The weather wizards at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have added the effects of the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse to one of their newest, highest-resolution computer models. The result is a gorgeously detailed view of how the eclipse will cause a decrease in incoming solar radiation as it crosses the country on Monday, from the Pacific Northwest to the Southeast.
Scientists at a NOAA laboratory in Boulder, Colorado added the eclipse's path to a computer model known as the "High-Resolution Rapid Refresh" or "HRRR" model. They released a simulation of the eclipse on Thursday, and starting Saturday, the model will start incorporating the eclipse in its real-time forecasts.
SEE ALSO:How to watch the total solar eclipse from anywhere on EarthThe eclipse algorithm was developed by a University of Barcelona team and shared by the National Center for Atmospheric Research. It calculates how much of the sun will be obscured by the moon at each point. The HRRR model breaks the country down into boxes with a width of just about 2 miles.
Credit: noaa/esrlAs the incoming solar radiation changes with the eclipse, the model simulates how that will affect the weather. The eclipse can cause drops in temperature or even weakening thunderstorms temporarily, since they thrive in hot and humid conditions triggered by sunshine.
In a simulation using the weather on August 4, the researchers found that the eclipse will primarily affect temperatures by cooling a widespread area of the country by up to 7.2 degrees Fahrenheit. Such areas will experience a partial eclipse.
For the 70-mile-wide swath of the nation that will experience a total solar eclipse, the temperature impacts will be more significant, the model projects. Along the path of the full eclipse, the model shows that temperatures will drop between 5 and 12 degrees Fahrenheit.
(责任编辑：休閑)
17 questions you can answer if you're a good communicator
San Francisco's Muni transit system hacked, resulting in free rides for all
Paralympians' pun
Domino's Japan is training reindeer to deliver holiday pizza. Yes, really.Nate Parker is finally thinking about the woman who accused him of rapeCarlos Beltran made a very interesting hair choice
Apparently the Texas Rangers' Carlos Beltran is taking hair advice from another Carlos in sports --
...[详细]Local authority instantly regrets asking public to name new gritter
LONDON -- If there's one thing that whole Boaty McBoatface saga taught us, it's that the public can
...[详细]25 gifts for people who love naps
This holiday season, help your stressed out friends up their nap game.SEE ALSO:Nintendo is going to
...[详细]Well, even Taylor Swift has done the mannequin challenge now
As the mannequin challenge hurtles toward the valley of death where the running man challenge and pl
...[详细]Old lady swatting at a cat ends up in Photoshop battle
We all have that relative who gets annoyed with the cat.
。This timeless photo of an old woman shooing
...[详细]India admits defect in newly issued Rs 500 notes, creates more confusion among citizens
In what is yet another sign of India's unpreparedness in the aftermath of invalidating its most circ
...[详细]San Francisco's Muni transit system hacked, resulting in free rides for all
The nightmare hacking scenario many have feared has finally happened near the heart of Silicon Valle
...[详细]25 gifts for people who love naps
This holiday season, help your stressed out friends up their nap game.SEE ALSO:Nintendo is going to
...[详细]Fyvush Finkel, Emmy winner for 'Picket Fences,' dies at 93
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Fyvush Finkel, the plastic-faced Emmy Award-winning character actor whos
...[详细]This looks like one successful supermarket outing -- pun-wise, at least.Fresh from their glory at th
...[详细]Researchers create temporary tattoos you can use to control your devices
Tesla's Enhanced Autopilot is coming mid
