and empirical formulae are presented which fit the data very closely.