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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 inScience Updates

A Weather Eye on Coastal Winds

by F. M. Monaldo, C. R. Jackson, W. G. Pichel and X. Li 1 September 201514 January 2022

New satellite radar image-processing system provides wind speed maps with an unprecedented degree of precision. Such maps will help coastal communities prepare for wind-related hazards.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Could Amazonian Deforestation Increase Cloudiness and Rain?

by S. Palus 4 May 201529 April 2022

In trading trees for pastures, patchwork differences in vegetation heights increase cloudiness in downwind regions.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Exploring How Wind Blows Sand on Dunes

by S. Palus 16 February 201511 February 2022

Sand dunes migrate—so why haven’t some budged in 60 years?

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Variability in Atlantic Circulation Partly Driven by Wind

by J. Rosen 20 January 20158 June 2022

Models and observations indicate that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation exhibits surprising short-term variability, driven largely by wind.

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