PrincetonEngineering - Global lessons from Princeton's microclimate.
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Elie Bou-Zeid, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is mapping the microclimate of Princeton's campus in order to better understand how local environments affect the global climate -- and vice versa./nBou-Zeid so far has placed a dozen sensing nodes across campus to gather data that will utlimately lead to a more complete understanding of how different building materials and vegetation interact with the local climate./n"Global climate models will tell you what's happening at the very large scale," says Bou-Zeid. "What we try to do is downscale these climate predictions to the local level. So we want to see how a small city will respond to a climate change given by these global climate models."
Real time data from the network can be viewed here:/n‪http://efm.princton.edu/‬/nNote: The roof-top footage in this video is in compliance with Princeton's Environmental Health and Safety regulations. The type of laser depicted in this video does not pose a safety risk that would require the use of safety goggles.

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