A new weather tower has gone up on Sanborn Field to measure the force and direction of the wind in an urban setting, with an eye toward gauging the potential for wind power. Ali Koleiny, an MU ...
Wind speed measurement has long been a cornerstone of meteorological observation, renewable energy assessment and aeronautical research. The performance of anemometers—devices designed to accurately ...
DAVINCI will send a meter-diameter probe to brave the high temperatures and pressures near Venus’ surface to explore the atmosphere from above the clouds to near the surface of a terrain that may have ...
ESA's Aeolus satellite is pioneering a laser technology to measure the wind from space for the very first time. It promises a big boost to weather forecasting, but only once it has proved itself to be ...
Danish company Vind-Vind is developing a turbulence model for the effect of wind on structures in complex environments. It will eventually include the atmosphere high above the volume of interest with ...
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What is wind and how do we measure it?
Wind is the invisible force we feel on our faces, see rustling through trees, and hear whistling around buildings. But what exactly is wind, and why does it behave the way it does? At its core, wind ...
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