or how wind changes in speed and direction with height. Vertical wind shear is present nearly everywhere on Earth, since winds typically move faster at higher altitudes than at the surface.

This is because the wind’s speed and direction often change. Fluctuations in air pressure and temperature, as well as the Earth’s rotation, influence how the wind blows and how much energy can ...

When the solar wind reaches Earth it sends a flurry of charged particles into the magnetosphere and along Earth's magnetic field lines, towards the poles. The interaction of these particles with ...

Like a supersonic jet being blasted with high-speed winds, Earth is constantly being bombarded by a stream of charged particles from the sun known as solar wind. Just like wind around a jet or ...