North America 45n 120w

Creative Rationale

This composition represents the atmospheric conditions over the Columbia River Plateau in central Washington state, where the coordinates place us in a region of dramatic basalt formations and high desert. The extremely low sea-level pressure reading of 854.3 Pa with a significant gradient creates a dense network of intersecting black lines forming numerous small rectangular cells, while the very high humidity of 91% translates to bold, thick black dividing lines throughout the composition. The cold temperature of 9.4 K with its positive anomaly drives blue as the dominant color across multiple rectangular fields, with the gentle southerly wind of 5.2 m/s creating a subtle asymmetric balance that weights the composition toward the lower portion of the canvas.