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Venus South Polar Vortex

Explanation: What's happening over the South Pole of Venus? To find out, scientists have been studying images taken by the robotic Venus Express spacecraft when it passes over the lower spin axis of Earth's overheated twin. Surprisingly, recent images from Venus Express do not confirm previous sightings of a double storm system there, but rather found a single unusual swirling cloud vortex. In the above recently released image sequence taken in infrared light and digitally compressed, darker areas correspond to higher temperatures and hence lower regions of Venus' atmosphere. Also illuminating are recently released movies, which show similarities between Venus' southern vortex and the vortex that swirls over the South Pole of Saturn. Understanding the peculiar dynamics of why, at times, two eddies appear, while at other times a single peculiar eddy appears, may give insight into how hurricanes evolve on Earth, and remain a topic of research for some time. In three months, the European Venus Express spacecraft will be joined around Venus by the Japanese Akatsuki satellite.

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If you show it to a gastroenterologist, sure which coincides a clear diagnosis of reflux.
Outside jokes, hopefully both ships to help determine the origin and evolution of these storms in the planet's pole.
Greetings
César

I see I am not the only one who thought of colonoscopies...

I was thinking of other analogies in nature.

As today’s caption indicates… it seems logical that meteorologists learn or will learn applicable dynamics from extraterrestrial science such that it improves weather forecasting on Earth. Predicting weather is challenging business… I like the 50% chance of rain forecast because it’s accurate whether it rains or not.

emc wrote:As today’s caption indicates… it seems logical that meteorologists learn or will learn applicable dynamics from extraterrestrial science such that it improves weather forecasting on Earth. Predicting weather is challenging business… I like the 50% chance of rain forecast because it’s accurate whether it rains or not.

Meteorologists learn or will learn extremely little applicable dynamics from extraterrestrial science that will improve weather forecasting here on Earth. Many meteorologists are fascinated by such things, however, and
they are quite content being used to promote such projects so long as they don't have to pay for such things themselves.

I believe that the vortex on Venus stays at the South Pole; and is continuous; while on Earth a hurricane moves a long until it eventually blows itself out.

I think weather forecasting is like battling an unanticipated alligator from a row boat… you need a meaty oar and some study experience to know where to whack the alligator and you need a meteorologist to identify the weather.

emc wrote:
I think weather forecasting is like battling an unanticipated alligator from a row boat… you need a meaty oar and some study experience to know where to whack the alligator and you need a meteorologist to identify the weather.

A meaty oar alligator wrist/risk?

(( grin )) youse guys mo' better than the Comedy channel ....

Is there any indication that the forces in the vortex are pulling upward like a tornado -or- downward like in water draining out of a tub? Also, would knowing whether there was clockwise or counterclockwise rotation indicate anything about why it would appear to be so strong?

(Unfortunately, I can't get to all the links because I'm on a very slow dialup connection - I apologize if the info is in the links somewhere.)

orin stepanek wrote:
I believe that the vortex on Venus stays at the South Pole; and is continuous;
while on Earth a hurricane moves a long until it eventually blows itself out.

In any event,

on Earth a hurricane is predominantly a relatively small low pressure surface feature;

vortices observed on Venus & Jupiter are predominantly upper atmospheric phenomena.

biddie67 wrote:Is there any indication that the forces in the vortex are pulling upward like a tornado -or- downward like in water draining out of a tub? Also, would knowing whether there was clockwise or counterclockwise rotation indicate anything about why it would appear to be so strong?

The Great Red Spot is an anti-cyclonic (warm/high pressure) system
[rotating counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere].

It appears that the "Venereal" south polar vortex is a cyclonic (cold/low pressure) system
[rotating counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere of a backwards spinning Venus]
similar to the cold cyclonic stratospheric polar vortex surrounding the Antarctic Ozone Hole.

Vertical movement is limited in all cases.

mexhunter wrote:If you show it to a gastroenterologist, sure which coincides a clear diagnosis of reflux.

Valensiakol wrote:I see I am not the only one who thought of colonoscopies...

The suggestion that a colonoscopy might be used to diagnose reflux is positively cringe-worthy!

(( good belly-laugh there ))

I’d rather have an esophageal pH colonoscopy than a colonoscopy esophageal pH

and

I’d rather have an Art asterisk/adventurist than an Art wrist/risk

I just followed the link off today's APOD to the new FB setup. While I'm not a particular fan of FB, the setup looks really good - someone put in a lot of work - congratulations on the companion venue!

APOD Robot wrote: at times, two eddies appear, while at other times a single peculiar eddy appears, may give insight into how hurricanes evolve on Earth, and remain a topic of research for some time.

neufer wrote:

orin stepanek wrote:
I believe that the vortex on Venus stays at the South Pole; and is continuous;
while on Earth a hurricane moves a long until it eventually blows itself out.

In any event,

on Earth a hurricane is predominantly a relatively small low pressure surface feature;

vortices observed on Venus & Jupiter are predominantly upper atmospheric phenomena.

I agree!

can anyone say georgia okeefe...

George (O'Keefe) On My MInd, by Michelle Christide. There's a bit of a Venerian swirl here, but much better colors!

Ann

bko wrote:
can anyone say georgia okeefe...

That's TWO f's, bko:
O'keeffe!

Art NeuendO'rFFEr

Hey, emc, how come you're the only member without a PM button?? The computer doesn't like you?

Art NeuendO'rFFEr

Art O'rFF? Art-ina Burana?

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Ann

Ann wrote:

Art NeuendO'rFFEr

Art O'rFF? Art-ina Burana?

Arthur "Boris" CARL NeuendORFFer

beyond wrote:Hey, emc, how come you're the only member without a PM button?? The computer doesn't like you?

Reckon I am the only member that selected the "no" radio button... I selected the "yes" one now... Sometimes I think my computer likes me... it's a little disturbing.