Earth’s Cryosphere, 2011, Vol. XV, No. 4, p. 46-48

FORMATION OF SPATIALLY ORDERED STRUCTURES BY WATER DROPS IN ATMOSPHERIC CLOUDS

A.V. Shavlov, V.A. Dzhumandzhi, S.N. Romanyuk

Institute of Earth’s Cryosphere, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, PO box 1230, Tyumen, 625000, Russia; shavlov@ikz.ru

Laboratory measurements of geometric and electrical parameters of spatially ordered charged water drops prompt that such structures may form in atmospheric clouds and in fog. The ordered structures of water drops influence the surface tension and shear viscosity of clouds.

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