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Name: _sabrina________________________________ Date: _10/26/23__________ Period____5___
Earth Nullschool Winds Lab
Instructions:
Open the Earth Nullschool website using the provided link
(
https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-56.87,6.45,381
).
Familiarize yourself with the website's features and interface. The menu is in the bottom left hand corner.
Explore the options available, including changing the date, adjusting the altitude, and more.
1. What is the current date and time displayed on the website? (Look in the lower-left corner.)
2023-10-24 14:00 Local
2. Describe the color-coding used for the wind patterns. What do the different colors represent?
Green is the winds and blue is normal.
3. Use the website to find the wind speed and direction for your current location. Describe what you find.
wind speed is 4 mph and it’s wind is going east.
4. Change the altitude level from the "Surface" to "500 mb." How do the wind patterns change when you adjust
the altitude?
winds are stronger and they are change colors.
5. Select a location on the map (click anywhere) and
describe
the wind patterns you see. Pay attention to the
direction and speed.
At 33.99ºN
6. Compare the wind patterns in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Are there any differences? If so, what
might cause these differences?
in the southern hemisphere there is more wind and I think that's because ofthe winds polar regions
have
7. Change the date to a different day (in the past or future) and observe how the wind patterns change. Can you
identify any seasonal or daily patterns in the wind?
On the 19th of March, 2018, there is strong winds/storms that are more in the ocean. There are less
land winds and stronger oceanic winds.
8. Select a location near a body of water (e.g., an ocean or a large lake) on the map. Describe how the wind
patterns near the water's edge compare to those further inland.
There are more swirls(storms) over the oceans than inland. There are also more concentrated winds
overseas that if I go in the future, are slowly moving towards land.
9. Change the time of day using the website's options. How do the wind patterns differ between daytime and
nighttime? What might explain these differences?
The winds slightly shifted directions and got somewhat stronger at night. But during the day they
seemed stronger.
10. Investigate the wind patterns in a specific region of the world, such as the Sahara Desert, Amazon
Rainforest, or the Himalayan Mountains. Describe how these unique geographic features influence wind
patterns in those areas.
The wind speed is significantly less strong due to the flatness of the large region.
11. Create a hypothesis: How might the knowledge of wind patterns be useful in predicting weather conditions?
Provide some examples.
To predict weather it could be helpful to understand wind patterns because as we have seen, certain
geographical features greatly affect the wind speeds and patterns. For example, in the Sahara desert
because it's flatter, it experiences less winds. Versus the Himalayan mountains that experience harsh
winds due to the high altitudes.
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