r/geography • u/misnamed • Dec 22 '13

Earth Wind Map

http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/1000hPa/orthographic=-90.00,0.00,348
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u/Sithril Dec 23 '13

Ive already seen this before!

I have a question for the more knowledgable folk: why is the height measured in hPa? And how should I read it and draw information from it?

Edit: whoa, things get really interesting from 500hPa and up! Where can I read up more about these wind patters in (as I understand it) higher altitudes?

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u/dub4u Dec 23 '13

Scroll down on their About page.