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Tides and Waves Interact to Cause Hurricanes in Near-Space

by A. Rodger 23 May 201811 May 2022

The interaction of tides and waves generated in the lower atmosphere can cause the mean zonal wind speed in the lower ionosphere to oscillate equivalent to a category 1 hurricane at Earth’s surface.

Posted inEditors' Vox

A Landscape Shaped by Wind

by Z. Dong 8 March 201824 February 2022

High-altitude aeolian research on the Tibetan Plateau offers insights into the past, present, and future.

Researchers test a new technique to measure hurricane wind speed from space.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Measuring Hurricane Wind Speed from Space

Alexandra Branscombe by A. Branscombe 1 March 201825 July 2022

A new technique based on GPS signals could provide better wind speed measurements during hurricanes and cyclones.

Gulf Stream brightness temperature from NASA
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Gulf Stream Slowed as Hurricanes Struck

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 12 February 201825 March 2024

Hurricanes Jose and Maria temporarily decelerated this powerful ocean current’s flow last year, according to data from an ocean glider that rode the stream between Florida and Massachusetts.

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Ocean Wind Satellites Observe an Amazonian Drought

by Ankur R. Desai 9 February 20186 March 2023

Satellites designed to observe ocean winds can also be used to map both forest structure and water content, allowing researchers to disentangle factors of carbon loss due to drought in the Amazon.

Researchers examine how the spread of a major atmospheric circulation system will dry portions of the globe.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Pinpointing Effects of Hadley Cell Expansion

by S. Witman 6 February 20181 March 2023

As a major atmospheric circulation system spreads farther poleward, some regions are drying out. But as time passes, will this drying be symmetrical across the globe?

Researchers use sounding rockets to measure how Earth’s auroras affect winds in the upper atmosphere.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Sounding Rockets Probe the Northern Lights Above Norway

by E. Underwood 29 January 201824 October 2022

Scientists measure how the aurora affects winds in the upper atmosphere.

Dust cloud over Copper River Valley in Alaska
Posted inScience Updates

Assessing the Many Influences of High-Latitude Dust

by S. Gassó, T. Thorsteinsson and C. McKenna-Neuman 23 January 201824 February 2022

First International Conference on High Latitude Cold Climate Dust (HLCCD); Reykjavík, Iceland, 22–25 May 2017

Offshore turbines in the wind farm Nordsee Ost (North Sea East) near Helgoland, Germany.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Offshore Wind Turbines Can’t Yet Withstand Category 5 Hurricanes

by E. Underwood 8 August 201720 July 2022

A new study suggests that more robust turbine design is needed to weather high winds.

Researchers unravel how turbulence in storms can generate lightning
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Storm Turbulence Can Spark Lightning

by Mark Zastrow 6 July 201716 September 2022

The turbulent pockets of air inside storms can help to build up static electricity in the atmosphere, according to a new study.

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