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Credit & Copyright: GFS
&
US National Weather Service
(NOAA);
GEOS-5 & Goddard Space Flight Center
(NASA)
Explanation:
Which way is the wind blowing?
The featured map can tell you this and much more, no matter your location on planet
Earth.
The dynamic map
displays supercomputer forecasts
drawn from multiple sources
of global satellite data updated every three hours.
Bright swirls usually indicate
low pressure systems
with high wind speeds, including dramatic
cyclones,
hurricanes and
typhoons.
Although the globe can be
rotated
interactively here, to obtain
full interactivity -- including the ability to zoom -- you should click the
word "earth" on the lower left or send your browser directly to
https://earth.nullschool.net.
The "earth" control panel there further allows you to overlay
temperature, humidity, pressure, precipitation, and
carbon dioxide maps,
or even switch to displaying higher altitude wind speeds or ocean currents.
In particular during times of rapid change, the
displayed maps
may be outdated or inaccurate.
Updates:
NASA Coverage of Hurricane Matthew
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NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Earth - wind
Publications with words: Earth - wind
See also: