Supercomputer reproduces a cyclone's birth, may boost forecasting
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 11:35
in Earth & Climate
As a teen in his native Taiwan, Bo-wen Shen observed helplessly as typhoon after typhoon pummeled the small island country. Without advanced forecasting systems, the storms left a trail of human loss and property destruction in their wake. Determined to find ways to stem the devastation, Shen chose a career studying tropical weather and atmospheric science.