Precipitation in warm clouds can be explained by coalescing water droplets. This coalescence can be accelerated by turbulent vortices within the cloud. In this visualization, we see how this turbulence drives the coalescence of large and small droplets. Movies Movie File (.mp4, 224MB, 1920×1080) Images Science Credits Melanie Li Sing How (Cornell), Lance Collins…
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F5 Tornado in CM1
A simulation of an F5 tornado produced by Cloud Model 1 (CM1). Movies Quicktime Movie File (1920×1080, 2.57 GB) Images Science and Visualization Credits Leigh Orf, University of Wisconsin Madison. Model CM1. Visualization Software VAPOR
Read morePlanetary Boundary Layer Height
Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) is the lowest part of the atmosphere which is directly influenced by the Earth’s surface. The top of the PBL often acts like a cap to trap air in the layers below thus having a major influence on atmospheric phenomenon like dispersion and concentration of pollutants (air quality), trade winds, cloud…
Read moreDroplet Dynamics in Cloud Turbulence
The study of droplet dynamics is a crucial part of cloud physics and involves investigation of each and every droplet’s properties. It is difficult to carry out such investigations using field observations. Small scale simulation is one method to study such phenomena, and visualization of these processes provides a deep and quick understanding. This work…
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Wind Turbine Simulation And Its Animation: Computational Study of Wind Turbine Performance And Loading Response to Turbulent Atmospheric Inflow Conditions Movies Movie File (1920×1080, MP4, 362MB) Images Developers: University of Wyoming: Dimitri Mavriplis Michael Stoellinger Michael Brazell Andrew Kirby Zhi Yang Parallel Geometric Algorithms, LLC.: Jay Sitaraman Visualization and Meshing Support: Intelligent Light: Earl Duque…
Read moreNCAR’s Wind Forecast Improvement Project 2
By the end of 2016, the state of Oregon had an installed wind generating power capacity of over 3 Gigawatts. Wind power, while clean and renewable, requires constant load balancing due to variable weather conditions. These conditions must be met with state of the art forecasting methods in order to maximize load balancing efficiency. New…
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