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aerodynamics
aerodynamic method
aerodynamic method A method for monitoring rates of
primary productivity; it is particularly useful in studies of woodland or forest communities. The carbon-dioxide concentration from ground level to above canopy height is measured at regular intervals, or continuously, by sensors attached to a mast. Differences in carbon-dioxide concentration reflect differences in rates of
photosynthesis and
respiration and hence in productivity. The chief advantages of this approach are that it is non-destructive and causes minimal disturbance to the environment of the vegetation being studied. Other non-destructive methods usually enclose the vegetation (e.g. in polythene or plexiglass chambers), which can make results unrepresentative of normal field conditions. Compare
HARVEST METHODS;
CHLOROPHYLL METHOD; and
GAS-EXCHANGE METHOD.
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Inside an F1 car - Aerodynamics.(Motoring)
Newspaper article from: Cape Times (South Africa); 9/20/2007; 700+ words
; BYLINE: Motoring Staff Aerodynamics in Formula 1 is often described...Formula 1 Car" series, Head of Aerodynamics Mark Gillan explains that the...the wind. First and foremost, aerodynamics is the science of manipulating...
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Aerodynamics Claims Fuel Competition
Magazine article from: Transport Topics; 10/8/2007; ; 700+ words
; Aerodynamics has become the latest battleground...Class 8 market are also praising the aerodynamics of their products and at least one...truck buyers care a lot more about aerodynamics than any time in the past," Jillane...
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Aerodynamics: The winds of change for NASCAR
Newspaper article from: La Prensa de San Antonio; 5/5/2002; 700+ words
; ...skin of the racecar. Quite simply, aerodynamics has moved to the forefront in stock...says of the increased emphasis on aerodynamics in Winston Cup. "With the speeds...years," Helton told reporters, "aerodynamics has become a very huge issue. It...
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FLO67 Aerodynamics application package announced for Thinking Machine's Connection Machine supercomputer. (Intelligent Aerodynamics )
PR Newswire; 11/12/1990; 700+ words
; FLO67 AERODYNAMICS APPLICATION PACKAGE ANNOUNCED FOR...12 /PRNewswire/ -- Intelligent Aerodynamics of Princeton, N.J., today announced...Jameson, president of Intelligent Aerodynamics, said, "We are pleased that FLO67...
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U. Michigan aerodynamics lab serves as testing site for GM, NASA
News Wire article from: University Wire; 1/29/2001; ; 606 words
; ...industry, the University of Michigan's aerodynamics department has garnered numerous contracts...owned wind tunnels in the nation, aerodynamics researchers on North Campus are currently...on vans and other large vehicles. Aerodynamics graduate student Sabi Balkanyi has...
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Aerodynamics For Everyone
Magazine article from: National Dragster; 8/19/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...enough to gain a working knowledge of aerodynamics. I'm also an avid amateur pilot...have formal training in the science of aerodynamics, I can look at a race car or a Cessna...racing career more than 30 years ago, aerodynamics seemed irrelevant. We were focused...
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Aerodynamics key to F1 success
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 9/28/2003; 602 words
; New Straits Times 09-28-2003 Aerodynamics key to F1 success Edition: 2* Memo...Controlling airflow on track and road. AERODYNAMICS give a racing car its edge, and today...strict standards. The importance of aerodynamics has long been appreciated: One of...
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 "Pretoria News (South Africa)")
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Aerodynamics - the science of daily life.(News)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 7/25/2007; 700+ words
; ...California, yesterday spoke on "The Aerodynamics of Everything" at the University of Pretoria. Spedding said aerodynamics formed part of daily life and was...large-scale transport. "But aerodynamics involves much more than just large...
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A History of Aerodynamics and Its Impact on Flying Machines
Magazine article from: ASEE Prism; 12/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; A History of Aerodynamics and Its Impact on Flying Machines...Reviewed by John Weese In A History of Aerodynamics, John Anderson masterfully couples...documents contributions to theoretical aerodynamics, including the evolution of the...
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The answers are blowin' in the wind: new Freightliner facility targets improved truck aerodynamics.(test equipment)
Magazine article from: Diesel Progress North American Edition; 6/1/2004; 700+ words
; ...transportation research facility to study the aerodynamics of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles...the wind tunnel testing to refine the aerodynamics on its trucks with the overall objective...will help us make further gains in aerodynamics and fuel efficiency, which will ultimately...
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aerodynamics
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
aerodynamics study of gases in motion. As the principal application of aerodynamics is the design of aircraft, air is the gas with which the science is most concerned. Although aerodynamics is primarily concerned with flight, its principles...
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Aerodynamics
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
Aerodynamics Aerodynamics is the study of air flow over airplanes, cars, and other objects...flows over their wings and around their bodies, so a knowledge of aerodynamics is crucial to the design and construction of airplanes. The efficiency...
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Athletics, Technology in
Book article from: Mathematics
...fields are merging in exciting ways. Aerodynamics in Sports Technology Although virtually...basic understanding of the laws of aerodynamics in order to truly understand the sport...developed a research program called "Aerodynamics and Sports Technology." The goal...
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Kármán, Theodore von
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...d . Aachen, Germany, 7 May 1963) aerodynamics . Theodore (in Hungarian, todor...Prandtl, the “ father of aerodynamics ” and only six years K...the last three. Besides working in aerodynamics, he collabporated with Max Born in...
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Rutan, Burt
Book article from: U*X*L Newsmakers
...fast, so that he could test the aerodynamics of his latest model plane by holding the plane out the window. Aerodynamics is a scientific term that refers...scientists use to conduct tests in aerodynamics. He installed it atop his Dodge...
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