Hurricane simulation. This screenshot is from the award-winning simulation 'Towers in the Tempest',produced by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio in 2007. This view shows the formation of a phenomenon known as a 'hot tower',which conveys energy rapidly to higher levels within the hurricane (blue arrow),intensifying its strength. The difference in wind speeds between the calm central eye (lower right) and the winds in the eye wall,causes vortices (red) to form. These vortices force incoming air upwards to form an updraft and then a 'hot tower'. This simulation was based on observations of Hurricane Bonnie using the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRRM) spacecraft | |
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