Satellites Help Visualize the Polar Vortex | NESDIS
Jan 21, 2021 · Visualizations like this help climate scientists at NOAA and elsewhere see the movement and fluctuations in the polar vortex that has been affecting weather patterns in the Northern Hemisphere this winter.
Polar vortex maps show where arctic blast is set to freeze the U.S.
2 days ago · A polar vortex dipping down from Siberia will bring a cold front with frigid temperatures to nearly 300 million Americans. See maps of the arctic blast.
Nasa Ozone Watch: Polar vortex facts
The stratospheric polar vortex is a large-scale region of air that is contained by a strong west-to-east jet stream that circles the polar region. This jet stream is usually referred to as the polar night jet.
NOAA Satellites Capture the Chilling Impact of Polar Vortex
Jan 10, 2025 · Their orbits provide frequent views of the polar regions, enabling scientists to track polar vortex patterns. These satellites also contribute to more accurate forecasting of cold temperatures and help predict where winter weather will occur.
Polar vortex is 'spinning backwards' above Arctic after ... - Space.com
Mar 29, 2024 · Earlier this month, a sudden atmospheric warming event caused the Arctic's polar vortex to reverse its trajectory. The swirling ring of cold air is now spinning in the wrong direction, which...
'Surprising' warmth above Antarctica is earliest observed on record | Space
Sep 16, 2024 · Commonly known as the polar vortex, the flow around the poles is normally symmetrical. However, sometimes, there is a disruption to the flow, and when the winds weaken, the shape of the flow is...
Polar Vortex in Color - NASA
Aug 29, 2012 · The recently formed south polar vortex stands out in the color-swaddled atmosphere of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, in this natural color view from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. The south polar vortex can be seen approximately centered over the south pole in the lower left of the image.
View the Polar Vortex from Space in Real Time
Feb 13, 2021 · Want to see actual images of the Polar Vortex from space - in real time? Visit NOAA’s interactive map here (be sure to turn on ‘Global Infrared’: https://hwp-viz.gsd.esrl.noaa.gov/smoke/index.html#
2021 Antarctic MERRA-2 Potential Vorticity - NASA
Jan 2, 2022 · The Antarctic polar vortex acts as a barrier to the exchange of polar and midlatitude air. The potential vorticity (PV) is a conserved quantity that acts as a tracer for motion on an isentropic surface. Plotting contours of PV on an isentropic surface readily shows the extent of …
That #polarvortex even looks cold from here! - NASA
Mar 3, 2016 · Astronaut Scott Kelly posted this photo of the polar vortex taken from the International Space Station to Twitter on February 14, 2016.