Checking up on tropical sunlight
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 06:01
in Earth & Climate
Science is not settled on a bet or a hunch. Measurements and data feed conclusions and provide clarity. Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found that two ground-based stations on a tropical island, though less than five miles apart, collect different incoming sunlight measurements based on which way the breezes blow about 10 percent of the time.