Development of the heat dome over the eastern US [OC]

data source: ECMWF
viz tool: Blender
data link: https://www.ecmwf.int/en/forecasts/datasets/open-data

This animation shows pressure in the middle of the troposphere, roughly 5 km above the surface, from June 21 – June 24. The field shown is 500 hPa geopotential heights. Reds indicate higher pressures and lows indicated lower pressures.

For more on heat wave patterns in the Northeast US, see: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-021-00186-7

Mathew Barlow
Professor of Climate Science
University of Massachusetts Lowell