ESTIMATION OF EQUATION FOR DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF SEA SPRAY UNDER SEVER WIND CONDITIONS

Abstract

 Drop size distribution of sea spray generated from wave breakings can be a confounding factor for rainfall observations at sea, and has significance as a sea-salt particle that causes salt damage and rainfall inland. In this study, field observations of sea spray were conducted using a disdrometer, and drop size distribution equation as a function of wind speed was proposed. The proposed equation enables the estimation of the amount of sea spray that can be mixed during rainfall observations and the estimation of the amount of sea spray that are the source of sea salt particles that cause salt damage and cause rainfall.