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How does the correlation length of weather emerge?
The question is pretty simple: If I know the weather where I stand, I can estimate the weather 5 meters or 1 km away away pretty well, but I'll have a hard time guessing what the weather is, say, 50 ...
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Atmospheric Circulation
What is the simplest simulatable model giving our rotating earth its 3 circulation cells (Hadley, Ferrel, Polar)?
The model should also show 1 circulation cell if the earth's rotation were stopped (or ...
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Which topics & books should I read to understand whirlpool, tornado, hurricane etc.?
I want to be expert to understand physics behind whirlpool, tornado, hurricane. Which topics are needed for this?
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Wind Turbine Impact
OK, I'm not sure this is not a silly question, but here goes.
I've often wondered what the impact is of wind turbines on the weather. My question is, since wind turbines transform wind energy into ...
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Have we figured out how to analyze turbulent fluids?
I was surprised to read that we don't know how to analyze turbulent fluids. On page 3-9 of The Feynman Lectures on Physics (Volume One), Feynman writes:
Finally, there is a physical problem that ...
