News tagged with wind patterns

New research helps predict bat presence at wind energy facilities

An interactive tool developed by researchers from the USDA Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Research Station (PSW) will help wind energy facility operators make informed decisions on efficient ways to reduce impacts on ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An unmanned aerial vehicle that uses wind power like a bird

Queensland University of Technology PhD student Wesam Al Sabban is a genius and has the medal to prove it!

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Cassini to make a double play

(PhysOrg.com) -- In an action-packed day and a half, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be making its closest swoop over the surface of Saturn's moon Dione and scrutinizing the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Link between air pollution and cyclone intensity in Arabian Sea

Pollution is making Arabian Sea cyclones more intense, according to a study in this week's issue of the journal Nature.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Arctic ice melt could pause for several years, then resume again

Although Arctic sea ice appears fated to melt as the climate continues to warm, the ice may temporarily stabilize or somewhat expand at times over the next few decades, new research indicates.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Paved surfaces can foster build-up of polluted air

New research focusing on the Houston area suggests that widespread urban development alters wind patterns in a way that can make it easier for pollutants to build up during warm summer weather instead of being ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Cities affect storms, but downwind areas can get the worst of it

(PhysOrg.com) -- Urban areas modify thunderstorms that can eventually get stronger and more violent as they leave the cities and move to downwind areas, according to a Purdue University study.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 27, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

After a three-decade hiatus, sea-level rise may return to the west coast

The West Coast of North America has caught a break that has left sea level in the eastern North Pacific Ocean steady during the last few decades, but there is evidence that a change in wind patterns may be ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Wind tunnel begins operations

On hot days it is often very still in cities because the high density of buildings prevents the air from circulating freely. In the newly commissioned wind tunnel operated by Empa and the ETH Zurich wind effects ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Where the winds blow: Experts ponder fallout risks

Experts monitoring weather patterns for any fallout from Japan's stricken nuclear plant said Tuesday the winds had so far been favourable but they were less confident about the outlook later this week.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 15, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 21

Launching balloons in Antarctica

They nicknamed it the "Little Balloon That Could." Launched in December of 2010 from McMurdo Station in Antarctica, the research balloon was a test run and it bobbed lower every day like it had some kind of ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 23, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Experts predict quieter Atlantic hurricane season

Weather experts on Wednesday reduced the number of projected hurricanes in the north Atlantic this season to four, two of them major hurricanes with winds above 178 kilometers (111 miles) per hour.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Forecasters say El Nino may be developing

(AP) -- A new El Nino could be approaching. Sea-surface temperatures have been warming in the tropical Pacific Ocean, suggesting the potential for the development of the El Nino climate phenomenon this summer, according ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 4