Wind shear is a phenomenon describing highly localized variability in wind speed and/or wind direction. Because wind shear can affect the angle of attack on an airfoil (e.g., the wing, or control surfaces of an airplane) wind shear can cause a loss of...

Wind shear, sometimes referred to as windshear or wind gradient, is a difference in wind speed and direction over a relatively short distance in the atmosphere. Wind shear can be broken down into vertical and horizontal components, with horizontal wind...

ABSTRACT Vertical wind shear is commonly classified as "directional" or "speed" shear. In this note, these classifications are reviewed and their relevance discussed with respect to the dynamics of convective storms. In the absence of surface drag, storm morphology and evolution only depend...

Researchers recently predicted that, because of global warming, an atmospheric effect called wind shear may strengthen in the tropical Atlantic Ocean during this century and inhibit hurricane development and intensification there. Using 18 state-of-the-art global climate models, Gabriel A. Vecchi of the National...

Officials from Israel and Iran put aside political animosity Tuesday to work together in using Israeli forensics expertise to identify their dead from the crash of a jetliner on this Thai resort island.A Thai aviation official, meanwhile, revealed that half of the Phuket airport's wind-shear...

The debate over whether global warming affects hurricanes may be running into some unexpected turbulence. Many researchers believe warming is causing the storms to get stronger, while others aren't so sure. Now, a new study raises the possibility that global warming might even make it...