Re: [FRIAM] Case study of Massachusetts Tornado: June_1_Sever_Weather_Analysis.pdf

2013-12-15 Thread Arlo Barnes
This should probably be it's own thread, but since we are on the topic of weather-ish things I just wanted to note that there was [when I first drafted this email two weeks ago] an okay (sadly they all seem to be merely that now) NOVA episodea

Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: Langton's ant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2013-12-15 Thread Arlo Barnes
He has a Wikipedia article, a Wikiquote page, and a/an NNDBpage. The latter says he started the Swarm development group, which is now apparently the Center for

Re: [FRIAM] [WedTech] Fwd: Cassini Photo: Stunning New Views of Saturn’s Hexagon Storm – News Watch

2013-12-15 Thread Stephen Guerin
On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 1:27 PM, Tom Johnson wrote: > If these systems move into a dynamic hexagonal mode, might it be possible > that, if one could drill down into the thing, some fractal relationships > would appear? "Big whirls have little whirls that feed on their velocity, and little whirl

Re: [FRIAM] [WedTech] Fwd: Cassini Photo: Stunning New Views of Saturn's Hexagon Storm - News Watch

2013-12-15 Thread Arlo Barnes
On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Nick Thompson wrote: > Could somebody say a bit more about what we are looking at here. Are we > looking, as it appears, at a large proportion of the whole disc of Saturn, > or are we looking at a round photograph of what could be a very small part > of the whole

Re: [FRIAM] [WedTech] Fwd: Cassini Photo: Stunning New Views of Saturn’s Hexagon Storm – News Watch

2013-12-15 Thread Arlo Barnes
On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 1:27 PM, Tom Johnson wrote: > If these systems move into a dynamic hexagonal mode, might it be possible > that, if one could drill down into the thing, some fractal relationships > would appear? > Hm. What was your thinking behind that? When I first heard (a few years ago

Re: [FRIAM] [WedTech] Fwd: Cassini Photo: Stunning New Views of Saturn's Hexagon Storm - News Watch

2013-12-15 Thread Nick Thompson
Could somebody say a bit more about what we are looking at here. Are we looking, as it appears, at a large proportion of the whole disc of Saturn, or are we looking at a round photograph of what could be a very small part of the whole disc of Saturn? It must be the latter, right? N Nich

Re: [FRIAM] [WedTech] Fwd: Cassini Photo: Stunning New Views of Saturn’s Hexagon Storm – News Watch

2013-12-15 Thread Steve Smith
On 12/15/13 7:49 AM, Gillian Densmore wrote: I would like to say now: I thought I'd give understanding vortex's a whirl. Boy did my head spin careful, you mi

Re: [FRIAM] [WedTech] Fwd: Cassini Photo: Stunning New Views of Saturn’s Hexagon Storm – News Watch

2013-12-15 Thread Steve Smith
Eric - Nicely stated. This is what I was fumbling around for... I am surprised not to be able to find much if anything about this in the popular literature describing the hexagon. I'd not be surprised if an aspiring SF writer, following the footsteps of Bob Forward wouldn't be able to integ

Re: [FRIAM] [WedTech] Fwd: Cassini Photo: Stunning New Views of Saturn’s Hexagon Storm – News Watch

2013-12-15 Thread Gillian Densmore
I would like to say now: I thought I'd give understanding vortex's a whirl. Boy did my head spin :P (thank you thank you! I'll be here all week! try the chicken!) On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 3:48 AM, Eric Smith wrote: > I would be surprised if this were it, Steve. > > Benard cells are a packing ph

Re: [FRIAM] [WedTech] Fwd: Cassini Photo: Stunning New Views of Saturn’s Hexagon Storm – News Watch

2013-12-15 Thread Eric Smith
I would be surprised if this were it, Steve. Benard cells are a packing phenomenon, so they rely on the cooperative effect through the lattice to form. I assume this Saturn jet stream basically has a latitudinal instability, and the interference effect from having it recycle either adjusts the