Atmospheric circulation Map

[snodsy]

Really like this, look forward to seeing the whole series, I do a lot of graphical charts/infographics so I'm fond of this type of information.

You might want to kern the numbers a little tighter as well as the CAP letter on the small cap type, they seem to me a little too open.

Will you be using this font for the entire series? Not sure if you want to stay more antique, but a sans serif font or even a squared serif might work better?

Is there a reason to duplicate the flow on the right hand side, it's not giving me any new information?

Really great books on this subject - Edward Tufte's books are really nice.

[vorropohaiah]

[QUOTE=snodsy;342597]Really like this, look forward to seeing the whole series, I do a lot of graphical charts/infographics so I'm fond of this type of information.

You might want to kern the numbers a little tighter as well as the CAP letter on the small cap type, they seem to me a little too open.

Will you be using this font for the entire series? Not sure if you want to stay more antique, but a sans serif font or even a squared serif might work better?

Is there a reason to duplicate the flow on the right hand side, it's not giving me any new information?

Really great books on this subject - Edward Tufte's books are really nice.[/QUOTEc]

all the maps in the series use the same sfonts used here, and the tracking differs depending on the features represented. I widened the tracking on this map so the words fit the cells better. though if it's\too jarring it can easily be replaced

the 'duplication' is a result of the translucent 3D effect

[The_Sleeping_Dragon]

Really good reproduction of the map on wiki but possibly so close you may have to attribute. The original was created by NASA and is solely in the public domain in the USA

As you know the atmospheric direction can change 600 to 900 longitude every ten days and randomly hence chaos theory
Now you have the map and can edit it you can show the impact of such changes on currents weather temperature
Tectonic behaviour also changes atmospheric direction as would nuclear winter or changes in temperature due to Global warming

Best wishes and sorry if I just taught my grandmother to suck eggs

The Sleeping Dragon

[vorropohaiah]

As you know the atmospheric direction can change 600 to 900 longitude every ten days and randomly hence chaos theory

The Sleeping Dragon

never heard of this one. do you have any more information?

[Charerg]

never heard of this one. do you have any more information?

I think he refers to the application of chaos theory in meteorology (ie. the idea that the system is inherently turbulent and not entirely predictable). I don't pretend to have any real understanding about how this is done in practice, but I think the general gist is that minor atmospheric changes on the other side of the globe, for example, can cause changes on the opposite side that eventually evolve into major changes (the butterfly effect). I *think* it's primarily relevant to the formation and life cycle of individual high/low pressure centers (well, it's relevant to the whole globe, I guess, but the ITCZ tends to be fairly predictable), particularly in the relatively weak and unstable Ferrel Cell, though I'm not sure if there is an actual "10-day cycle" associated with this.

That said, this is a different matter from the atmospheric circulation depicted by you, which depicts an idealized system (although the cells do fluctuate a bit seasonally, as you probably know).

[vorropohaiah]

I think he refers to the application of chaos theory in meteorology (ie. the idea that the system is inherently turbulent and not entirely predictable). I don't pretend to have any real understanding about how this is done in practice, but I think the general gist is that minor atmospheric changes on the other side of the globe, for example, can cause changes on the opposite side that eventually evolve into major changes (the butterfly effect). I *think* it's primarily relevant to the formation and life cycle of individual high/low pressure centers (well, it's relevant to the whole globe, I guess, but the ITCZ tends to be fairly predictable), particularly in the relatively weak and unstable Ferrel Cell, though I'm not sure if there is an actual "10-day cycle" associated with this.

That said, this is a different matter from the atmospheric circulation depicted by you, which depicts an idealized system (although the cells do fluctuate a bit seasonally, as you probably know).

Thanks for that - interesting stuff! though very difficult to represent soemthing like that in a map, especially with my very basic nowledge of such things.

I will be doing another map to show ocean currents and winds on global scale (rather than an orthographic projection as in this one, which omits half the planet

[Pixie]

Interesting map, vorro. I guess you've been with your "head down" figuring out some climate stuff. If you need any help, let us know!

About this map in particular, I recognize the inner sea, but the map, overall, is too similar to "earthly" maps and lacks the graphic originality of your usual work. (in my humble opinion)