Single-drop fragmentation determines size distribution of raindrops

2009/07/20 by Emmanuel Villermaux, Benjamin Bossa · 1 voice · 8 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Plant Surface Properties and Treatments #Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer #Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena

paper · doi:10.1038/nphys1340

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• Real raindrops wobble, break apart, sometimes form umbrella shapes and do all sorts of interesting things. But they don't fall with a point at the top. Here are some photos of drops wobbling and the [bsky, 70 points, 4 comments]