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i love the rain. especially listening to it.
im living the lesbian/pansexual dream. sitting under my veranda, in a rocking chair, listening to the rain on the roof.
pitter patter, pitter patter.
Reblog and tag the person you reblogged this from with what kind of magic you think they’d perform. Ex. Fire magic, ice magic, Necromancy, etc
Some Nightheart and Wafflepaw fan-art! Tbh I knew that (Spoiler) Wafflepaw was going to want to stay in ThunderClan even before I read Wind. And I also knew that Wasp would either move to RiverClan or go back to the park. Also I think Icewing will become Icestar bc of the vision that bee told Nightheart abt at the park when he was standing on ice and the river was ice. Anyway this took me 1hr and 30min so I do hope you like it.
Y’all I finished reading Wind. It’s so good! Some of the parts are…….boring….but I think every book has that. Lol. I am NOT happy that I have to wait till November to read Star! I hope y’all can read it soon. Ima make some tan-art sometime soon if Wafflepaw, Bristlepaw, Graypaw, and Stempaw. And maybe Splashtail and Curlfeather.
I look at the thunderstorm and clouds, being at the top of the tower and immersed in my own thoughts
And the last of the guardians, Princess Zephyria!
Princess Zephyria is the Sixth Princess of Planet Alizeh. She is the guardian of The Windy Bow. Her power are tornado, swift stab, and thunder voice.
Facts about her: Her birthday is February 15th, her name means West Wind, her nickname is Zeph or Ria, her mother was a maid when she slept with Phoenix Emperor and became a concubine after Zephyria was born. She's the youngest of the guardians, being only 12
I will do a post on their parents later.
Windswept Vulpix
Muffled
On a wall so paper thin it’s visible, I see
Clobber sounds I imagine comes when people walk, their footsteps heavy or soft depending on the pits of rain,
Trees fluttering, the sounds of crackles coming in faint rumbles,
Like the grass beneath but perhaps the feeling or warmth and softness is more apparent than whatever things I hear from it.
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The sound-out groans, it moans in whistles,
Reminding me that things I described are things
I cannot hear behind where I am.
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Yet I can imagine the echos the wind makes
When people walk, the thud and clobber the sounds of their shoes would make
The pitter-patter of rain, distinct
Sound of the sharp stream a car going past, motors screeching I fell more in
Curses rather than calm.
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On a wall so paper-thin it’s visible, I hear and
Think, pictures aboard,
The muffled sounds of what a wind would speak
I was hit by a wave of grief for the first time in a while today, and the weather was very polite in reflecting my mood as it was grey and rainy on my daily walk. I told the wind and rain about everything I was feeling, and let myself feel the anger I had been afraid of. I think it's important to share your emotions so that they aren't stuck inside. If you're not ready to open up to other people, tell the wind and the rain. They'll always listen.
So.... We have a lot of wind. I am currently in class and we're looking at pictures on the projector... THE WIND IS MAKING THE WALL VIBRATE AND WE CAN SEE IT WITH THE PROJECTOR !
this is fine. This is totally fine. The sound isn't terrifying at all.
Drawing him and the others for an animation meme so ye-
FASHION
"Intervalo" (Peridoto) Díptico 37 x 32 cm Acuarela y grafito sobre papel. No. 10 (y último) de la serie "Tiempo presente" Disponible. Aún exhibiéndose. . . . . . . . . #artcurator #art #contemporarywatercolor #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #visualart #diptic #figurative #figurativedrawing #figure #movement #present #wind #gemstone #rocks #minerals #framed #mexicanart #ballet #drapery #watercolorillustration #cuarzo #quartz #agate #garnet #realism #expo #isaaccm #peridot (en Mexico City, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsjvxIugCBO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cs9sjygeb9sa
"Origen" (Cuarzo) Díptico 37 x 32 cm Acuarela y grafito sobre papel. No. 9 de la serie "Tiempo presente" Disponible. Aún exhibiéndose. . . . . . . . . #artcurator #art #contemporarywatercolor #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #visualart #diptic #figurative #figurativedrawing #figure #movement #present #wind #gemstone #rocks #minerals #framed #mexicanart #ballet #drapery #watercolorillustration #cuarzo #quartz #agate #garnet #realism #expo #isaaccm (en Mexico City, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsb_CabgxFT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6k6u953xefan
"Ansiedad" (Granate) Díptico 37 x 32 cm Acuarela y grafito sobre papel. No. 8 de la serie "Tiempo presente" Disponible. Aún exhibiéndose. . . . . . . . . #artcurator #art #contemporarywatercolor #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #visualart #diptic #figurative #figurativedrawing #figure #movement #present #wind #gemstone #rocks #minerals #framed #mexicanart #ballet #drapery #watercolorillustration #cuarzo #quartz #agate #garnet #realism #expo #isaaccm (en Mexico City, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsZNh5Sgt1r/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mebalulah2g4
