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May 24, 2024 · Winds have three sources of variation that are important—namely, direction, velocity, and turbulence. Most of the great deserts are found in the subtropical areas of high atmospheric pressure, where the winds circulate in a clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and a counterclockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere.
Apr 29, 2021 · How do daily temperature and wind changes in deserts affect the transport of sand and dust? A study at White Sands Dune Field reveals a daily cycle of heat and wind that influences the surface and atmosphere. Learn how this process may help improve climate models and forecast dust storms on Mars.
Sep 27, 2018 · Wind catchers are tall, chimney-like structures that protrude from the rooftops of older houses in many of Iran’s desert cities. In their simplest form, wind catchers harness the cool breezes...
Jun 25, 2020 · A massive cloud of Saharan dust is moving into the southeast US, bringing technicolor sunsets and suppressing tropical storms. Learn how this desert wind creates weather and climate patterns across the Atlantic and beyond.
Oct 19, 2023 · Desert Wind. Deserts are often very windy places, and seem like natural sites to harvest wind energy. This wind farm, in the Mojave Desert, generates enough electricity to power the city of Palm Springs and all of California's Coachella Valley. Photograph by Donna Gehl, MyShot. Background Info. Vocabulary.
Oct 27, 2022 · Here we show how the shape, migration speed and direction of mobile desert dunes globally are projected to change by 2100, in response to sand-moving wind regime shifts associated with climate...