Mesoscale Vortex
Those with keen eyes may have noticed a nifty little hook in the cloud pattern over the lake in the previous post.
Turns out there was what is known as a mesoscale vortex over the lake this morning. You can see it in the loop below. Note how it drifts southward across the SW corner of the lake.
How about a high res MODIS image? At this time, the center of the hook, which almost forms an eye, was sitting over the far SW corner of the lake.
Turns out there was what is known as a mesoscale vortex over the lake this morning. You can see it in the loop below. Note how it drifts southward across the SW corner of the lake.
How about a high res MODIS image? At this time, the center of the hook, which almost forms an eye, was sitting over the far SW corner of the lake.
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| Source: NASA |
This lake-effect stuff is sure complicated. I'm not sure if this vortex was lake induced or something in the larger-scale flow that just happened to be passing over the lake.
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