Raindrop Acoustics

  • Released Tuesday, April 5, 2005
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MEDIUM RAINDROP ANIMATION - Interestingly, the splash of a medium sized raindrop does not trap bubbles underwater and is consequently quiet, much quieter than small raindrops. The only acoustic signal from these drops is a weak impact sound as it hits the ocean surface. The following animation is first simulated as a real-time raindrop and then slowed to demonstrate how it does not make a bubble under the water.

This is the standard definition version of the Medium Raindrop animation MPEG.

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

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