The sailing boat that is tested remotely will help monitor the tropical ocean “cold pool”

Atmospheric researchers and oceans know that conditions in the impact of tropical sea weather patterns throughout the world. Two examples of known patterns that begin in the tropical climate and the impact of global weather patterns are El Nino and La Niña. However, while the two weather conditions are famous and published, scientists believe there are other key elements in the tropical climate that has an impact on unexposed global weather conditions.

A recent study from scientists at the University of Washington and the NOAA Pacific Marine Laboratory used a sailboat remotely to collect data on phenomena known as cold air pools. The cold air pool is cooling air bags from under tropical storm clouds, flowing out under an intense storm that can change the surrounding environment.

This cold pool is the main source of variability for surface temperatures and wind and moisture on the ocean. This study is one of the first papers that focus on the Pacific tropics to rely on data from a sailboat called from a sailboat called SAILDRONES. This drone is powered by the wind that utilizes high wings and rigid along with solar-powered scientific instruments. Their design allows them to travel long distances and remain in the environment for a long time frame.

Researchers have found that the cold pool atmosphere can produce dramatic changes at air temperature and wind speed near the surface of the tropical ocean. The bags of cooling air when the rain yawns under the storm cloud. It creates a relatively solid air masses ranging from six and 125 miles across and leads to downdrafts that have an impact on sea level and produce the temperature fronts and strong winds impact on the environment.

The researchers recognize how exactly the phenomenon of the impact of the greater atmosption circulation is not known at this time. Past studies show that cold pools are important to trigger and organize storm activities in the tropical sea area. The researchers said that to understand the role of cold pools play in the tropical climate cycle, they needed more measurement of events, but the incident was difficult to witness when it happened. The sailboat that is hit by remotely will help provide the data needed. Drones allow observations to be collected in the ocean area that is difficult to reach and under the sample for a long time.