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atmosphere is composed of air which, in turn, is made up of tiny particles
of different gases like nitrogen, hydrogen and oxygen. The Sun shines on
our atmosphere all of the time. But, it heats the surface of the Earth
unevenly, so that in some places it is warm while in other places it is
cold. As air gets warmer, its particles spread out. This makes the air
lighter, or less dense, so it rises. As air cools, it
becomes heavier, or more dense, and sinks. As warm air rises, air from cooler areas flows in to take the place of the heated air. This process is called convection and causes air to move. The differential heating of the Earth's surface and the resulting convection is what causes wind on this planet. Wind circles the Earth and plays an important role in determining weather conditions." From What is wind? |
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What is Wind?
2. Search for god(dess) of wind 3. LAKERS (Lake-Aware Kids Engaged in Relevant Science 4. The Great Lake Erie 5. Earth Systems - Education Activities for Great Lakes Schools (ES-EAGLS) Climate and Water Movement
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source: Annual average wind resource |
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source: Analyzed Wind Field |
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1. Great Lakes Forecasting System's Wind Field http://superior.eng.ohio-state.edu/nowcast/erie/noframes/w.html 2. NOAA Marine Observations:Western Great Lakes http://www.nws.fsu.edu/buoy/wgtlk.html 3. US National Radar Animation: Movement of Clouds http://www.intellicast.com/LocalWeather/World/UnitedStates/RadarLoop/ 4. Wind
blow 5. Wind Energy Resource Atlas of the United States |