"Ciclo" (Ágata) Díptico 37 x 32 cm Acuarela y grafito sobre papel. No. 7 de la serie "Tiempo presente" Disponible. . . . . . . . . #artcurator #art #contemporarywatercolor #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #visualart #diptic #figurative #figurativedrawing #figure #movement #present #wind #gemstone #rocks #minerals #framed #mexicanart #ballet #drapery #watercolorillustration #cuarzo #quartz #agate #realism #expo #isaaccm (en CDMX) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br8fep1gKmg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1l1o1fb8musac
"Paciencia" (Cuarzo amatista) Díptico 37 x 32 cm Acuarela y grafito sobre papel. No. 6 de la serie "Tiempo presente" Disponible. . . . . . . . . #artcurator #art #contemporarywatercolor #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #visualart #diptic #figurative #figurativedrawing #figure #movement #present #wind #gemstone #rocks #minerals #framed #mexicanart #ballet #drapery #watercolorillustration #cuarzo #quartz #realism #expo #isaaccm (en Mexico City, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br32d62A5vM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xs5t923bgi62
"Resiliencia" (Cuarzo) Díptico 37 x 32 cm Acuarela y grafito sobre papel. No. 5 de la serie "Tiempo presente" Disponible. . . . . . . . . #artcurator #art #contemporarywatercolor #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #visualart #diptic #figurative #figurativedrawing #figure #movement #present #wind #gemstone #rocks #minerals #framed #mexicanart #ballet #drapery #watercolorillustration #cuarzo #quartz #realism #expo #isaaccm (en Mexico City, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/Brv9A8pAlWC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=knyhq5x1wnlg
"Hábito" (ópalo) Díptico 37 x 32 cm Acuarela y grafito sobre papel. No. 4 de la serie "Tiempo presente" . . . . . . . . #artcurator #art #contemporarywatercolor #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #visualart #diptic #figurative #figurativedrawing #figure #movement #present #wind #gemstone #rocks #minerals #framed #mexicanart #ballet #drapery #watercolorillustration #realism #expo #isaaccm (en Mexico City, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrtczvEAVGE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qjqigqva3ay4
Instantánea. . . . . . . . . #pencilillustration #pencildrawing #pencil #crosshatching #blackandgrey #blackandwhite #pose #wind #mechanicalpencil #miniature #smallformat #smalldrawings #graphite #drapery #fabrics #instant #pause #isaaccm #tiempopresente (en Mexico City, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqdtyC0gs-_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b1o3dkvjl2qd
Cuando el tiempo te pone los pelos de punta. . . . . . . . #pencilillustration #pencildrawing #graphiteonpaper #graphite #mechanicalpencil #figurative #movement #wind #smallformat #smalldrawings #crosshatching #ballet #pose #handsandfeet #drapery #dress #dance #miniature #isaaccm (en Mexico City, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYuGQxgmCa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ino34cdmmpsu
Instantes efímeros e infinitos. . . . . . . . . #pencilonpaper #pencildrawing #mechanicalpencil #miniature #draper #instant #movement #wind #fabrics #blackandwhite #graphite #grayscale #bodydraw #aerialdance #pose #gravity #instaart #illustration #smalldrawing #isaacCM (en Mexico City, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqL3nGzgq_6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lzl4vfobxkba
Qué es un instante frente a la eternidad? . . . . . . . #pencilonpaper #pencildrawing #smallformat #wind #pose #crosshatching #blackandwhite #greys #body #illustration #draw #draper #fabrics #tiempopresente #isaacCM (en Mexico City, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqJSxXAAGKa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wfd8lnwzq2qe
Un movimiento más para compensar la quietud. . . . #graphite #dailydrawing #ballet #draper #telas #draw #figurative #movement #smallformat #sketchbook #sketch #blackandwhite #graphitedrawing #wind #linedrawing #hatching #crosshatching #contemporarydrawing #isaacCM (en Mexico City, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnzkL9PBq2B/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1edixulra00xf
Take a deep breath. Even if the air looks clear, it is nearly certain that you will inhale millions of solid particles and liquid droplets. These ubiquitous specks of matter are known as aerosols, and they can be found in the air over oceans, deserts, mountains, forests, ice, and every ecosystem in between.
If you have ever watched smoke billowing from a wildfire, ash erupting from a volcano, or dust blowing in the wind, you have seen aerosols. Satellites like Terra, Aqua, Aura, and Suomi NPP “see” them as well, though they offer a completely different perspective from hundreds of kilometers above Earth’s surface. A version of one of our models called the Goddard Earth Observing System Forward Processing (GEOS FP) offers a similarly expansive view of the mishmash of particles that dance and swirl through the atmosphere.
The visualization above highlights GEOS FP model output for aerosols on August 23, 2018. On that day, huge plumes of smoke drifted over North America and Africa, three different tropical cyclones churned in the Pacific Ocean, and large clouds of dust blew over deserts in Africa and Asia. The storms are visible within giant swirls of sea salt aerosol(blue), which winds loft into the air as part of sea spray. Black carbon particles (red) are among the particles emitted by fires; vehicle and factory emissions are another common source. Particles the model classified as dust are shown in purple. The visualization includes a layer of night light data collected by the day-night band of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on Suomi NPP that shows the locations of towns and cities.
