From the butterfly's wing to the tornado: Predicting turbulence

From the butterfly's wing to the tornado: Predicting turbulence 03/21/2017 11:46 AM EDT Remember the butterfly-triggers-tornado adage? Chaos theory says calculating turbulence to find out if that's true must be impossible. Now, physicists are latching onto turbulent patterns with digital optics and math. Their resulting forecasts jibe with actual turbulent flows. Full story at http://www.rh.gatech.edu/features/predicting-turbulence Source Georgia Institute of Technology This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111