http://www.metafilter.com/tags/atmospheric Posts tagged with 'atmospheric' at MetaFilter. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:07:48 -0800 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:07:48 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/78236/Someday%2Dwell%2Dfind%2Dit <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/">Atmospheric Optics</a>. <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/bows.htm">Rainbows</a>, <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/rainbows/seabow.htm">in spray</a>, <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/rainbows/moonbow.htm">of moonlight</a>, <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/rainbows/beadbow.htm">in reflective paint</a>, <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/rainbows/airysim.htm">without sky</a>, <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/rainbows/wheel.htm">with spokes</a>, <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/rainbows/bowim32.htm">twinned</a>, <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/rainbows/bowim47.htm">reflected</a>, <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/fz174.htm">in clouds</a>, <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/fz172.htm">in the fog</a>, more. <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/fz177.htm">Halos</a>, <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/atoptics/issmoon.htm">horizon distortion</a>, <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/atoptics/gfim9.htm">green flashes</a>, <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/fz169.htm">pillars</a>, <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/fz164.htm">near-contrails</a>. <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/fz159.htm">Surface and volume shadows</a>. <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/fz141.htm">Waves atop the atmosphere</a>. <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/fz154.htm">Mysteries</a>. <a href="http://www.atoptics.co.uk/opod.htm">Picture of the Day</a>. <a href="http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0003Kb" title="Ask Edward Tufte">Via</a>. <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/55147/Beauty-is-in-the-sky-of-the-beholder">Previously</a>. Still no unicorns. tag:metafilter.com,2009:site.78236 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:07:48 -0800 art atmospheric nounicorns optics photos pictureoftheday pod rainbow science shadow unicornonthecob fantabulous timewaster http://www.metafilter.com/74301/The%2Dhome%2Dof%2DElves%2Dand%2DSprites%2Dfound <a href="http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14581-atmospheric-homes-of-elves-and-sprites-revealed.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&amp;nsref=news3_head_dn14581">Elves in the upper atmosphere.</a> Weird phenomena and not well understood, they are observed in the upper atmosphere. More can be found <a href="http://elf.gi.alaska.edu/">here</a> and <a href="http://www.sky-fire.tv/index.cgi/spritesbluejetselves.html">here</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.74301 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:01:34 -0800 Atmospheric ElectricPhenomena Elf Sprite dibblda http://www.metafilter.com/73273/Weather%2DWorld%2D2010 The <a href="http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/home.rxml">Weather World 2010</a> project at UIUC began as a comprehensive <a href="http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/home.rxml">meteorology tutorial</a> designed for a high school/undergraduate level. It has since expanded to include guides to <a href="http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/rs/home.rxml">remote sensing</a> and <a href="http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/maps/home.rxml">reading weather maps</a>. (Some highlights include <a href="http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/opt/home.rxml">optical effects</a>, <a href="http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/svr/home.rxml">severe storms</a>, and the basics of <a href="http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/fcst/home.rxml">weather forecasting</a>.) For folks in the US, it also has current <a href="http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/wx/surface.rxml">surface</a> and <a href="http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/wx/satellite.rxml">satellite</a> imagery for a number of different atmospheric properties. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.73273 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:26:36 -0800 atmosphere atmospheric forecasting imagery maps meteorology optics remotesensing satellite storm storms uiuc weather weathermaps weatherworld2010 world Upton O'Good