Collisional forcing of raindrop oscillations.

Abstract

An energy model is formulated to compare collisional kinetic energy with viscous dissipation for oscillating raindrops as a function of size, raindrop distribution and rainfall rate. A potential energy model is used to calculate oscillation energies, and is coupled with results from a potential flow model to determine the time-average axis ratios for fundamental mode oscillations. The model findings are found to be consistent with observations of mean and extreme axis ratios.-from Authors