Internship and thesis proposals
{Mapping atmospheric convection from paragliding trajectories

Domaines
Statistical physics
Physics of living systems
Hydrodynamics/Turbulence/Fluid mechanics

Type of internship
Théorique, numérique
Description
Can thousands of recreational flights become an observatory of atmospheric convection? This internship will use large-scale paragliding trajectories to investigate the structure and dynamics of thermal updrafts. Combining atmospheric physics, trajectory analysis and statistical inference, we will explore what nearby pilots can reveal collectively about an invisible, evolving flow, while accounting for the selective way they explore it.

Contact
Michael Benzaquen
Laboratory : Econophysics Lab - ILB
Team : Econophysics Lab
Team Website
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