Scientists generate realistic storm turbulence in the lab – Science Daily

Strong storms often seem to leave behind random destruction: While the roof tiles of one house are blown away, the neighboring property may not be damaged at all. What causes these differences are wind gusts — or, as physicists say, local turbulence. It results from large-scale atmospheric flows, but up to now, it is impossible to predict it in great detail.Experts from the University of Oldenburg and the Université de Lyon have now paved the way for studying small-scale turbulence: The team led…

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