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Swirls Above the Southern Ocean

In the Southern Ocean, obstacles are sparse. But the ice-cloaked volcano of Peter I Island is tall enough at over 1600 meters to disrupt the wind. At steady wind speeds between about 18 to 54 kilometers per hour, flowing past the island creates vortices that shed from one side and then the other. The result is a von Karman vortex street like the one seen here, flowing toward the upper right.

The overlaid ripple structures in the cloud layer are reminiscent of gravity waves. Perhaps, the wind’s passage made some lee waves that the vortices distorted? (Image credit: M. Garrison; via NASA Earth Observatory)

Swirls Above the Southern Ocean

In the Southern Ocean, obstacles are sparse. But the ice-cloaked volcano of Peter I Island is tall enough at over 1600 meters to disrupt the wind. At steady wind speeds between about 18 to 54 kilometers per hour, flowing past the island creates vortices that shed from one side and then the other. The result is a von Karman vortex street like the one seen here, flowing toward the upper right.

The overlaid ripple structures in the cloud layer are reminiscent of gravity waves. Perhaps, the wind’s passage made some lee waves that the vortices distorted? (Image credit: M. Garrison; via NASA Earth Observatory)

Swirls Above the Southern Ocean

In the Southern Ocean, obstacles are sparse. But the ice-cloaked volcano of Peter I Island is tall enough at over 1600 meters to disrupt the wind. At steady wind speeds between about 18 to 54 kilometers per hour, flowing past the island creates vortices that shed from one side and then the other. The result is a von Karman vortex street like the one seen here, flowing toward the upper right.

The overlaid ripple structures in the cloud layer are reminiscent of gravity waves. Perhaps, the wind’s passage made some lee waves that the vortices distorted? (Image credit: M. Garrison; via NASA Earth Observatory)

Swirls Above the Southern Ocean

In the Southern Ocean, obstacles are sparse. But the ice-cloaked volcano of Peter I Island is tall enough at over 1600 meters to disrupt the wind. At steady wind speeds between about 18 to 54 kilometers per hour, flowing past the island creates vortices that shed from one side and then the other. The result is a von Karman vortex street like the one seen here, flowing toward the upper right.

The overlaid ripple structures in the cloud layer are reminiscent of gravity waves. Perhaps, the wind’s passage made some lee waves that the vortices distorted? (Image credit: M. Garrison; via NASA Earth Observatory)

Swirls Above the Southern Ocean

In the Southern Ocean, obstacles are sparse. But the ice-cloaked volcano of Peter I Island is tall enough at over 1600 meters to disrupt the wind. At steady wind speeds between about 18 to 54 kilometers per hour, flowing past the island creates vortices that shed from one side and then the other. The result is a von Karman vortex street like the one seen here, flowing toward the upper right.

The overlaid ripple structures in the cloud layer are reminiscent of gravity waves. Perhaps, the wind’s passage made some lee waves that the vortices distorted? (Image credit: M. Garrison; via NASA Earth Observatory)

As the air warms and cools, it alternates between reaching it's dew point (forming a cloud) and warming past it's dewpoint (cloud evaporates). This results in that pattern shown on satellite, and is called a Gravity Wave! #gravitywave https://x.com/NWSAtlanta/status/2025994082565103940

🎐Researchers develop glass sensors for the Einstein Telescope

... YOShInOn is showing me many many articles about working being done to develop the Einstein gravitational wave telescope

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-glass-sensors-einstein-telescope.html

#sensors #gravitywave #einsteintelescope #europe #science #astronomy

🎐Researchers develop glass sensors for the Einstein Telescope

... YOShInOn is showing me many many articles about working being done to develop the Einstein gravitational wave telescope

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-glass-sensors-einstein-telescope.html

#sensors #gravitywave #einsteintelescope #europe #science #astronomy

🎐Researchers develop glass sensors for the Einstein Telescope

... YOShInOn is showing me many many articles about working being done to develop the Einstein gravitational wave telescope

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-glass-sensors-einstein-telescope.html

#sensors #gravitywave #einsteintelescope #europe #science #astronomy

🎐Researchers develop glass sensors for the Einstein Telescope

... YOShInOn is showing me many many articles about working being done to develop the Einstein gravitational wave telescope

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-glass-sensors-einstein-telescope.html

#sensors #gravitywave #einsteintelescope #europe #science #astronomy

🎐Researchers develop glass sensors for the Einstein Telescope

... YOShInOn is showing me many many articles about working being done to develop the Einstein gravitational wave telescope

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-glass-sensors-einstein-telescope.html

#sensors #gravitywave #einsteintelescope #europe #science #astronomy

More Evidence for the Gravitational Wave Background of the Universe https://www.universetoday.com/167058/more-evidence-for-the-gravitational-wave-background-of-the-universe/ #cosmicbackgroundradiation #gravitationalwaves #gravitationalwave #gravitywaves #gravitywave #ligo

More Evidence for the Gravitational Wave Background of the Universe https://www.universetoday.com/167058/more-evidence-for-the-gravitational-wave-background-of-the-universe/ #cosmicbackgroundradiation #gravitationalwaves #gravitationalwave #gravitywaves #gravitywave #ligo

More Evidence for the Gravitational Wave Background of the Universe https://www.universetoday.com/167058/more-evidence-for-the-gravitational-wave-background-of-the-universe/ #cosmicbackgroundradiation #gravitationalwaves #gravitationalwave #gravitywaves #gravitywave #ligo

"The Jan. 1 earthquake, originating in neighboring Ishikawa Prefecture, caused unexpected movement in the mirrors controlling laser light in Kagra's gravitational wave detector, with them failing to return to their proper position"
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240116/p2g/00m/0sc/001000c
#Kagra #Japan #GravityWave

"The Jan. 1 earthquake, originating in neighboring Ishikawa Prefecture, caused unexpected movement in the mirrors controlling laser light in Kagra's gravitational wave detector, with them failing to return to their proper position"
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240116/p2g/00m/0sc/001000c
#Kagra #Japan #GravityWave

"The Jan. 1 earthquake, originating in neighboring Ishikawa Prefecture, caused unexpected movement in the mirrors controlling laser light in Kagra's gravitational wave detector, with them failing to return to their proper position"
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240116/p2g/00m/0sc/001000c
#Kagra #Japan #GravityWave

"The Jan. 1 earthquake, originating in neighboring Ishikawa Prefecture, caused unexpected movement in the mirrors controlling laser light in Kagra's gravitational wave detector, with them failing to return to their proper position"
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240116/p2g/00m/0sc/001000c
#Kagra #Japan #GravityWave

Prob more accurate to say this is a #GravityWave without full condensation. They were out in force today. Don't see them stay isolated like that as often as the long rolls. Lee of #mountain things - we are like the front range/high plains with much less in the way of fun weather. #dcwx

Prob more accurate to say this is a #GravityWave without full condensation. They were out in force today. Don't see them stay isolated like that as often as the long rolls. Lee of #mountain things - we are like the front range/high plains with much less in the way of fun weather. #dcwx

Prob more accurate to say this is a #GravityWave without full condensation. They were out in force today. Don't see them stay isolated like that as often as the long rolls. Lee of #mountain things - we are like the front range/high plains with much less in the way of fun weather. #dcwx

Prob more accurate to say this is a #GravityWave without full condensation. They were out in force today. Don't see them stay isolated like that as often as the long rolls. Lee of #mountain things - we are like the front range/high plains with much less in the way of fun weather. #dcwx