164 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 16 Mar \ on: The accuracy of weather forecasts has improved charts_and_numbers
When I was studying atmospheric physics in undergrad we did an exercise to see how chaos limits the ability to forecast.
My recollection is that if the atmosphere were filled with a 3-D grid of perfect sensors spaced one meter apart, it would still be impossible to do a high accuracy 30-day forecast.
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34 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 16 Mar
I learned about chaos theory with the double pendulum:
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24 sats \ 1 reply \ @doofus 16 Mar
I think I was I in the same class
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 16 Mar
I hope not. That would be a pretty big opsec problem for both of us.
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