Soaring Figure (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Soaring Figure

Caption

Graphic depicts: (a) A trajectory of the glider soaring in Poway, California; (b) a cartoon of the glider showing the vertical wind currents and torque experienced by the glider; (c) the vertical component of the wind velocity (blue) and the vertical wind accelerations (red) experienced by the glider during a typical flight session; (d) the bank angle of the glider during the same flight session as (c) and the corresponding torque experienced by the glider.

Credit

Gautam Reddy

Usage Restrictions

Must be used in conjunction with glider/learning paper in Nature.

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