Arctic 70n 140e

arctic-70n-140e weather artwork
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Creative Rationale

Over the Arctic Ocean north of the East Siberian Sea, where sea ice meets the perpetual twilight of the polar winter, this composition captures the layered complexity of an unusually warm atmospheric disturbance. The moderate wind from the northeast creates diagonal paint drags that sweep across the canvas, while the significant positive temperature anomaly of 26.9K reveals warm underlying colors through the cool surface layers. The steep pressure gradient of 30.7 Pa/cell generates multiple visible paint layers with complex interactions, creating the rich depth and revelation characteristic of Richter's squeegee technique.

Atmospheric Data

Date
2026-05-03
Location
70°N, 140°E (Arctic 70n 140e)
Pressure
944.7 hPa (gradient: 30.7)
Wind
1.9 m/s from 65°
Temperature
-11.4°C (anomaly: 26.9°C)
Humidity
86%
Visual Interest Score
33.7

Technical Details

Model
Flux 1.1 Pro (Black Forest Labs)
Artist Inspiration
Gerhard Richter
Weather Source
Open-Meteo API (GFS model)
Format
PNG 8K (Flux 1.1 Pro → Real-ESRGAN 4× → Clarity 2×) + SVG vector interpretation
Generated
2026-05-03T03:46:05.601957+00:00
Compute
AWS Lambda (Python 3.12, 512 MB, us-east-1)
Run ID
2026-05-03-033053
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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