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Effects of rain on light projectiles
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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Thomas" data-source="post: 470797" data-attributes="member: 15748"><p>Skip,</p><p> </p><p>One thing that's already been lightly touched on here, but bears repeating; moist air is less dense than dry air. We're not talking about actual water in the air, but water vapor. In the case of rain, you also need to factor in <em>why</em> it's raining. It rains because there's moisture in the air, and <em><u>the barometric pressure drops</u></em>. Changes in barometric pressure can cause some radical shifts in impact, though I'd be surprised to see it this pronounced at only 150 meters. If there's a noticable shift in impact, that's the first factor that I'd be looking at, not the raindrops themselves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Thomas, post: 470797, member: 15748"] Skip, One thing that's already been lightly touched on here, but bears repeating; moist air is less dense than dry air. We're not talking about actual water in the air, but water vapor. In the case of rain, you also need to factor in [I]why[/I] it's raining. It rains because there's moisture in the air, and [I][U]the barometric pressure drops[/U][/I]. Changes in barometric pressure can cause some radical shifts in impact, though I'd be surprised to see it this pronounced at only 150 meters. If there's a noticable shift in impact, that's the first factor that I'd be looking at, not the raindrops themselves. [/QUOTE]
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