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Eddy Generation in the Central Bay of Bengal

by Lei Zhou 23 October 201811 May 2022

Eddies in the central Bay of Bengal are generated near the eastern boundary of the basin, related to equatorial wind forcing, nonlinearity, and the topographic “bump” of Myanmar.

Curiosity rover explores the Bagnold Dunes in Gale Crater, Mars
Posted inEditors' Vox

Seeing Mars in a Grain of Sand

by M. G. A. Lapotre 17 October 20183 January 2023

The second phase of Curiosity’s campaign at the Bagnold Dunes brought new observations of windblown sands during Mars’s windy season.

Researchers measure wind speeds to understand turbulence in nighttime inversions of the stable boundary layer.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Wind Speed Governs Turbulence in Atmospheric Inversions

by Terri Cook 21 September 201811 August 2022

Measurements made during a field campaign in Idaho indicate that the speed of winds 2 meters above Earth’s surface determines the type of turbulence present in nighttime inversions.

Researchers look at satellite imaging for evidence of high-altitude “wind walls” near Earth’s magnetic poles
Posted inResearch Spotlights

High-Altitude “Wind Walls” Discovered near Magnetic Poles

by Sarah Stanley 14 August 201814 February 2022

Satellite imaging reveals two narrow channels of extreme winds surrounded by gentle opposing flow 140–250 kilometers above sea level.

Western boundary current off Florida
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Energetics of Western Boundary Current Surface Flows Are Similar

by J. Sprintall 31 July 201822 July 2022

Despite different wind forcing and air-sea heating conditions, the surface layer energetics of two Western Boundary Current systems in different ocean basins are surprisingly similar.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

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

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
Posted inNews

Gulf Stream Slowed as Hurricanes Struck

by Katherine Kornei 12 February 201826 October 2022

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.

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.

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