Entries by Daphne Hanson

Great circle route

What benefit does following the great circle route give in global travels? less travel time less travel cost all listed can be benefits increased radio communications shorter travel distance

Poleward heat transport

Effects of poleward heat transport by extratropical weather systems As we saw in the weather lab, extratropical cyclones and anticyclones transport heat from the warm tropics to the cold pole, keeping the temperature ofthe polar region higher than otherwise. How much higher ? Here we quantify this using a simple energy balance model. In the […]

Environmental Engineering

Environmental Engineering  is a branch of engineering that is concerned with protecting people from adverse environmental effects, such as pollution, and improving the quality of the environment