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Clouds from a dust storm in Mars's atmosphere..
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Mars's Atmosphere Matches Earth's Turbulent Nature

by Mark Zastrow 9 November 201616 September 2022

Mars is even more like Earth than we thought, according to a statistical analysis of the planet's swirling atmosphere.

The stratosphere, seen here as the blue region above the red-orange troposphere, sports a mysterious wind anomaly in its quasi-biennial oscillation, scientists say.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Mysterious Anomaly Interrupts Stratospheric Wind Pattern

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 2 September 201629 March 2022

For the first time, scientists have observed a deviation from the typical alternating pattern of easterly and westerly winds in the equatorial stratosphere.

A thermal infrared image of the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption shows cooler temperatures at the top of the ash cloud.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Volcanic Eruptions Stir an Already Complex Atmosphere

Leah Crane by L. Crane 25 July 201617 November 2022

A study of Earth's atmospheric response to major volcanic eruptions seeks to reconcile contradictions between observations and climate models.

A cargo ship cruises past a Danish offshore wind farm.
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Interior Approves Wind Farm Leasing Offshore from New York City

by Randy Showstack 8 June 201612 January 2022

The proposed wind farm, which commercial fishermen oppose, could produce at least 70 megawatts of energy annually, enough to power a quarter of a million homes.

Trained storm reporters learn to use environmental cues, like these swaying trees, to determine wind speeds.
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Humans Misread Wind Speeds, Skewing a Major Hazards Database

by E. Deatrick 6 June 201626 October 2021

Weather spotters who report storm measurements and observations to a U.S. national compendium of storm data often exaggerate winds speeds—by about one third, on average.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Regional Wind Patterns Will Influence Climate Change

by W. Yan 6 June 201612 January 2022

Climate change is expected to cause wet regions to get wetter and dry regions to get drier, but new research suggests that the truth is more complicated.

Airplane in storm clouds
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Storms Cause Infrequent Turbulence for Aircraft, New Study Finds

by E. Deatrick 25 May 201620 January 2023

Scientists using lightning sensors to automate air-turbulence detection have found evidence that storms jostle aircraft much less than previously thought.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Improved Models of Wind Flow over Mountains

by Terri Cook 15 February 20167 October 2021

A new approach for representing areas of low-lying mountains improves the simulation of atmospheric flow over gentle topography without increasing computational requirements.

Posted inScience Updates

Using Sounds from the Ocean to Measure Winds in the Stratosphere

by M. Arrowsmith, Stephen J. Arrowsmith and O. Marcillo 4 January 201629 March 2022

Stratospheric winds deflect acoustic waves from the oceans. With the right data and the math to analyze them, these waves tell us about the weather aloft.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Can the North Brazil Current Help Us Understand Atlantic Water Flow?

by David Shultz 24 December 20153 February 2023

Currents off the coast of northern Brazil can be used to study changes in the larger oceanic circulation pattern in the Atlantic, when variable winds in the regions are properly accounted for.

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