The effects of leaf roughness, surface free energy and work of adhesion on leaf water drop adhesion.

The adhesion of water droplets to leaves is important in controlling rainfall interception, and affects a variety of hydrological processes. Leaf water drop adhesion (hereinafter, adhesion) depends not only on droplet formulation and parameters but also on the physical (leaf roughness) and physico-c...

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Main Authors: Huixia Wang, Hui Shi, Yangyang Li, Yanhui Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4157819?pdf=render