The interconnectedness of all things: Esto es lo que veo desde mi casa en Chicago (bueno, casi)

viernes, 25 de febrero de 2011

La tomé desde la terraza de un amigo que vive dos plantas por encima de mi apartamento (yo no tengo terraza).

Icon	Technical Definition
	Octet-gram of cloud cover, blue is for clear while white is for cloud. e.g. the "cake" on the left is 0% cloud while the one on the right is 100% cloud.
	Astronomical seeing. From left to right: <0.5", 0.5"-0.75", 0.75"-1", 1"-1.25", 1.25"-1.5", 1.5"-2", 2"-2.5", >2.5". In short, the smaller/bluer, the better the seeing condition is.
	Atmospheric transparency. From left to right: <0.3, 0.3-0.4, 0.4-0.5, 0.5-0.6, 0.6-0.7, 0.7-0.85, 0.85-1, >1 (unit: mag per air mass). In short, the fewer bars/bluer, the better the transparency is.
	Chances of rain/snow.
	Atmospheric instability. From left to right: lifted index between 0 to -3, -3 to -5, and below -5.
	Humid weather warning. From left to right: relative humidity between 80%-90%, 90%-95%, and over 95%.
	Windy weather warning. From left to right: sustained wind speed between 8.0-10.8m/s (fresh), 10.8-17.2m/s (strong), and over 17.2m/s (gale or above).