Basics of Wind: What is wind? What causes wind? (short version)

Basics of Wind: What is wind? What causes wind? (short version)

What is wind, and what causes it? Why are wind patterns different in various parts on Earth? In this video, we explain how pressure systems generate the movement of air, we discuss the impacts that surface roughness and daily cycles of heating and cooling have on wind speed and how the Coriolis force steers the global wind circulation.


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About the Presenter

Nicola Bodini is a Ph.D. Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 2019, M.Eng. University of Trento, Environmental and Land Engineering, B.Eng. University of Trento, Environmental and Land Engineering. Nicola is studying turbulence dissipation rate measurements from lidars in complex terrain and offshore.

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