Article: Why Roaches Rule.

Article: Line of balances provides protection from wind ...
Laboratory Equipment;  May 1, 2004 ;     475 words ... ... sufficient enough to affect the precision of the measurement. A draftshield with a contoured fit provides protection from wind currents to ensure stability and reproducibility in all settings. Ohaus Corp. Use InfoLINK 4E1194 or Call 800-369-0153 [ILLUSTRATION ...

Article: BEACHCOMBER'S MILLENNIUM ALERT.(study of ocean and wind ...
Odyssey;  March 1, 1999 ;     571 words ... ... in January 1998. As reported in the Beachcomber's Alert, NOAA scientists have been using a computer to model ocean and wind currents in the Pacific to forecast where the toys and balloons will go if they remain afloat. Right now, it appears that they will ...

Article: Wind currents.(Letter to the editor)
OnEarth;  March 22, 2007 ;     509 words ...I agree with Frances Beinecke's assessment that wind power must be a part of our energy future (View From NRDC, Winter 2007). She writes that "when offshore projects are proposed, residents often oppose them." The Cape Wind project in Massachusetts is a prime example. However, to characterize

Article: 'Notorious' wind currents may have caused crash
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  May 13, 2000 ;     700+ words ...KAUNAKAKAI -- In a dedication of a hula stage made of stones on the hills of Kaana, a kumu hula called upon the wind as he and more than a hundred other native Hawaiians celebrated the birthplace of hula on Molokai. "Then, a gust of wind just came in. It was awesome," recalled kupuna Kia'i Hale of

Article: VERTICAL WIND CURRENTS AND FIRE BEHAVIOR*
Fire Management Today;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Forest fires are known to behave in a variety of ways, sometimes in quite unexpected ways. Prompt suppression requires that the fire boss, in estimating the probabilities of control within the allowable period, consider factors affecting the behavior of the fire as well as those fixed by the site.

Article: Cape Cod's big wind. (Currents).(wind park proposal ...
E;  March 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...There's no doubt that wind and solar are clean, efficient and renewable sources of energy, but not everyone welcomes an alternative power project in their backyard. A proposed 170-turbine wind park off the southern coast of Massachusetts has generated considerable heat, but no power yet. The

Article: Understanding dynamics of jettisoned objects in wind ...
Advanced Imaging;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...DALSA (St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada) The Imaging Challenge The Low-Speed Wind Tunnel in Braunschweig, Germany (NWB), which is operated by German-Dutch Windtunnels (DNW) sought to test the typical trajectories of objects jettisoned from transport aircraft. Wind conditions around the aircraft can