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| Paper: |
Effects of the Great American Eclipse on Weather Phenomena Across the Contiguous United States |
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516, Celebrating the 2017 Great American Eclipse: Lessons Learned from the Path of Totality |
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421 |
| Authors: |
Papol, A. |
| Abstract: |
Abstract. On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse passed over the continental United States for the first time in nearly 40 years. While on site in Long Creek, Oregon, within the path of totality, weather data from the Great American Eclipse was gathered. Using these observations and those gathered from across the United States within the path of totality, it was determined that a total solar eclipse causes a decrease in temperature of 5.8° F 10.2 minutes after totality ends, wind speed decreases by 1.6 mph 25.1 minutes after totality ends, and that if a change in wind direction were to occur, it would shift 7.4 minutes before totality. |
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