NASA's RapidScat to Unveil Hidden Cycles of Sea Winds
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 06:00
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —Ocean waves, the hot sun, sea breezes—the right combination makes a great day at the beach. A different combination makes a killer hurricane. The complex interactions of the ocean and the air above it that can create such different outcomes are not yet fully known. Scientists would especially like to understand the role that the daily heat of the sun plays in creating winds.