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Earth Explorer
02-01-1995
Beginning With Basic Research
Weather influences the way we dress, what we eat and drink, and the way we enjoy our leisure time. The weather can even affect our mood. A cold, clammy day may bring gloom. Let the weather change to sunny and bright, and our mood changes to match. It's little wonder that most people take a keen interest in what tomorrow's weather will bring.
In predicting weather, scientists called meteorologists rely on one basic process: observation. Weather reporters (many of whom are meteorologists as well) are always looking for change. They track changes in wind direction, in temperature, in cloud cover. They look at dozens of factors--and how ...
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Manual and Semiautomated Wind Direction Editing for Use in the Generation...
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology;
June 1, 2007 ;
Young, George S; Sikora, Todd D; Winstead, Nathaniel S;
787 words
......corresponding accurate wind direction field is available...potential sources of this wind direction information include...structures. Each of these wind direction sources has shortcomings...weather prediction model wind direction errors. The utility...which the ...
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Haze clears in many places but may return if wind direction changes
New Straits Times;
June 30, 2004 ;
290 words
......clears in many places but may return if wind direction changes Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2...away the masks just yet. A change in wind direction and the muggy feeling may be back...country had returned to normal. "The wind direction is more dominant in the northwest and...
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Wind Direction Dependence of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Turbulence...
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology;
December 1, 2007 ;
Klipp, Cheryl;
787 words
......parameters are examined as a function of wind direction in both urban and suburban settings...measured values, even for small changes in wind direction. Taller upwind obstructions yield larger...surface is examined as a function of wind direction in urban and suburban environments...
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Saved by the wind direction
Lincolnshire Echo;
June 12, 2008 ;
102 words
......Tides were actually a metre higher than in 1953, but the wind direction prevented sea defences being topped. County councillor Colin...again threatened to bring floods to eastern England. Again wind direction proved the saviour.
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Wind direction bias in generating wind roses and conducting sector-based...
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association;
July 1, 2008 ;
Droppo, James G. Napier, Bruce A.;
787 words
......widths used to report wind direction data are on the...widths used in the wind direction summaries. The directional...are produced from wind direction data reported in...observational sectors need to be checked for...in transferring wind direction data between ...
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Football: RAISE THE ROOF! We need every Town fan to be very vocal at this...
Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England);
October 1, 2008 ;
412 words
......supporters out there is 'get behind us' because we do need their help, urged Hoyle. What I do know about...they don't sing and they're not vocal. But we need them to be! We are vocal supporters, but we need to make the effort at home. There are sections...
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WIND DIRECTION, SPEED HAVE MAJOR EFFECT ON OUR WEATHER
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
May 12, 1996 ;
PAUL JOSEPH;
210 words
......information given in two parts, direction and speed. The wind direction is always the direction from which the wind is blowing...means the wind is blowing from the west toward the east. Wind direction is usually determined by a combination of the pressure difference...
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Mexican Lorena Ochoa checks the wind direction on the 9th tee...
Getty Images;
February 29, 2008 ;
ROSLAN RAHMAN;
69 words
...ROSLAN RAHMAN Getty Images 02-29-2008 Mexican Lorena Ochoa checks the wind direction on the 9th tee... Full Size JPG (375 KB) Mexican Lorena Ochoa checks the wind direction on the 9th tee-off during round two HSBC Women's Champions golf tournament...
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Tiger Woods throws grass in the air to check wind direction as...
Getty Images;
June 14, 2008 ;
ROBYN BECK;
77 words
......Getty Images 06-14-2008 Tiger Woods throws grass in the air to check wind direction as... Full Size JPG (1232 KB) Tiger Woods throws grass in the air to check wind direction as he and Adam Scott of Australia (L) wait to tee off on the 10th...
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Model Simulations Examining the Relationship of Lake-Effect Morphology to...
Monthly Weather Review;
September 1, 2003 ;
Laird, Neil F; Walsh, John E; Kristovich, David A R;
787 words
......influences of lake shape, wind speed, and wind direction on the mesoscale morphology. This study...variations of lake shape, wind speed, and wind direction were introduced. For a given elliptical...toward shoreline band with a change in wind direction from along to across the major ...
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Wind direction determines where lake-effect snow falls
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
December 28, 2001 ;
JIM OTT;
217 words
...Storm Team 4 Wind direction determines where lake-effect snow falls By JIM OTT Today's TMJ4...determining which side of a lake will receive lake-effect snow is wind direction. Most of the time, when a cold Canadian air mass pushes south...
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Effects of wind direction on coarse and fine particulate matter...
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association;
November 1, 2006 ;
Guerra, Sergio A. Lane, Dennis D. Marotz, Glen A. Carter, Ray E. Hohl, Carrie M. Baldauf, Richard W.;
787 words
......significantly to PM concentrations. Wind direction can frequently contribute to temporal...from other directions. The effect of wind direction was found to be statistically significant...directions. The significant effect of wind direction suggests that regional sources may...
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Change of wind direction to bring chill
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);
April 5, 2008 ;
204 words
......clothes and relax on beaches and at outdoor tables at bars and pubs, hoping it was a sign of more to come, but a change in wind direction will bring a chill. A Met Office spokesman said that the early hours of today could be cloudy with a few spots of rain...
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BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO; Clydesdale Bank PREMIER LEAGUE OLD FIRM...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);
October 6, 2008 ;
677 words
......Steven Davis swears it's the last thing they need after a pounding in Paisley. The Ibrox...week before an international break. Now we need to wait two weeks to try to get it out...know it wasn't good enough and we didn't need the manager to tell us. He made a few points...
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IT'S A BREEZE.(tips on docking boats include being aware of, and...
Trailer Boats;
October 1, 1999 ;
Armitage, Dan;
734 words
......buildings, boats and land masses can dramatically effect wind direction. It is important to learn to use telltales to give you an idea of wind direction. For example, I could have used the burgee on the bow of...direction at the ramp. Once you know that information, you need to factor it ...
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