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Looking at this made me realize how insanely huge storms are in the southern ocean. Hurricanes and typhoons up north have nothing on that.
by 33a 9y ago
Looking at this made me realize how insanely huge storms are in the southern ocean. Hurricanes and typhoons up north have nothing on that.
- stevoski 9y agoThat's the so-called "Roaring Forties": "The Roaring Forties are strong westerly winds found in the Southern Hemisphere, generally between the latitudes of 40 and 50 degrees."
- fosk 9y agoInteresting. Does anybody know why it happens?
- devrandomguy 9y agoThere is a continuous ring of ocean the whole way around Antarctica. That water can build up a lot of momentum as it is pulled around the Earth by tidal forces. At least, that's what the captain told me, I'm sure there are meteorologists around here with a much deeper understanding.
- aunty_helen 9y agoWhich also raises the question about how the map projection / scaling affecs the percieved size and data layout.