Subject: AKP000m1df

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by yshish

Wow, the #clouds seems to be swirling 😉

Posted July 16, 2015 9:30 PM
by DZM admin

Cyclone Center in Floating Forests! 😃

Posted July 23, 2015 8:59 PM
by jebyrnes scientist

#dailyzoo

Posted July 24, 2015 3:08 PM
by hlgoldsborough-1

Wow cool

Posted July 30, 2015 6:06 PM
by jebyrnes scientist

Tweeted - what storm was this? https://twitter.com/FloatingForests/status/626875311758671872

Posted July 30, 2015 11:02 PM
by cch001

I do not see any tropical storms listed in the record for this date and location. I will ask around and see what I can find. -Chris

Posted November 3, 2015 4:08 PM
by cch001

Any idea what the horizontal scaling is of the image? This could be a small-scale vortex

Posted November 3, 2015 4:10 PM
by fezzik

The large scale is available here:
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/gibbs/image/GOE-6/VS/1985-04-14-18
The grid line of -120W/30N are close to this

Posted November 12, 2015 2:25 PM
by fezzik

The islands in this area usually cause eddies in the flow and this is one of them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalina_eddy

Posted November 12, 2015 2:27 PM
by fezzik

More specifically, called this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kármán_vortex_street

Posted November 12, 2015 2:27 PM
by elizabeth_s

like wow thanks for the info fessik!

Posted November 13, 2015 8:55 AM
by Psaltriparus_minimus

That is interesting vortex info.

Posted November 17, 2015 11:24 AM
by yshish

Cool indeed! Thanks 😃

Posted November 17, 2015 9:47 PM