[1]FENG Qian,ZHAN Xiaoyun,GUO Minghang,et al.Analysis of Raindrop Characteristics of Natural Rainfall in Southern Shaanxi Based on Particle Imaging Technology[J].Research of Soil and Water Conservation,2021,28(04):97-104.
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Research of Soil and Water Conservation[ISSN 1005-3409/CN 61-1272/P] Volume:
28
Number of periods:
2021 04
Page number:
97-104
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Public date:
2021-08-10
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Analysis of Raindrop Characteristics of Natural Rainfall in Southern Shaanxi Based on Particle Imaging Technology
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FENG Qian1, ZHAN Xiaoyun1,2, GUO Minghang1,2, ZHAO Jun1,2, LIU Baoyuan1,2
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(1.State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; 2.Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, CAS&MWR, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China)
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- Keywords:
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raindrop diameter; raindrop terminal velocity; the number concentration of raindrop; rainfall intensity
- CLC:
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P426.62;S157
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- Abstract:
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In order to study the raindrop characteristics of natural rainfall in southern Shaanxi, in-situ measurement for raindrop characteristics of natural precipitation was conducted in Ningqiang County, Shaanxi Province using a self-developed particle imaging transient measurement instrument. The results show that raindrop diameter, terminal velocity and the number concentration of raindrop are, on average, 1.08 mm, 3.92 m/s and 141.63 Pcs/m3, respectively. Additionally, it can be found that 67.22% of the total number concentration of raindrop is characterized by raindrop diameter less than 1 mm. The largest contribution to rainfall intensity is the raindrops with diameters of 1~2 mm, accounting for 59.31%. For all types of rainfall, the measured raindrop spectrums exhibit the single peaks, which is in good agreement with M-P distribution. Specifically, the spectrum width of heavy rain or above is the widest, followed by the moderate rain and then the light rain. The rainfall intensity decreases gradually, which varies from 0.11 mm/h to 10.95 mm/h. Moreover, there is a remarkable logarithmic relationship between raindrop diameter and terminal velocity, which is very similar to the results of the Atlas-Ulbrich curve. In summary, the number concentration of raindrop is smaller than that in the southern region of China, and raindrops with diameter of less than 2 mm are the main predominant contributor. The spectrum width increases with the increase of rainfall. Additionally, the size and number of raindrops codetermine the rainfall intensity. Moreover, the relationship between raindrop diameter and terminal velocity is very similar to the common curve.