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A breakthrough study has revealed why emerging electric aircraft engine technology sounds so annoying -- and how to fix it.

Improved observations of the atmospheric boundary layer (BL) and its interactions with the ocean, land, and ice surfaces have great potential to advance science on a number of fronts, from improving ...

Scientists at the University of Bristol in collaboration with the University of Salford have uncovered the root cause behind ...

As the world shifts towards greener air travel, electric and hybrid aircraft are becoming a key part of the future. But there ...

Illustration of daytime-warm-season boundary layer circulations and Cumulus cloud formation over complex terrain. Current research efforts in mesoscale and boundary-layer dynamics utilize novel ...

The study of the processes that lead to the formation, growth, and precipitation of clouds in the boundary layer of the lower atmosphere. Develops models and analyzes observations to understand the ...

This is called the no-slip condition. Figure 7. Velocity profile in a boundary layer. The most powerful consequence of the no-slip condition is the appearance of strong velocity gradients near the ...

Ph.D. Student in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, M.S. Atmospheric Sciences University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, B.S. (Double Major: Earth Systems, Environment, and Society; Atmospheric Sciences) ...

The Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel in the Hele-Shaw Laboratory within the Faculty of Engineering is a designated National Wind Tunnel Facility, supporting a diverse range of research activities for both ...