Measurements of water droplet size distributions in a turbulent wind tunnel

Frey, Wiebke; Schmalfuß, Silvio; Stratmann, Frank; Niedermeier, Dennis

doi:10.5194/essd-18-2305-2026

Articles | Volume 18, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-2305-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-2305-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 3

Data description article

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27 Mar 2026

Data description article |

| 27 Mar 2026

Measurements of water droplet size distributions in a turbulent wind tunnel

Wiebke Frey, Silvio Schmalfuß, Frank Stratmann, and Dennis Niedermeier

Data sets

Atmospheric simulation chamber study: water + None - Cloud study - 2022-02-16 Wiebke Frey https://doi.org/10.25326/3F1J-GQ35

Atmospheric simulation chamber study: water + None - Cloud study - 2022-02-21 Wiebke Frey https://doi.org/10.25326/6M2H-VC29

Atmospheric simulation chamber study: water + None - Cloud study - 2022-02-21 Wiebke Frey https://doi.org/10.25326/M1AE-G137

Atmospheric simulation chamber study: water + None - Cloud study - 2022-02-22 Wiebke Frey https://doi.org/10.25326/6WVK-9153

Atmospheric simulation chamber study: water + None - Cloud study - 2022-02-23 Wiebke Frey https://doi.org/10.25326/BT77-NA95

Atmospheric simulation chamber study: water + None - Cloud study - 2022-02-23 Wiebke Frey https://doi.org/10.25326/SV3H-CV11

Atmospheric simulation chamber study: water + None - Cloud study - 2022-02-23 Wiebke Frey https://doi.org/10.25326/CATS-D655

Atmospheric simulation chamber study: water + None - Cloud study - 2022-03-01 Wiebke Frey https://doi.org/10.25326/T0TG-VV79

Atmospheric simulation chamber study: water + None - Cloud study - 2022-03-02 Wiebke Frey https://doi.org/10.25326/1F17-VZ46

Short summary

In order to gain a better understanding on the impact of entrainment on cloud droplet size distributions, water droplets were sprayed into the mixing plane of a turbulent wind tunnel, where two separately conditioned air streams are combined. One air stream resembling 'in cloud' conditions (with relative humidity close to saturation) and one air stream resembling 'out of cloud' conditions, which are dryer and warmer. The paper describes the data set and outlines future use examples.