Arctic 60n 140e

arctic-60n-140e weather artwork
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Creative Rationale

Over the Arctic Ocean north of eastern Siberia, where the Laptev Sea meets perpetual ice, an unusual warming creates a complex atmospheric palette. The moderate pressure gradient and significant temperature anomaly of 15.8K above normal suggest layers of competing weather systems, while the low wind and moderate humidity create conditions for slow, contemplative atmospheric change. These factors translate into a densely layered composition where warm anomalous air masses break through structured cold layers, with gentle gestural marks beneath and translucent overlays revealing the palimpsest of competing thermal systems.

Atmospheric Data

Date
2026-05-02
Location
60°N, 140°E (Arctic 60n 140e)
Pressure
923.4 hPa (gradient: 51.07)
Wind
0.7 m/s from 214°
Temperature
0.4°C (anomaly: 15.8°C)
Humidity
71%
Precipitation
0.1 mm
Visual Interest Score
25.7

Technical Details

Model
Flux 1.1 Pro (Black Forest Labs)
Artist Inspiration
Lesley Tannahill
Weather Source
Open-Meteo API (GFS model)
Format
PNG 8K (Flux 1.1 Pro → Real-ESRGAN 4× → Clarity 2×) + SVG vector interpretation
Generated
2026-05-02T06:16:33.222643+00:00
Compute
AWS Lambda (Python 3.12, 512 MB, us-east-1)
Run ID
2026-05-02-060044
License: This artwork is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.

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