Less about wind and more about snow geese - my lovely SIL texted me earlier today that 250-300 snow geese were feeding on Center Rd. King Ferry around 2pm today.
On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 12:47 PM, Meena Madhav Haribal <m...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Thanks Peter! Previously I used to use the map link you sent. But the one > I sent was colorful so I fell in love with this windmap. It is amazing how > sharp is the demarcation in both versions. I thought it was a front, but as > you mention I too have never seen anything so clearly dividing the > country. I think it is an unusual front. > > I would keep watch to see how it changes over time! > > > I am always fascinated by the wind energy! > > > Cheers > > Meena > > > Meena Haribal > Ithaca NY 14850 > 42.429007,-76.47111 > http://www.haribal.org/ > http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ > Ithaca area moths: https://plus.google.com/118047473426099383469/posts > Dragonfly book sample pages: > http://www.haribal.org/dragonflies/samplebook.pdf > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Peter <psara...@rochester.rr.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, December 27, 2015 12:13 PM > *To:* Meena Madhav Haribal; CAYUGABIRDS-L > *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] Windmap > > Hi Meena. > As a Meteorology instructor, I've often seen wind map sites where cooler, > drier, polar air from the north/northwest meets warmer, moister air from > the southeast (a "front") but have never seen it depicted like the one > you've sent. > My best guess is that it IS a frontal boundary between the cooler Canadian > Air and the warmer, more moist Gulf air............a classic cold front. > See this site below for future use. In fact, it is now showing such a > frontal boundary (at 12:12 p.m. on the 27th.) > http://hint.fm/wind/ > Hope this helps. > Pete Sar > > > On 12/27/2015 11:38 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal wrote: > > Hi all, > > I was looking at the windmap to see where the snow geese would be moving > if they are and saw this strange line. > <http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/> > http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/ > <http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/> > earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions > <http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/> > earth.nullschool.net > No news. earth ≡ Date | Data | Scale | Source | Control | Now « – ‹ – › – > » ⊕ Grid > > Can anyone ( Dave Nicosia?? Bill Evans??) explain why the winds are > forming a kind of line across the country (see pictures below) where to the > south of it the winds are blowing from south to north and to the north of > it the winds are blowing from north to south? Is this pertaining to the way > the front is moving? I don't think there is any physical barrier such as > mountain range or am I wrong? > > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/91426175@N00/23377535704/in/dateposted-public/ > > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/91426175@N00/23710051640/in/dateposted-public/ > > > Thanks in advance. > > > Meena Haribal > Ithaca NY 14850 > 42.429007,-76.47111 > http://www.haribal.org/ > http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ > Ithaca area moths: https://plus.google.com/118047473426099383469/posts > Dragonfly book sample pages: > <http://www.haribal.org/dragonflies/samplebook.pdf> > http://www.haribal.org/dragonflies/samplebook.pdf > > > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2016.0.7294 / Virus Database: 4489/11250 - Release Date: 12/24/15 > > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
