Map Disco: 19 October 2012

The Southern Hemisphere Transitional Season - From Winter Storms to Tropical Cyclones

Southern Hemisphere Horizontal Maps

DT-Theta, Winds, 925-850 Layer Mean Cyclonic Relative Vorticity (05 Oct - 18 Oct) - NCEP Operational Analysis
MSLP, 250 hPa Wind Magnitude, PV, Irrotational Winds, Precipitable Water, 500 hPa Vertical Velocity, (05 Oct - 18 Oct) - NCEP Operational Analysis
500 hPa Geopotential Height, Cyclonic Vorticity, Vertical Velocity (05 Oct - 18 Oct) - NCEP Operational Analysis
850 hPa Temperatures, Winds, Vertical Velocity, MSLP (05 Oct - 18 Oct) - NCEP Operational Analysis

DT-Theta, Winds, 925-850 Layer Mean Cyclonic Relative Vorticity (South Pole View) (27 Sep - 26 Oct) - 1.0 degree GFS Analysis and Forecast (Tom Galarneau)
PV on the 310, 330, and 350 K Surfaces (South Pole View) (27 Sep - 26 Oct) - 1.0 degree GFS Analysis and Forecast (Tom Galarneau)


Springtime Snowstorm in Australia

Topographic Map Google Maps
"Spring Snow Falls in New South Wales and ACT" (12 Oct) - Herald Sun
"Snow Blankets the Greater Sydney Region" (11 Oct) - ABC News
"Snow Falls Across Regional Australia" (12 Oct) - Parkes Champion-Post - Fairfax Media
240 hr Backwards Trajectories (500,1500,3000 AGL) at Sydney, Australia (Ending at 00z 12 Oct 2012) - NOAA HYSPLIT Model
500 hPa Standardized Temperature Anomalies, Temperature, Heights (Australian View) (7 Oct - 29 Oct) - GFS Analysis and Forecast (Kyle Griffin)
500 hPa Standardized Height Anomalies, Heights (Australian View) (7 Oct - 29 Oct) - GFS Analysis and Forecast (Kyle Griffin)
Maximum Temperature Anomalies (11 Oct) - Australian Bureau of Meteorology - National Climate Centre
The Cryosphere Today Polar Research Group - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign


TC Anais

Track of TC Anais (12 Oct - 17 Oct) - Unisys Weather
IR Loop of TC Anais (6 Oct - 18 Oct) NRL (Larry Gloeckler)
Metop2 Visible Image with ASCAT (14 Oct) - Philippe Caroff via Tropical Listserv
IR Image of TC Anais (14 Oct) - Philippe Caroff via Tropical Listserv
NASA Satellite Archive on TC Anais (12 Oct - 17 Oct) - NASA
TRMM Microwave Imager Passes (9 Oct - 21 Oct) - NRL Monterey Marine Meteorology Division
Blended Total Precipitable Water over South Indian Basin (7 Oct - 18 Oct) - NESDIS - NOAA
Blended Total Precipitable Water Anomalies over South Indian Basin (7 Oct - 18 Oct) - NESDIS - NOAA
Operational Blended Rain Rate over South Indian Basin (7 Oct - 18 Oct) - OSO - NOAA
Sea Surface Temperate Anomalies (World View) (17 Oct) - PSD Maproom - ESRL
850 hPa Temperatures, Heights, Winds, and Mixing Ratio (7 Oct - 29 Oct) - GFS Analysis and Forecast (Kyle Griffin)
700 hPa Temperatures, Heights, Winds, and Precipitable Water (7 Oct - 29 Oct) - GFS Analysis and Forecast (Kyle Griffin) 
250 hPa Wind Magnitude, PV, Irrotational Winds, Precipitable Water, 500 hPa Vertical Velocity (7 Oct - 29 Oct) - GFS Analysis and Forecast (Kyle Griffin)
Interesting Internal Wave Structure in Sun Glint on Terra/MODIS Imagery (6:35 UTC 17 Oct) - EOSDIS NASSA
Interesting Internal Wave Structure in Sun Glint on Terra/MODIS Imagery (2) (6:40 UTC 17 Oct) - EOSDIS NASSA
Evidence of Similar Internal Wave Structure on Geostationary Satellite (12 Sep 2010) - Jason Dunion
"Internal waves and vortices in satellite images" - A. C. Sparavigna (Margie Kieper via Tropical Listserv)
"Of tropical cyclones and internal waves" - (10 Oct 2012) Deep Sea News
Maximum Potential Intensity (wind speed - kts) UW-CIMSS - Kyle Griffin via Tropical Listserv
Maximum Potential Intensity (mslp - hPa) UW-CIMSS - Kyle Griffin via Tropical Listserv

Paul Roundy's Unfiltered and Filtered OLR Anomalies (7.5 N to 7.5 S)
Paul Roundy's Tropical Wave Analyses
Kyle MacRitchie's Real-time Tropical Wave Analyses
Michael Ventrice's Tropical Wave Analyses


Real-Time Analysis and Other Products

Kyle Griffin's Maps: Main Page
Ron-Mctaggart Cowan's DT Maps and Coupling Index
Heather Archambault's 2012 GFS Analyses
Tom Galarneau's Real Time Diagnostics
RAP-UCAR Real-Time Weather Data
Digital Typhoon - Typhoon Images and Information
PSD Maproom - ESRL