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  Drizzle Recording
 
Drizzle

back Listening to Raindrops

  Drizzle is surprisingly lound underwater because the small raindrops generate bubbles as they hit the water. These similar-sized bubbles oscillate when they're young, producing a high frequency bell-like tone. (Image by Robert Simmon, NASA GSFC. Recording from Jeffrey A. Nystuen, University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory)

If you can't hear the sound loop, try downloading this MP3 format recording of drizzle.

small drop animation

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