The Atlantic has a nice map showing wind speeds in the United States:
Notice how, with fine enough data, the wind shows you where topological features are. I was especially fascinated by how well-defined the river valleys on the northern plains are on this map.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Wind map
Labels: cartography By Scott Hanley
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Topological or topographical?
Yes, that should have been "topographical."
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