COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. — Meteorologists all over the world use a wide variety of instruments to measure things like temperature, air pressure, humidity and a host of other variables. In Tuesday's ...
Wind speed measurement has long been a cornerstone of meteorological observation, renewable energy assessment and aeronautical research. The performance of anemometers—devices designed to accurately ...
GRAND RAPIDS — Meteorologist talk about wind speed all the time but do you know which tool they use to measure it? In today's weather experiment we are going to learn about measuring wind speed with ...
How fast is the wind blowing where you live? As we see on “Weather Hunters,” meteorologists use a tool called an anemometer to measure wind speed. Anemometers work because they have arms with cup-like ...
To measure wind speed and direction, most people turn the traditional cup anemometer and wind vane. Another less-known method is to use an array of ultrasonic transducers, which doesn’t need any ...
Wind is the invisible force we feel on our faces, see rustling through trees, and hear whistling around buildings. But what exactly is wind, and why does it behave the way it does? At its core, wind ...