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The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season: What We Learned
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was among the top ten most active seasons in recorded history. Our experts are exploring what made this year particularly active and the science behind some of the biggest storms to date.
After a period of 12 years without a Category 3 or higher hurricane making landfall in the U.S., Hurricane Harvey made landfall over Texas as a Category 4 hurricane this August.
Harvey was also the biggest rainfall event ever to hit the continental U.S. with estimates more than 49 inches of rain.
Data like this from our Global Precipitation Measurement Mission, which shows the amount of rainfall from the storm and temperatures within the story, are helping scientists better understand how storms develop.
The unique vantage point of satellites can also help first responders, and this year satellite data helped organizations map out response strategies during hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.
In addition to satellites, we use ground stations and aircraft to track hurricanes.
We also use the capabilities of satellites like Suomi NPP and others that are able to take nighttime views. In this instance, we were able to view the power outages in Puerto Rico. This allowed first responders to see where the location of impacted urban areas.
The combined effort between us, NOAA, FEMA and other federal agencies helps us understand more about how major storms develop, how they gain strength and how they affect us.
To learn more about how we study storms, go to www.nasa.gov/Hurricanes.
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How Do Hurricanes Form?
Hurricanes are the most violent storms on Earth. People call these storms by other names, such as typhoons or cyclones, depending on where they occur.
The scientific term for ALL of these storms is tropical cyclone. Only tropical cyclones that form over the Atlantic Ocean or eastern and central Pacific Ocean are called “hurricanes.”
Whatever they are called, tropical cyclones all form the same way.
Tropical cyclones are like giant engines that use warm, moist air as fuel. That is why they form only over warm ocean waters near the equator. This warm, moist air rises and condenses to form clouds and storms.
As this warmer, moister air rises, there's less air left near the Earth's surface. Essentially, as this warm air rises, this causes an area of lower air pressure below.
This starts the 'engine' of the storm. To fill in the low pressure area, air from surrounding areas with higher air pressure pushes in. That “new” air near the Earth's surface also gets heated by the warm ocean water so it also gets warmer and moister and then it rises.
As the warm air continues to rise, the surrounding air swirls in to take its place. The whole system of clouds and wind spins and grows, fed by the ocean’s heat and water evaporating from the surface.
As the storm system rotates faster and faster, an eye forms in the center. It is vey calm and clear in the eye, with very low air pressure.
Tropical cyclones usually weaken when they hit land, because they are no longer being “fed” by the energy from the warm ocean waters. However, when they move inland, they can drop many inches of rain causing flooding as well as wind damage before they die out completely.
There are five types, or categories, of hurricanes. The scale of categories is called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale and they are based on wind speed.
How Does NASA Study Hurricanes?
Our satellites gather information from space that are made into pictures. Some satellite instruments measure cloud and ocean temperatures. Others measure the height of clouds and how fast rain is falling. Still others measure the speed and direction of winds.
We also fly airplanes into and above hurricanes. The instruments aboard planes gather details about the storm. Some parts are too dangerous for people to fly into. To study these parts, we use airplanes that operate without people.
Learn more about this and other questions by exploring NASA Space Place and the NASA/NOAA SciJinks that offer explanations of science topics for school kids.
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Find Out Why We’re Blasting this Rocket with Wind
The world’s most powerful rocket – our Space Launch System (SLS) – may experience ground wind gusts of up to 70 mph as it sits on the launch pad before and during lift off for future missions. Understanding how environmental factors affect the rocket will help us maintain a safe and reliable distance away from the launch tower during launch.
How do we even test this? Great question! Our Langley Research Center’s 14x22-Foot Subsonic Wind Tunnel in Hampton, Virginia, is designed to simulate wind conditions. Rather than having to test a full scale rocket, we’re able to use a smaller, to-scale model of the spacecraft.
Wind tunnel tests are a cost effective and efficient way to simulate situations where cross winds and ground winds affect different parts of the rocket. The guidance, navigation, and control team uses the test data as part of their simulations to identify the safety distance between the rocket and the launch tower.
SLS is designed to evolve as we move crew and cargo farther into the solar system than we have ever been before. The Langley team tested the second more powerful version of the SLS rocket, known as the Block 1B, in both the crew and cargo configuration.
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the hard work being done to support safe explorations to deep-space...
Below, an engineer simulates ground winds on the rocket during liftoff by using what’s called smoke flow visualization. This technique allows engineers to see how the wind flow behaves as it hits the surface of the launch tower model.
The 6-foot model of the SLS rocket undergoes 140 mph wind speeds in Langley’s 14x22-Foot Subsonic Wind Tunnel. Engineers are simulating ground winds impacting the rocket as it leaves the launch pad.
The cargo version of the rocket is positioned at a 0-degree angle to simulate the transition from liftoff to ascent as the rocket begins accelerating through the atmosphere.
Here, engineers create a scenario where the rocket has lifted off 100 feet in the air past the top of the launch tower. At this point in the mission, SLS is moving at speeds of about 100 mph!
Engineers at Langley collect data throughout the test which is used by the rocket developers at our Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, to analyze and incorporate into the rocket’s design.
Learn more about our Space Launch System rocket HERE.
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