our dancing waters

[asakiyume]

From NASA, A beautiful visualization of ocean currents, showing how the waters of Planet Earth move.

(Good for story research, too)

Watch on YouTube

Here is a link to the NASA page where you can download the video.

Comments

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Oh, look at those patterns! (I know this is dumb, but my first thought was, 'acting just like water!' Because the swirls remind me of putting food coloring of some other colored liquid in water, jiggling it, and watching the patterns as it spreads and diffuses)

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

This makes you realise how vast Australia's Great Barrier Reef is! You can actually see it moderating the ocean flow!

[duccio.livejournal.com]

And how vast is the Pacific Ocean, which seems to be 1/2 of the globe. Very cool video. What a fab planet we have.

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

Now I know that Van Gogh must have been able to astral travel. :D I saw your comment about him being mentioned in an article that relates to these images, so I'm not the only one who thinks so. :P

And how cool are the patterns around the equator! ♥

[heliopausa.livejournal.com]

My internet is being temperamental and tells me only that"an error has occurred; please try again later." But the still picture was lovely! :)

[frigg.livejournal.com]

Yup, Van Gogh was the first thing I thought of as well. :p

[cecile-c.livejournal.com]

It's so pretty! Now I understand why it's so warm in Western Europe compared to the same latitudes in Canada, the Gulf Stream looks like steam getting out of a pressure cooker ;)

(and that's possibly the first thing I see where the Mediterranean looks so dull compared to the rest!)

[heliopausa.livejournal.com]

Oh, how beautiful!! How lovely the world is! Thank you!!

(very much indeed! :) )