Power law in raindrop size distribution

Authors

Mary Jacquiline Romero National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Edward Carlo Samson National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
May Lim National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Johnrob Bantang National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Caesar Saloma National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

We propose a simple agent-based model for the formation of raindrops. We show that the drop size distribution obtained from simulation follows a truncated power law. This result agrees with the gamma distribution widely accepted as a description for observed drop sizes, showing that the model employed is sufficient to describe the mechanism involved in raindrop formation.

Downloads

Issue

2003: Proceedings of the 21st Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2003-1H-04

Section

Environmental Physics

Published

2003-10-22

How to Cite

[1]

MJ Romero, EC Samson, M Lim, J Bantang, and C Saloma, Power law in raindrop size distribution, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 21, SPP-2003-1H-04 (2003). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2003-1H-04.