Turbulence Visualizations
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Clear
Air Turbulence NCAR and NOAA researchers worked together to study an incident where a cargo plane's engine was ripped off by clear air turbulence. |
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Lantau
Island: Terrain-Induced Turbulence This is a simulation of the mechanical turbulence based on Tropical Storm Russ which passed over Lantau Island in 1994, the site of the new Hong Kong Airport, Chek Lap Kok. |
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HPCC
Quasigeostrophic Turbulence Certain types of turbulence that occur in the oceans, atmosphere, or even on other planets are modeled using Quasi-Geostrophic equations. Visualizations of high resolution simulations are studied to help understand the evolution and interaction of rotating structures within a turbulent fluid. |
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Polar Vortex
Breakdown In early winter, cold temperatures result in the formation of a strong circumpolar flow in the stratosphere, known as the polar night vortex, producing favorable conditions for ozone depletion. |
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Polar Vortex
High Resolution Simulation This new simulation of the stratospheric polar night vortex breakdown was computed at a significantly higher resolution than the previous one (two to four times the horizontal and vertical resolution). |
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PTCC Pumping of Magnetic Fields |
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PTCC
Enstrophy Visualization |
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