How does one acquire the image of stratospheric wind patterns? All I can get is surface winds, on that site.
I ain't nearly that tall! (shorty) However, I have been in the cloud forest in Ecuador--------------does that count? Here in iowa, the clouds have to come down to us--------------but then, we call it "fog"( a cloud by any other name----) ................................ meanwhile(from the linked) 10hpa =1kpa = well within the stratosphere. (basic textbook stuff) Play with the site. Loads of fun, and informative. Choose a location and watch the temperature change with air pressure.(which is labeled "height") ....................... What I linked is really unusual and rarely seen. A high and a low churning away like the wringers on my aunt's old washing machine. .............. Ok we all enjoy different things--------- research has always been fun for me. ergo: "fun site" enjoy
Athena has been called the great owl eyed goddess. Maybe--she has met her match in the stratosphere this year?
I guess I just have to walk away puzzled - surface winds is all I can find. Do I have to join Facebook? Is that the trick? I've had the site bookmarked for a while now - followed the Fiji hurricane on it, which was way cool. Got it: one simply types the pressure level desired into the slot in the address. I had 850hPa bookmarked. Typing in 10hPa to replace it handed me the owl eyes. Seems like there ought to be button somewhere on the site to automate that - missing something. Found the button - it's the trigram to the right of the word "Earth" at home - the short address. Gives a menu of options, including pressure levels (not every pressure works, as I discovered).
