From Cosmos to Copepods - How Does Turbulence Impact Different Scales? from mating close up Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 36 min 44 sec
✓ Published: 02-Feb-2013

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Dr. Jeannette Yen takes us on an intriguing adventure, from the cosmos to copepods, in the second of a three-part webinar series on the concept of turbulence. A follow-up to Dr. Donald Webster’s presentation that focused on introducing turbulence and why it matters to us, Dr. Yen shows us how turbulence can occur at various scales and the similarities we see between islands forming vortical wakes in the atmosphere and phytoplankton moving through the water column. Her talk is jam-packed with m